The history of Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s second largest city after Sofia, spans 6,000 years and includes periods of Thracian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman occupation, all of which can be seen in its attractive architecture. The old town has been extensively renovated with many painted façades, particularly from the Bulgarian Revival period in the 19th century. Here are just a few examples.
Oriel windows are very common in Plovdiv, to provide maximum light
Petko R. Slaveykov House
The tower of the church of Saints Konstantin and Elena
This house in Strumna Street has a series of oriel windows, making maximum use of light in a narrow street
Here you can see several different types of façades
Another oriel window on the house of Louka Balabanov
Lamartine, the French poet, lived here for a short time
Hindlyan house, one of the oldest and most richly decorated
The ethnographic museum
The blue house
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