They say that in Rhodope one can taste the immortality once the desire is strong enough. Here, on this land, the sunrise and the sunset, the heaven and the earth, the water and the wind make the reunion between men and gods possible. Even today, on the sides of this dignified mountain, the footsteps of Romans and Thracians resonate. Rituals and legends about the bewitching lyre of Orpheus and Dionysus’s Bacchanals come to life again from the ancient sanctuaries. The giants-pine-trees cast heavy, cool shades here. Cold brooks wash out the tracks of hooves, chime bells echo over the pastures, and high up the mountain, where the hills turn into pinnacles, the songs of the nymphs are roaming. For thousands of years, the natives lived in harmony with the nature. They have worshipped Mother Nature, they have read the weather with the aid of the sun and the rock, and they have discovered new, intact beautiful spots.
Kardzhali Region is about sharing the nature, the culture and the traditions. An experience that forever will be in your memory!
The rock tomb by Yagnevo is a testimony of the presence of Thracian tribes in the area at the end of the second millennium BC.An arched niche with irregular shape ...
"Dushan" natural monument covers an area of 0.1 ha and represents a waterfall of Dushan Dere River. The waterfall has a drop height of 20 meters.It is located in a ...
"Valchi Dol" Reserve is the only strict reserve in the Eastern Rhodopes. It secures the preservation of one of the wildest and most pristine parts of the Eastern Rhodopes. There ...
Visherad fortress is situated on a panoramic high peak above the right bank of the Arda River, in the area Harman Kaya . The name of the fortress has a ...
In the town of Kardzhali is held the national festival “Koko rock fest”. The aim of the event is to promote the rock music in its different styles (blues, rhythm ...
The site can be approached from the perlite quarry, which passes near the old Roman road. The castle is located about 2 km south of the quarry, on a low ...
Harman Kaya is a rock-hewn sanctuary on a plateau around a small natural cave with a depth of 7 m. In front of it, on the terrain surface, there ...
Elmala Baba was a religious complex that consists of a tomb,a mosque,a ritual house and surrounding buildings. It was built between 1362 - 1402. It is one of the most ...
You can go directly to the Perperikon complex from there. The church was built using the ancent Roman technique called "opus mixtum". Opus mixtum is an application of a mixture ...
Gorubso Park was built more than sixty or even seventy years ago,when Kardzhali was still a small town. The park was located at the end of the city ...
The church is located on Otec Paissi Str. nearby the school with the same name and is a functioning religious temple. It is a three-nave cruciform dome church with built ...
Two well-preserved sharapanas located about 200 meters apart. One is within the fenced area protecting the newly planted pine trees. Both basins are preserved and connected with a chute. The ...