Photographs of scenes from Plovdiv, named on September 5 2014 as an international jury’s recommendation for European Capital of Culture 2019.

Part of the main shopping street, with the Roman Stadium and its newly-opened coffee shop.

Photographing the ‘Super Moon’ in the Old Town of Plovdiv, summer 2014.

House in the Old Town

The recently-renovated Boris Christoff House of Culture

Ancient Baths, Plovdiv

The Odeon Roman archaeological site, Plovdiv


The Plovdiv house in which opera great Boris Christoff was born.

Plovdiv, as of September 2014, claims Europe’s longest pedestrian zone.

Mural in an underpass in Plovdiv by Yoan Leviev

The Small Basilica, where a new museum was opened in summer 2013.

In the Old Town, Plovdiv. Photo: Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Restaurant at the Drama Theatre, Plovdiv. Photo: Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Monument to Philip Makedonski, municipal hall, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Photo: Clive Leviev-Sawyer

City Hall, Plovdiv

Ancient Roman Stadium, Plovdiv. Photo: Clive Leviev-Sawyer
(All photos: (c) Clive Leviev-Sawyer and (c) Leah Sawyer)
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