Traveler's Guide
Kardzhali Region
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!
Gorge "Shaitan"
A deep, narrow canyon gorge has been formed on the Arda River, near “ Studen Kladenets” dam . It is called Sheitan (Devil) by the locals and is about ...
Deposits of Rhodope haberlea near the village of Dyadovtsi
The plant is included in the Bulgarian Plant Red Data List. The scientific name of silivryak is Haberlea rodopenzis (Haberlea rhodopensis) – the discoverer, the Hungarian botanist Emmerih Frivaldski, gave ...
Muchroom and Turtles near the village of Benkovski
A walk along the Varbitsa River between the villages Benkovski and Fotinovo, Kirkovo Municipality, will take you to a magical world. There you will find interesting rock formations and ...
Altar Stone "Sharapana" - village of Vryalo
Тhe sharapana consists of two step-like basins connected with a chute. The first one is round with a diameter of 2 meters and a depth of 0.5 m.The second basin ...
Chapel "St. Spas" - village of Rezbartsi
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 ...
Thracian sanctuary near the village of Samokitka
It is located in the Asara area and occupies a high rocky peak. A wall, built of stone blocks, is preserved at its foot. A bronze image of ...
Dam "Studen Kladenets"
“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. ...
Watermills - village of Shumnatitsa
Several mills from the end of the 19th century operated until recently along the creek in Shumatitsa village. There is only one in operation now. Locals call ...
Game breeding station "Studen Kladenets"
A game breeding station occupies an area of 5186 ha among most beautiful landscapes in the region where the Nanovitsa River flows into the dam. It was opened in 1957.The ...
Reserve "Borovets"
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, ...
Gunpowder Storeroom in Ardino
The Gunpowder Storeroom is the only building in Ardino town acclaimed both for its design and construction.It is declared an architectural monument. It was built in the last quarter of ...
Abrasive wells
The rocks are coulee from active volcanic activity millions of years ago. Some of the craters have been partially destroyed by the river waters.Big quartz veins and chalcedony inclusions ...
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