More about Plovdiv 

Plovdiv is not just the venue for the International Trade Fair organized yearly. It is among the country’s largest cities, a place of cultural significance, with an international theater festival, a television festival, and a plethora of concerts and performances.

Bulgaria’s river with the greatest abundance of water, the Maritsa, serves as a natural divide which splits the city into two. In the distance are seen the hills of the Balkan Range, and farther south the Rhodope mountains offer coolness and freshness in summer and a profusion of snow in winter. 

The number of antique sights provides occasions for learning about the area’s history, and tourists cannot fail to visit the antique amphitheater, or marvel at the Roman stadium.  

The climate of the Plovdiv area is typical for the central southern parts of Europe, with a clement annual temperature averaging 12.3 degrees Centigrade, slight winds and white snow covering in winter.

More about Veliko Tarnovo

Veliko Turnovo is in roughly the middle of the country, in Northern Bulgaria, towards the country’s center. It was Bulgaria’s capital in the past, and it has witnessed glorious period throughout the millennial history of the country. Until the year 1965 it was called just Turnovo, and Veliko, meaning Great, was added then, to recognize its importance for the whole history of Bulgaria.

Its location, between the Danubian Plain and the hills of the Balkan Range, on the banks of the Yantra river, blends natural features whose variety enhances the appeal of the place.

The amphitheatrical arrangement of many of its houses perched on the hills and boasting old style architecture, the narrow cobbled Gurko street hugging the bank of the Yantra, these are just some of the features that make visitors fall in love with the town at once. Veliko Turnovo is a unique town revealing Bulgarian history and culture.