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 region was designated as protected in 2003.It includes the territories of of Gorno and Dolno Kapinovo villages, Chakarlovo village, Shumnatiza village and Kremen village. Its southern part reaches 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 ...
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 ...
"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 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 ...
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 ...
The wall of the Thracian fortress (4th -1st century BC) starts about 200 meters south of the village in the region Chit Kaya ("chit" - wall, brickwork; "Kaya" - ...
In "Parmak Kaya" area, east of Nochevo village, on a fairly large area of pine forest there are many prominent ancient rocks with different cuts in them. Worth noting ...
The name comes from Turkish "damla - drop". In the picturesque area of a deciduous forest, water springs down a high mountain crown. There are several spouts at ...
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, ...
These are unique golden mines built in ancient times. Their total length is 460 meters. The galleries look like a labyrinth; hence their name. Unil 1980 they were thought to ...
Many years ago, as a result of earth upheavals, two natural lakes were formed. Wild lilies thrive in them. The place is extraordinarily beautiful. It is near a pine forest, ...