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Kalofer Town

Kalofer is located at the foot of The Balkans, at an altitude of 665 meters. The population of Kalofer is about 3000 people. It is the birthplace of the Bulgarian poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev. Over the centuries the town has been an important cultural and commercial center. Most of the locals are involved in the cultivation of the oil rose, which is used to produce the famous Bulgarian rose oil. There is a monastery "Nativity of the Virgin" and "Byala reka" eco trail near Kalofer. [...]
Text: Nedyalko Mihalev | Photos: Nedyalko Mihalev

Koprivshtitsa Town

The town of Koprivshtitsa is located in Sredna Gora, 110 km from Sofia. The population is just over 2000 people. It is located at an altitude of 1060 m. In 1978 it was acknowledged as a national architectural reserve and it is among "The 100 national tourist sites of Bulgaria". The town was burnt three times after 1790. In 1867 Vasil Levski formed a Revolutionary Committee here. On April 20, 1876, the April Uprising broke out. The first rifle in the Uprising cracked on "Kalachev" bridge. [...]
Text: Nedyalko Mihalev | Photos: Nedyalko Mihalev

Plovdiv City

Plovdiv is the second largest city in Bulgaria with a population of about 3.5 million people. It is located in the western part of the Upper Thracian Plain. The city is built at the foot of six hills, which is why it is often called the "City under the hills."
Plovdiv is a city of over 8000 years. Life in the city has never stopped, which places it among the most ancient permanently inhabited cities in the world. [...]
Text: Nedyalko Mihalev | Photos: Nedyalko Mihalev
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