Haskovo

A city in southern Bulgaria's Northern Thrace region, Haskovo has a walkable centre with a good spread of cafés and restaurants, and sits close to mineral springs and ancient Thracian tombs. The town claims the world's tallest statue of the Virgin Mary and Child, and hosts several annual international festivals. Nearby is the Alexandrovo Thracian tomb, one of the most significant in the region, and the 1950s planned city of Dimitrovgrad, built as a communist-era model settlement.

• Population64,564
• Nearest water from center0.2 km
• Nearest mountain from center4.1 km