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.
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The bridge is built over the Borovitsa River, a major tributary of the Arda River.It is located near the village of Nenkovo. It represents the architectural tradition of its time. ...
Read moreThe monument was erected in memory of those who were killed in a battle with the Turkish cavalrymen in 1913. .It is the figure of a soldier with an ...
Read moreIt is a Muslim tradition in the Rhodope Mountains to build drinking water fountains because they believe this brings forth salvation of souls, forgiveness of sins and glorification of ...
Read moreThe lake is known to the locals as Syulyuklyu pond (or the Leeches pond). It is presumed that it was full of leeches which were used from the elderly as ...
Read moreThe exact dating of the megalithic monument is debatable because the excavated materials are from different eras. One hypothesis dates the materials back to 6000 years ago - at the ...
Read moreThe stone mushrooms are symmetrical rock pieces shaped as natural mushrooms, with pink stumps and greenish hoods. The height of the stumps and the width of the cap is 2.5 ...
Read moreHarman 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 ...
Read moreThe music festival “The night of Orfei” is held every year on the 15th of June at 8pm near the Orfei’s sanctuary near village Tatul. The event includes activities with ...
Read moreThe tombs are carved into the rocks along the edge of the ridge, in the area of white stones (Ak Kaya), where the traces of a Thracian sanctuary were found. ...
Read moreIt is held every year since 2001. The idea of the festival is to connect the European idea to preserve the rich diversity of the cultural heritage and to become ...
Read moreIn Kardzhali, in the center of the town, there is a unique heron colony located in old correction of the Arda Riverbed. The heron colony on the Arda River is ...
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