landmark
Plovdiv Old Town
One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe, with colorful Revival-period houses perched on ancient hills above Roman ruins.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Stamboliyski
Plovdiv, Bulgaria · Europe
About Stamboliyski
Stamboliyski is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Perushtitsa, 35km from Wonderful Bridges.
Stamboliyski is in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Perushtitsa, about 9 km away.
Stamboliyski (Bulgarian: Стамболийски [stɐmboˈlijski]) is a town in Plovdiv Province, southern Bulgaria. It is located on the Maritsa river. Stamboliyski was founded in 1873–75, when the Istanbul-Belovo railway was built. It was initially called Gara Krichim ('Krichim Station') after the largest village in theRead more
vicinity then, Krichim.
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What is there to see near Stamboliyski?
Within an hour or so of Stamboliyski: Plovdiv Old Town (18 km), Plovdiv Roman Theatre (18 km), Asen's Fortress (32 km), Wonderful Bridges (35 km).
Are there any good drives near Stamboliyski?
The nearest famous roads are Trigrad Gorge, Troyan Pass (Beklemeto) and Shipka Pass.
Where is Stamboliyski?
Stamboliyski is in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, about 9 km from Perushtitsa.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 12,070
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Region
- Plovdiv
- Timezone
- Europe/Sofia
- Coordinates
- 42.1333, 24.5333
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Worth the detour from Stamboliyski
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Plovdiv Roman Theatre
A remarkably well-preserved 2nd-century Roman amphitheatre seating 6,000 spectators, still hosting performances today.
18 km · about 20 min drive
castle
Asen's Fortress
A medieval fortress ruin with a surviving 13th-century church on a rock spur above the Chepelare river, beside the Asenovgrad–Smolyan road.
32 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Wonderful Bridges
Two natural marble rock arches formed by a collapsed cave in the Rhodope mountains, reached by a paved road with a car park.
35 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Koprivshtitsa
Bulgaria's only town-museum: a Sredna Gora valley of cobbled lanes and brightly painted National Revival mansions where the 1876 April Uprising began. Six house-museums preserve the interiors of merchants and revolutionaries.
58 km · about 65 min drive
famous road
Trigrad Gorge
Narrow Rhodope canyon road squeezing between 250 m marble cliffs to the Devil's Throat Cave, where a river thunders underground: one of Bulgaria's most dramatic drives.
59 km · about 70 min drive
natural wonder
Devil's Throat Cave
A cave in the Trigrad gorge where a river plunges into an underground hall, visited via a tunnel entrance with roadside parking.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Stamboliyski
- 59 kmTrigrad GorgeNarrow Rhodope canyon road squeezing between 250 m marble cliffs to the Devil's Throat Cave, where a river thunders underground: one of Bulgaria's most dramatic drives.
- 72 kmTroyan Pass (Beklemeto)At 1,525 m the highest paved pass over the Balkan Mountains, following an old Roman road between Troyan and Karnare with hairpins, panoramic ridgeline views and the Arch of Freedom monument.
- 75 kmDevil's Bridge (Dyavolski Most)Elegant 16th-century Ottoman arch bridge spanning the Arda River in a wild Rhodope gorge near Ardino, reached by a short mountain road: a legendary photo stop steeped in folklore.
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