Plovdiv (2024) is one of the largest cities in Bulgaria with a population of 350,000. In the broader metropolitan area live 675,000 people. Some highlights of the city are the Hills of Plovdiv, the Greek theatre and stadium, the Hisar Kapia, the Ethnographic and Historical Museums, Virgin Mary Eastern Orthodox Church, the Plovdiv Synagogue, the St Louis Roman Catholic Cathedral and the Tsar Simeon's garden. The city of Plovdiv (Пловдив 2023) was founded in 342 BC by the Greeks from Macedonia as Philippopolis (Greek: Φιλιππούπολις). During the Greek Byzantine and Bulgarian wars Phillipopolis became part the Bulgarian Empire untill the Ottoman Turks conquered the city in 1364. The last Greeks of Plovdiv left during WWI. Music by Andriy Mashtalir 'Landscape'. Tags: #sofia #bulgaria #bulgariatravel #bulgarien #bulgariansteps #bulgari #sofiabulgaria #софия #българия Copyright information: We do not own the commercial licenses of this video and the music. Footage and music used in the video is licensed.
