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Plovdiv Places First in National Ranking of Cultural  Tourism

Plovdiv, Southern Bulgaria, October 23 (BTA) - The City of Plovdiv is the most visited city in Bulgaria for cultural tourism, the Plovdiv City Hall said. Tourists who come to Plovdiv for culture increased thrice in 2014, data show. Information from the National Statistical Institute shows that cultural tourism trips to Plovdiv increased 9 per cent in 2013 and up to 34 per cent in 2015 for Bulgarian holiday makers, which is 10 per cent higher than the European levels. In January-August 2015 the growth in the number of tourists visiting Plovdiv exceeded 6 per cent, against an overall decrease of tourists inflow in Bulgaria.

The outlays for culture in the Plovdiv City Hall increased to 6.8 per cent in 2014, from 4 per cent a year earlier. In 2015 alone, the City Hall financed more than 100 cultural events with national and international significance.

In 2019 Plovdiv is a European Capital of Culture and expects to be visited by a record-high foreign guests exceeding 3 million people.