Traveler's Guide

Kardzhali Region

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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!

Monument to slain volunteers and ossuary - Krumovgrad

Monument to slain volunteers and ossuary - Krumovgrad The 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 ...

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Museum of Ardino

Museum of Ardino Parts of everyday life and the rituals of local people over the centuries are illustrated in the permanent exhibition in the restored ethnographic museum. Its building was built at the ...

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Reserve "Borovets"

Reserve Тhis is a black pine forest - the eastmost black pine plantation in the country. The total protected area is 360 acres. The area of this reserve is heavily choppy, ...

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Monument of Orpheus

Monument of Orpheus At the very entrance of the town of Kardzhali, coming down from the towns of Haskovo and Plovdiv, majestic stands the statue of Orpheus - the ancient Greek mythical ...

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Old bridges - village of Shumnatitsa

Old bridges - village of Shumnatitsa The picturesque village Shumnatitsa consists of several neighbourhoods (Kamenska, Pehlivanska, Shikovska, Chilingirska etc..). Many of the houses are uninhabitable. Several bridges have been built over the river and its tributaries. ...

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Medieval fortress (Gradishteto) - village of Pchelarovo

Medieval fortress (Gradishteto) - village of Pchelarovo Remains of a fortress are found about 4 km from Pchelarovo, in Gradishteto area ( right from the road to Haskovo). The fort is dated back to the Middle Ages, ...

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River canyon near the village of Chukovo

River canyon near the village of Chukovo The Lion in Chukovo is an interesting rock formation in the shape of a lion, on whose head have been carved several niches.Not far from the lion there are ...

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Protected area Ribino

Protected area Ribino "Ribino" is an area of 66.3 ha..As proposed by The Bulgarian Society for Protection of Birds, it was declared a protected area.It aims at protecting rare plants and animals ...

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Peak Alada

Peak Alada It is one of the highest peaks in the Eastern Rhodope– 1240 m. It is situated on the border between Ardino, Dzhebel and Nedelino. There are drinking water foutains that ...

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Chapel "St. Spas" - village of Rezbartsi

Chapel It is located at the beginning of the road for Rezbartsi village, right before the first residential buildings. It is in a beautiful deciduous forest with large meadows ...

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Dam "Studen Kladenets"

Dam “Studen kladenets” dam is perhaps the most picturesque one in the Rhodope mountains. It meanders and forms beautiful bays.The shore is extremely picturesque and huge parts of it are pristine. ...

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"St. Athanasius" Church and parish school - village of Chernichevo

"St. Athanasius" Church in Chernichevo village was built in the years 1847-1848, with the permission of the Turkish authorities. Ginyo Ginev, a wealthy man from the village, came up with ...

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