The Bulgarian city of Plovdiv has an almost untranslatable word – “aylyak” – that manifests as a refusal to get caught up in the rat race and a scepticism about the value of overwork.

Plovdiv has a strong claim to being the oldest continually inhabited city in Europe. While it’s hard to summarize 6,000 years of visible history, an obvious highlight is the enormous ...

Plovdiv in Bulgaria is Europe's oldest continuously inhabited city and one of the most fascinating places the continent has to offer. Believed to have been founded in around 6000BC, it was named ...

C onsidered the oldest continuously inhabited city in Europe, Plovdiv in Bulgaria has a history and prehistory that dates back 8,000 years. The original inhabitants are unknown, but from its ...

In Plovdiv, the 52 Places Traveler meets the people who are turning the city into a true capital of culture. By Sebastian Modak Our columnist, Sebastian Modak, is visiting each destination on our ...

The southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv celebrated its inauguration as a European Capital of Culture with an opening show on January 12. The city shares the honor in 2019 with Matera, Italy.

Explore the 10 oldest cities in Europe, where ancient legacies endure and history continues to shape the present.

But there’s much more to Plovdiv than its historical sites, the city is a cultural hub in Bulgaria and has been the European Capital of Culture twice, most recently in 2019. As of January 1 ...

Plovdiv in Bulgaria is the “ideal European ... the wonderfully preserved ancient Roman Theatre of Philippopolis, the city is packed with fascinating sights. “It charmed me beyond my ...