Day trips from Plovdiv

Bachkovo Monastery is about 30 km from Plovdiv, around 40 minutes by car. How to combine it with Asen’s Fortress in a relaxed half-day or easy full day.

Day trips from Plovdiv ranked by drive time: from Asen’s Fortress at 25 minutes to Devil’s Throat Cave at 3 hours. Pick by the time you have.

Devil’s Throat Cave is about 3 hours from Plovdiv on Rhodope mountain roads. Tour length, steps and timings for a long but rewarding day with a driver.

Hisarya is about 45 km from Plovdiv, under an hour by car. A half-day plan for the Roman walls, the Camels gate, the Roman tomb and the mineral…

Buzludzha is about 20 km from Kazanlak and Shipka, with no bus to the top. How to get there from Plovdiv or Kazanlak, and what you can see…

Perperikon is about 2 hours from Plovdiv, near Kardzhali. A day plan for the Thracian rock city, the Stone Mushrooms on the way and the Kardzhali museum.

Kazanlak is about 1 h 45 min from Plovdiv. A day plan for the Thracian tomb, the Rose Museum, Shipka church and monument, and when the roses are…

The Wonderful Bridges are about 2 hours from Plovdiv; Shiroka Laka is about 1 h 15 min further. How to link the rock arches and the village by…