Arrival, Orientation and Information
Trains arrive at the central train station ( tsentralna gara ) to the south of central Plovdiv, near the two intercity bus terminals : Rodopi, serving the mountain resorts of the south, is just on the other side of the train tracks (accessible via the underground walkway from the station), while the Yug bus station, serving the southeast, is one block east of the train station. A brisk ten-minute walk north of the station, along ul. Ivan Vazov - or three stops on buses #2 or #102 - brings you to ploshtad Tsentralen , immediately north of which is the modern town centre. Though most of Plovdiv's sights are near enough to be explored on foot, the city is divided into two distinct parts, quite different from each other in atmosphere: the nineteenth-century Stariyat grad or "old town", covering the easternmost of Plovdiv's three hills; and the lower town - predominantly modern with a scattering of Turkish and Roman relics - which spreads across the plain below. In the absence of a tourist office you'll have to get information from hotel receptionists (try the Trimontium Princess, Novotel, Leipzig or Bulgaria first) or private agencies such as Paldin Tours 91, on bul. Balgariya 106 (daily 9am-5.30pm; tel 032/555120) - take  © 2003 by Rough Guides Ltd. as trustee for its Authors. Published by Rough Guides. All rights reserved. Rough Guides name is a trademark of Rough Guides Ltd. Buy the book here!
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bus #2 or #102 from the station and alight once you've crossed the river. The Esperansa agency is nearer and also gives out information, but only if you speak Bulgarian. You can also try the Plovdiv Development Agency, which has some good general information on the region. While all the agencies dispense free brochures, for up-to-date maps such as the Plovdiv City Guide you'll have to search the bookstalls around pl. Tsentralen and the southern end of ul. Knyaz Aleksandar I.
Your Tips For Plovdiv
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