If you have a bit of extra time and you don’t mind traveling 16 miles, check out Smolyan. This popular place boasts lots of things to see and do. Explore the area beginning with Pamporovo Ski Resort, Pamporovo Ski Resort and FunPark Pamporovo. Locals will also probably point you in the direction of Plovdiv, 35 miles away. If you only have time for one thing here, make sure it’s Mall Plovdiv. (But we’d also recommend Plovdiv Amphitheatre and Ethnographic Museum.)