Nestled behind Bulgaria's dramatic Rhodope Mountains and filled with historical treasures by the thousand, Plovdiv is one of Europe's most beautiful old towns.

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Head 35km down the B-road, passing Batak (the site of a famous 19th-century uprising against the Ottomans), and continue deeper into the Rhodope Mountains towards Dospot.

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For travellers seeking outdoors adventures, the rolling Rhodope mountain range, excellent for a leisurely hike, is less than an hour's drive north of these towns running along the Bulgarian border.

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