Introducing Stara Zagora
The modern city of Stara Zagora (literally ‘old behind the mountain’) is an important point for national train and bus lines, though it’s worth seeing for more than the time it takes to make your connection. It boasts one of Bulgaria’s nicest central parks and, despite being laid out according to an uninspiring planned grid system, it is a surprisingly stylish place filled with beautiful young people luxuriating in cafés along the pedestrian malls.
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Stara Zagora has a few more edifying ancient sites and a museum, but is most famous in Bulgaria as the home of Zagorka, Bulgaria’s number one beer. The brewery is visible as you enter from the west, though unfortunately it doesn’t conduct tours.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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