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MINERAL WATER SOURCE MIZINKA – EGGS BOILING

MINERAL WATER SOURCE MIZINKA – EGGS BOILING

landmarks & Velingrad-en

The Mizinka mineral water source is located in the town of Velingrad, Kamenitsa district. The water temperature at the tap is 88 degrees. Eggs placed under the stream of water boil in less than f...

THE PEAK BATASHKI SNEZNIK

THE PEAK BATASHKI SNEZNIK

landmarks & Batak

The peak “Batashki Snezhnik” (2082 m asl) is the sixth highest peak of the Rhodope mountain and the second highest in the Batashka mountain section, after the peak Golyama Syutka (218...

THE PEAK BELMEKEN

THE PEAK BELMEKEN

landmarks & Belmeken-en

The Belmeken peak is located in Rila mountain, near the dam with the same name. Its height is 2626 meters. In the past it was known as White Peak and as Kolarov. In the summer the peak can be rai...

ROCK SANCTUARY COMPLEX KOZI KAMAK

ROCK SANCTUARY COMPLEX KOZI KAMAK

landmarks & Kovachevitsa-en

The Kozi kamak (The Goats stone) rock sanctuary is located at the southwest base of Beslet Peak (Western Rodopes). The 30 m high rock is sacralized, and access to its summit is possible by narrow...

THE ROCKS KAYALIISKITE SKALI

THE ROCKS KAYALIISKITE SKALI

landmarks & Sarnitsa-en

The rocks Kayaliyskite skali is a huge massif of stone, located in the area “Beslet”. The Kayaliyskite skali rock sanctuary has been registered in 2006. It is nestled among the ancien...

STENATA (THE WALL)

STENATA (THE WALL)

landmarks & Sarnitsa-en

The most popular natural curiosity in the area of the Sarnitsa municipality is The wall – a cliff above the town, near the crest of the hill Dubrashkiyat rid. From there you will discover a...

RESERVE OF THE MANTARITSA BIOSPHERE

RESERVE OF THE MANTARITSA BIOSPHERE

landmarks & Rakitovo-en

It is a biosphere reserve of international importance, under the patronage of UNESCO, approved with Order № 960 of June 8, 1968, by the Ministry of Forests. Its total area is 10,692 hectares. It ...

THE AREA OF ULITCHKITE (THE ALLEYS)

THE AREA OF ULITCHKITE (THE ALLEYS)

landmarks & Velingrad-en

The area “Ulichkite” (The alleys) is located 5 km northwest of Velingrad, at the foot of Elin vrah peak. It represents a complex of capricious rocks, which are at an altitude of 1100 ...

THE PHENOMENON OF THE ROCKS SLAVVEVI SKALI

THE PHENOMENON OF THE ROCKS SLAVVEVI SKALI

landmarks & Velingrad-en

A few kilometers from Velingrad are the beautiful rocks “Slaveevi skali” (The rocks of the nightingale). It is a natural phenomenon in the Alabak Massif. It is an interesting complex ...

THE INTERSECTION OF THE MERIDIAN 24 AND THE PARALLEL 42

THE INTERSECTION OF THE MERIDIAN 24 AND THE PARALLEL 42

landmarks & Velingrad-en

In the territory of the town, to the east of the zone Kleptuza, intersect meridian 24 and parallel 42. Such intersections are rare in urban areas, and the combination of numbers makes this phenom...

BEGLIKA NATURAL RESERVE

BEGLIKA NATURAL RESERVE

landmarks & Beglika-en

The Beglika Nature Reserve is located 14 km southwest of Batak town in the Rhodope Mountains. It was proclaimed a nature reserve in 1960, then with the name of Vasil Kolarov. Its total area is ap...

THE GORGE OF THE RIVER CHÉPINSKA REKA

THE GORGE OF THE RIVER CHÉPINSKA REKA

dams and rivers & Draginovo-en

The gorge of the river Chepinska reka begins north of Draginovo and continues until the river exit near the village Vetren dol. In this zone the river flows between the sections of Rhodope Alabak...

AREA STANÍLOVETS

AREA STANÍLOVETS

landmarks & Velingrad-en

The Stanílivets area is an elongated meadow on the crest of the mountain, where are revealed wonderful views of the Chepino valley, Alabak peak and Mount Golyama Syutka. At the eastern end of the...

BEKOVI SKALI (BEKOVI’S ROCKS)

BEKOVI SKALI (BEKOVI’S ROCKS)

landmarks & Ravnogor-en

From BEKOVI SKALI (BEKOVI’S ROCKS) in front of your eyes reveal fascinating views of the beautiful hills of western Rhodopes, covered with thick forests, and among them of the transparent waters ...

AREA PRÓSEKATA

AREA PRÓSEKATA

landmarks & Dospat-en

Panoramic view of the area “Prósekata” Here everyone will stop to take a picture of the panorama of dam lake “Dospat”, in order to have a memory of the scenery, often comp...

CHERVENATA SKALA (THE RED ROCK)

CHERVENATA SKALA (THE RED ROCK)

landmarks & Ravnogor-en

CHERVENATA SKALA (The Red Rock) near the village Ravnogor is known by the legend said about it, and from there comes its name. According to the legend, during the Ottoman yoke, a girl from the vi...

PEAK MEL

PEAK MEL

landmarks & Kostandovo-en

Peak Mel is near the town of Kostandovo. There are remains of the Thracian epoch. The place has not been well studied by archaeologists. Its height is 1355 meters. From the rock Ostrata (The shar...

ZHALTATA SKALA (THE YELLOW ROCK)

ZHALTATA SKALA (THE YELLOW ROCK)

landmarks & Dorkovo-en

ZHALTATA SKALA (The yellow rock) is one of the most beautiful places in the Karkariya hill region. It is terraced to various levels with a total height of 100 meters. There is the realm of sheep ...

MARKOVI SKALI (MARKOVI’S ROCKS)

MARKOVI SKALI (MARKOVI’S ROCKS)

landmarks & Velingrad-en

The area “Markovi skali” (Marko’s Rocks) is located two kilometers east of the district of Velingrad “Chepino”. It is a complex of several rocks with the height of ten met...

PEAK GOLYAMA SYUTKA

PEAK GOLYAMA SYUTKA

landmarks & Velingrad-en

The peak GOLYAMA SYUTKA is the second highest and the first most beautiful peak in the Rhodopes. On the crest are vestiges of a cobbled-Roman road, which was connecting the capital of the tribe B...

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