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!
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 ...
Dzhenda Game Hunting Land occupies an area of 21,489 ha, includes two forest complexes, located on two different mountain ranges.The landscape of the western one is typically mountainious with ...
The lake is known to the locals as Syulyuklyu pond (or the Leeches pond). It is presumed that it was full of leeches which were used from the elderly as ...
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 ...
Vishegrad Kalesi, Arda Nehri’nin sağ kıyısında, Harman Kaya Mevkiinde bulunan yüksek panoramik zirvede bulunmaktadır. Kalenin adı slav kökenli olup "büyük şehir" anlamına gelmektedir. Diğer slav ülkelerindeki kalelerde de çok sık ...
The local people call it “Dickily tash”. It is a lonely, distinctive crag that resembles a human figure. The following legend is known about it: One man decided to rest ...
The church was built with the permission of the Turkish authorities. Construction began in 1866. It was completed and consecrated on July 20, 1870. The church is 21 m long ...
There is a religious complex with a small waterfall, a stone passageway and water falling on the rocks. It is near the beehive tomb (Punar Kaya), near ...
Han Krum Memorial was built to honour the 1300th anniversary of the Bulgarian state. It contains the statue of Krum on a horseback. The figure is 4 metres high ...
The rock tomb by Yagnevo is a testimony of the presence of Thracian tribes in the area at the end of the second millennium BC.An arched niche with irregular shape ...
The average altitude in the region is around 900 meters.”Beli Brezi” compex is a natural birch resort, unique for the Rhodope region.Such places are rare in the country as well. ...
In the town of Kardzhali is held the national festival “Koko rock fest”. The aim of the event is to promote the rock music in its different styles (blues, rhythm ...