Traveler's Guide

Kardzhali Region

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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!

Broken Mountain near the village of Vodenicharsko

Broken Mountain near the village of Vodenicharsko An interesting geological phenomenon formed in the late 19th century. It is a high, cut through the middle hill, located left of the road to Vodenicharsko village, shortly before ...

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Kerimov house in Kardzhali

Kerimov house in Kardzhali A number of Renaissance-style houses have been preserved in the old part of the city. They are on "St. Kliment Ohridski" and "St. Ivan Vazov" Street. This is ...

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Thracian sanctuary "Harman Kaya" near the village of Bivolyane

Thracian sanctuary Harman Kaya is a rock-hewn sanctuary on a plateau around a small natural cave with a depth of 7 m. In front of it, on the terrain surface, there ...

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Petrified Forest near the village of Raven

Petrified Forest near the village of Raven The Petrified Forest is a unique natural phenomenon consisting of about 20 trees that were petrified about 30 million years ago. It occupies an area of 7.5 hectares. Millions of ...

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Complex "St. Prophet Elijah" and school - village of Avren

Complex 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 ...

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Medieval rock monastery "Popmarinov hole" - village of Oreshari

Medieval rock monastery There is a tomb cut into hard rocks above the right bank of the Arda River. Its entrance is 4 m above the surrounding terrain. 13 rock niches were ...

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Rock Niches near the village of Neofit Bozvelievo

Rock Niches near the village of Neofit Bozvelievo The niches are located in a prominent rock on the right side of the road towards Lale village. They are hewn into limestone, in a hardly accessible location , which ...

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Caves near the village of Kremen

Caves near the village of Kremen Several caves of varying sizes have been registered near the village of Kremen. The larger ones are the Golden Pit, The Nameless Cave, The Kremenska Cave, The Water pit, The ...

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Thracian tomb - passage "Pierced stone" near the village of Benkovski

Thracian tomb - passage Locals call it "the pierced stone."It is located on the right side of the main road to Mogilyane village, about 300m after the last houses of Veslets neighbourhood. The ...

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Park "Goroubso" in Kardzhali

Park Gorubso Park was built more than sixty or even seventy years ago,when Kardzhali was still a small town. The park was located at the end of the city ...

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Ibrahim Baba Turbe

Ibrahim Baba Turbe It was built in 1980. It is believed that the building was erected after a severe drought. The grave of Ibrahim Baba is a square stone building, located amidst ...

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Church "St. Paraskeva" - village of Pchelarovo

Church The church is popular among the population as "St. Petka". Two architectural periods can be outlined in its construction- from 1886 and 1893.There are 6 icons of The Father,The Son,The ...

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