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      Stara Zagora is a city in Southern Bulgaria, one of the biggest and modern bulgarian cities and it is an important economical centre. Stara Zagora combined with its nearby towns form the 5th largest conurbation in Bulgaria with a population of 213 444 inhabitants

      The city is situated in the Stara Zagora field – Eastern part of the Upper thracian lowlands. It is 220 km away by bus or car and 250 km away by train from Sofia.

      The climate is continental with Mediterranean influence. Some rare for Bulgaria tree species grow in the area : magnolia, cedar, fig tree, laurel (Laurus nobilis), pomegranate, almond-tree, cypress. Annual average temperature is 13°C (average in January +1,0° and average in July +24,0°C) with average quantity of the rainfalls 650 mm per year. 16 km Northwest from Stara Zagora are located Stara Zagora minerl therms, and in 15 km away from the town there is another mineral spring in Yagoda (Bulgarian Ягода, means strawberry) village.

Sightseeing:

• Church “Sveto Vavedenie Bogorodichno” (Presentation of the Blessed Virgin

• Church “Sveti Dimitar” (Saint Dimitar)

• Church “Sveti Nikolai Chudotvrorets” (Saint Nicholas the Miracle maker)

• Church “Sveta Troitsa” (Holy Trinity)

• National opera

• Regional historical museum

• Art gallery

• Zoo – the biggest in Bulgaria

• Botanical garden