BULGARIA

PLOVDIV
By: Anthony Mendoza and Mauricio Rojas

HIstory CURREncy
The history of Plovdiv dates back
6000 years, so it is much older than The local currency is the lev
Athens or Rome itself. It is, therefore, (plural leva) (BGN), which is
composed of 100 stotinki. It is
one of the European cities that has
usually abbreviated as lv (лв) and is
been inhabited for the longest time.
a stable currency.
It was formerly called Eumolpia (342
B.C.) and was conquered by King
Philip II of Macedonia, the father of
Alexander the Great.
With a show of imagination he
changed the name to one that must
have seemed nicer, so he called it
Philippopolis (Philippopolis).

FOOD
Kebapcheta:
Elongated meatballs made with
beef and pork and spices, cooked
on the grill.

DRINK
Boza:
Thick drink made from millet, a
cereal. It has a low alcohol
content and sweet and sour
taste.

Ethnographic Las Iglesias De

Museum of La Ciudad Vieja

Touristic Plovdiv De Plovdiv

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Fun fact:
Did you know that ..... Plovdiv is one of the oldest cities on
the European continent and is among the six oldest cities
in the world. Plovdiv can be compared by age with Troy as
it existed even before Rome and Athens.
Referencias
Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Bulgaria. (s/f). Pricetravel.com. Recuperado el 21 de octubre de 2022, de
https://www.pricetravel.com/plovdiv

Plovdiv. Museo de iconos. (s/f). Flickr. Recuperado el 21 de octubre de 2022, de

https://www.flickr.com/photos/c0ntraband/9562558662/