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Lowland area in southern Bulgaria
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Haskovo (Bulgarian: Хасково) is a city in South-Central Bulgaria, in the Upper Thracian Plain. Nearby, there are mineral springs, ancient Thracian tombs, and the communist-era "model city" of Dimitrovgrad, built from scratch in the 1950s.
Pazardzhik (Bulgarian: Пазарджик) is a city in Central Southern Bulgaria, on the banks of the Maritsa River in the narrowest part of the Upper Thracian Plain, relatively close both to the northern slopes of the Rhodope Mountains and the Sredna Gora range south of the Balkan Mountains proper.
Plovdiv (Bulgarian: Пловдив) is a city in Central-South Bulgaria, the second-largest in the country and one of the oldest cities in Europe. Due to the remnants of its colourful past, it's one of the most popular tourist destinations in Bulgaria.
Stara Zagora (Bulgarian: Стара Загора) is a large city in South-Central Bulgaria, on the northern edge of the Upper Thracian Plain. It's notable for its ancient ruins and the role it played in the liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule.
Yambol (Ямбол) is a city in the Upper Thracian Plain in South-Eastern Bulgaria, on the river Tundzha, relatively close to another province centre - Sliven under the Balkan Mountains.
"Asen's city" under the slopes of the Rhodope Mountains, named after a medieval ruler; nearby is the Bachkovo Monastery, the second most prominent Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria after the Rila Monastery.
Elhovo (Bulgarian: Елхово) is a small town in south-eastern Bulgaria, in the valley of the river Tundzha between the low Strandzha and Sakar mountains that take up the south-eastern tip of the country. With a population of about 10,000 people, it's the second largest settlement in Yambol Province after the much larger Yambol itself.
the impressive city wall still surrounds several neighbourhoods. You can easily visit the Balkan mountain range and Koprivshtitsa from this base.
Rakovski is a town in Central South Bulgaria, not far from Plovdiv. It's the largest predominantly Roman Catholic town in Bulgaria and home to several beautiful Catholic churches.
Svilengrad (Bulgarian: Свиленград) is a border town in the Upper Thracian Plain in Bulgaria, close to the point where the national borders of Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey meet. It's one of the most important border crossings in the country, and there are a few interesting places nearby.
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