The Asenovograd fortress (well what is left of it anyway!)We started the day with a trip to the Bachkovo monastery which is Bulgaria’s second largest and dates from the 11th century, many of the frescos were impressive but after leaving we read the guidebook and realised we had missed a church within the monastery. We then visited Asenovgrad fortress which also dates from the 11th century, before we entered the staff asked if we had better footwear to put on as the fortress walls could be slippery and there were no barriers to protect a slip .The fortress sits on the top of a mountain and we were surrounded by sheer drops in every direction so it would have been a big fall, needless to say we took things easy and clung to the inner rocks literally for dear life. From here we drove to Plovdiv and then spent an hour and a half driving around trying to find the campsite which true Bulgarian style was lacking signage! Once again the campsite was populated by prostitutes and their clients and you could rent the bungalows per hour lol
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