The hills of Plovdiv have a long history. These beautiful hills have been given its name "The City under the Hopes", and the archaeological excavations below are proof of its ancient history. 

According to ancient Greek legends, they were huge stones that the Titan Balkan was throwing on Poseidon. The enmity between them was because of the beautiful Rhodope. 

For most of the local Plovdiv hills, which rise above the city, are known for their Turkish names - Sahat, Djendem, Taksim, Djambaz, Chigdim tepe and Nebet tepe. The rest are Bunardzhika and Markovo Tepe. 

Their names are given by the ancestors of the city - the Thracians and the Romans, but the inhabitants remember their Turkish names 

In the center of the city rises Sahat Tepe or translated from Turkish Clock of the Clock, because in its eastern part there is the public water sundial. There are two peaks among which there is a playground where young people gather. And today, every hour of Sahat Tepe, the ringing of the clock is heard. Here is the city's radio-tower. 

On both sides of the Ancient Theater are located Dzhambaz and Taksim tepe. The name has an old story about the Romans who built an aqueduct from the nearby village of Markovo to a Plovdiv hill, and from there the gorges spread all over the city. 

Another popular hub among local Plovdiv people is Nebet. On its slopes can be found remains from the Thracian period of the city. 

On the top of the most famous hill in Plovdiv - Bunardzhika stands a great monument dedicated to the Soviet Army, often called Alyosha. He embodies the Russian soldier and is a very preferred place for a walk in Plovdiv. Wrongly, however, visitors to the city mistaken this local name with a specific personality. 

The monument is reached by steep stairs in the wooded Bunardjik Park. Near it can be found remnants of another hill, known as Markovo Tepe. 

The highest peak in the city is Djendem tepe. Translated into Turkish means "in hell". The Turks called it Gin Tepe as they believed there were spirits. According to the legends of this place, there was a pagan sanctuary of Apollo. With the advent of the Christian faith in the Bulgarian lands on the hill an ancient basilica was built.