Hisarya (Roman thermal spa) ★ 4.0
Hisarya 43 km north of Plovdiv has 22 hot springs and a Roman fortress. Starosel Wine and Spa nearby is the canonical day-trip combination of cellar.
Asenovgrad (Mavrud wine country) is a food day trips in Plovdiv.
Editorially verified June 5, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Hisarya 43 km north of Plovdiv has 22 hot springs and a Roman fortress. Starosel Wine and Spa nearby is the canonical day-trip combination of cellar.
Pamporovo 83 km south of Plovdiv anchors the Rhodope range. Chevermeto folk taverna for Rhodope lamb kebab; Smolyan Lakes 10 km north for pine-shaded.
Starosel Wine and Spa 55 km north combines a winery, hotel, restaurant and spa. The Thracian temple site sits next door, easy to pair with a half-day Hisarya.
Bachkovo Monastery sits 29 km south of Plovdiv in the Chepelarska River valley. The Vodopada restaurant has an outdoor terrace around a waterfall pond.