Starosel Thracian Temple and Winery ★ 4.2
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.
Pamporovo and the Rhodope Mountains is a food day trips in Plovdiv.
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.
Asenovgrad 18 km south of Plovdiv is the canonical home of Mavrud, an indigenous Bulgarian grape. Vinzavod Asenovgrad and surrounding wineries pour tasting.
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.