The city of Stara Zagora is one of the oldest cities in Europe/eight thousand-year history/. Located at the cross-roads of multiple civilizations. Inhabited by Thracians, ancient Greeks, Romans, Slavs, Ottomans and Bulgarians, bears the historical imprint of those past civilizations along with many of their historical treasures. Proof of its longevity can be found in the multiples names of the city: Augusta Traiana, Beroe, Irinopolis, Vereya, Botuy, Eski Zagra, Zheleznik, Stara Zagora.