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East Macedonia & Thrace

Thracian burial-complex "Deaf Stones" Medieval fortress "Ephrem"

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Location: Village of Ephem - 22 km away to the northeast of Madzharovo, including 18 km to the center of the village +4 kilometers gravel road northeast to the location Deaf stones. One of the largest Thracian cult-burial complexes in the Eastern Rhodopes, declared a natural landmark near which lies a mysterious medieval castle Ephrem.The Deaf Stones rock sanctuary shrine is one of the largest Thracian cult monuments. It includes several large rock blocks with deep gorges cut in. At the foot of one of the blocks a rock tomb chamber is carved. A bed and a small niche are cut in the eastern part of the rock chamber. There are traces of a second unfinished tomb to the side. In the rock block to the east a staircase is carved which leads to the summit with a well-shaped pool.


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