Itinerary

Day 1

We might start our one-day tour by visiting the enormous temple of the Thracian ruler Sitalkes I (the first king of a combined Thracian empire) which was found in 2000 near Starosel Village (39 km north of Plovdiv). After the visit of the archeological complex we will enjoy our lunch and the wonderful Bulgarian wine in the Wine Cellar ,,Starosel”.
Then we will direct towards the balneological and ancient town of Hissar (40km north of Plovdiv).
Hissar is an old settlement which took shape in Roman times. There we will see the Hissar Fortress that has the shape of an irregular tetragon with an area of 300 decares and the Hissar tomb which is a late-Roman (4 th century) family tomb, consisting of an overarched passage. Another interesting sights are: the Banski buildings (baths), the Old-Christian Basilicas (5 th -6 thC.), the church-tomb from the 10 th : 12 thC, the mosque in the western part of the town, the Holy Mother of God temple in Momina Banya neighborhood, the St.Dimitar Temple in the Verigovo residential area, the St. Pantaleimon Temple, the St. Petar and Pavel Church.