Asenovgrad Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Asenovgrad municipality, Plovdiv oblast, Bulgaria
About Asenovgrad
Asenovgrad is about170km (110mi)east of the capitalSofia, and about20km (12mi)south-east ofPlovdiv. Since the middle ages the city used to be known asStanimaka(Станимака), a Bulgarized form of the GreekStenimachos(Στενήμαχος). Until the 1900s, about 50% of the population was Greek, but tensions between Bulgaria and Greece caused a slow exodus, which became a formal population exchange after World War I: most Greek families left, while the city absorbed an influx of Bulgarian refugees from Greece. Like many other places in the country the city was given a "more Bulgarian" name in the 1930s - in 1934, it became Asenovgrad ("Asen's city"), after the medieval czar Ivan Asen II of the Second Bulgarian Empire.
Top Attractions in Asenovgrad
Explore the best things to see and do in Asenovgrad:
- ★Asen's Fortress
- ★Bachkovo Monastery of the Dormition of the Mother of God
Where to Eat in Asenovgrad
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Restaurant Salasha
- 🍴Vito Bar & Dinner
Where to Stay in Asenovgrad
- 🏨Hotel Old Times
Asenovgrad Travel Guide Sections
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