• Bulgaria Guide

  • Introduction to Bulgaria
  • Weather
  • Things not to miss
  • Getting around
  • Entry requirements
  • Money
  • Public holidays

• Explore Bulgaria

  • Sofia
  • The southwest
  • The Balkan Range and the Danubian Plain
  • The Sredna Gora and the Valley of the Roses
  • The Rhodopes and the Plain of Thrace
  • The Black Sea Coast

• Cities

  • Plovdiv
    
  • Sofia
    
  • Stara Zagora
    
  • Varna
    

Bulgaria Guide

The Sredna Gora and the Valley of the Roses

Stara Zagora

• Accommodation
• Eating
• Nightlife

STARA ZAGORA means "Old Town behind the Mountain", an apt name for this settlement on the far flanks of the eastern Sredna Gora, with a history of occupation stretching back some seven thousand years. Today it's a thriving city dotted with carefully tended parks and centred on leafy boulevards strewn with cafés.