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!
"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 ...
"Samara" cave is in "Ribino" protected area and is one of the longest in the Eastern Rhodopes - 327 meters. Its galleries reach a kilometer in some places. ...
The site area is 44,623.98 hectares and encompasses the catchment area of The Byala River (the White River) in the furthermost south-eastern part of the Eastern Rhodope Mountains, next ...
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 ...
The 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 ...
This is the smallest maintained reserve in Kardzhali District. Its area is 30 acres.It faces northeast. The altitude is 450 m and the bedrock comprises sandstone. The soil ...
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 ...
Kardzhli dam, along with Ivaylovgrad dam and Student Kladenets dam are the three biggest ones that accumulate the Arda River and its tributaries.It is situated northwest of Kardzhali. The dam ...
In "The Kazan beyug" area stands a complex of interesting rock formations located on the left bank of the Kazak dere River, with a height over 30 meters. The region ...
It is a black pine forest, remnant of the former rich vegetation, surrounded by a creeping oak forest, which extends outside the reserve. Only the pine trees in the ...
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. ...
