NH Hotels, the hotel chain leader in Europe, with more than 300 hotels in 20 countries in Europe, Latin America and Africa. Enter into our web site and find the best available tariff at all times
Advantages: Beautiful Old Town, lots of history, the ice cream Disadvantages: Limited for people with mobility problems, poor service at times
Imagine a place older than Athens, older than Carthage, older than Rome; a place brimming with archaeological and historical treasures but that hardly gets any visitors in comparison with the others. Plovdiv, Bulgaria's second city, is just such a place. In 432 Plovdiv was conquered by Philip of Macedonia and under the Roman Empire it was the capital of Thrace. The legacy of the Romans alone would make Plovdiv stick out as a place of great significance but it doesn't stop there. Old Plovdiv is essentially an open-air museum with over 150 examples of Bulgarian architecture, much of it from the National Revival period. It is especially cheering to hear that the Old Town of Plovdiv is actually a town in its own right with particular emphasis on restoring and preserving notable buildings.
A recent newspaper article gave the impression ...
fizzytom 03.11.2006
· Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Plovdiv
without brake. Open-air events and fests are often held. Operas, theaters, cinemas and many others are available foir the visitors of the town, seeking alternative entertainment. There are many good restaurants, offering typical bulgarian and foreign cuisine, in which you can have dinner at extremely low prices. The variety of meals will surprise you.
~~~During the day~~~
Well, I think you will have lots of interesting things to do. Probably you will spent most of the time of your visit in the Old City, because I believe that the typical ancient atmosphere is worth feeling. The Old City is a whole living museum, representing the cultural and historical development of the bulgarian nation. The typical old bulgarian houses, dating from the 18th century, are open for visitors. "The Etnographic Museum" is one of the spots in The Old Plovdiv ...
roastme 03.06.2004 (05.06.2004)
· Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Plovdiv
Advantages: SPA, swimming pools, historical sights of the village Disadvantages: very hot in the summer
The small village Hissar is in Bulgaria near a very famous city Plovdiv.
Please don't think that Augusta SPA Hotel is in Plovdiv. It is in the small and very interesting historical city Hissar which 55 km far from Plovdiv. You may arrive in Sofia by irplane and go in Hissar by bus. Hissar is 174.64 far from the capital Sofia.
Hissar city is located in the central part of the country under the southern slopes of the Central forest at 360 m above sea level (see wikipedia)
We visit SPA Hotel Augusta at least twice a year - we like it very much.
The best seasons to visit this region are the autumn and the spring. In the summer it is really very hot.
Hissar is an ancient town and its treasure is the mineral water. There are a lot of SPA Hotels and Augusta is one of the biggest.
The hotel has two parts. The first one is ...
