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!
"Kedikchal" is a nature park that is located in the village of Raven, about 7 km from Momchilgrad.It is a complex of ancient oaks, presented by species of quercus ...
A few rock-hewn graves have been discovered about 200-300 metres below the summit where the Monyak fortress is situated.They have a quadrangual layout and trapezoidal vertical and horizontal section. ...
Prostor Park is a favorite place to visit for all town residents. It is located at Belomorski Blvd. between the hospital and the city stadium. It was designed more than ...
It symbolizes the liberation of the Eastern Rhodopes from the Ottoman Empire and their accession to the borders of Bulgaria in 1912. This is the first monument built in ...
The foundation of the complex is laid by Vasil Topuzliev and the locals in 1938. Both rich and poor, Christians and Muslims, were devoted to the building process and spared ...
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 ...
Numerous stone pyramids (known as Kardzhali pyramids), reminiscent of a wedding procession. The figures are extremely diverse in shape and size, the height is from 0.5 to over 10 metres. ...
"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 ...
The Information and visitors" center is suitable for people with mobility and visual impairments. Several information boards show the typical animal and plant species as well as minerals in the ...
The 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. ...
Olan Kaya is one of the most impressive rhodopean rock formations. Hidden in the recesses of the mountain, below the Eastern-rhodopean village of Murga, at some 10 km distant ...
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 ...