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!

Church "St. Ivan Rilski" - town of Krumovgrad

Church "St. Ivan Rilski" church in Krumovgrad was built in 1934. It was consecrated on 30.10.1938 by Kiril, the metropolitan from Ploviv who later became Patriarch of the ...

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Dushan dere

Dushan dere "Dushan" natural monument covers an area of 0.1 ha and represents a waterfall of Dushan Dere River. The waterfall has a drop height of 20 meters.It is located in a ...

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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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The Mosque in Kardzhali

The Mosque in Kardzhali It is located near the city market. It is a massive, elegant building, built in 1812. It was reconstructed in 1874. It was built of stone, wood and lime. ...

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Peak "Dambala" near Momchilgrad

Peak 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 ...

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Watermills - village of Shumnatitsa

Watermills - village of Shumnatitsa Several mills from the end of the 19th century operated until recently along the creek in Shumatitsa village. There is only one in operation now. Locals call ...

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Rock formations "The Fortress" near the village of Ustren

Rock formations The rock formations are made of beautiful gray and purple rhyolites. They are huge rocks of different shapes: prismatic, step-like and conical. Their height is 5 to 15 and more ...

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Gold mines Stremtsi

Gold mines Stremtsi 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 ...

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Medieval fortress (Gradishteto) - village of Pchelarovo

Medieval fortress (Gradishteto) - village of Pchelarovo Remains of a fortress are found about 4 km from Pchelarovo, in Gradishteto area ( right from the road to Haskovo). The fort is dated back to the Middle Ages, ...

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"Punar kaya" rock-well - village of Stareyshino

"Punar Kaya" (Rock Well) is a tomb, located near Stareishino village. Water springs from it and forms two small pools – one is round, the other rectangular.They are connected ...

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Annual festival “Terlika” in Europian cultural youth house

Annual festival “Terlika” in Europian cultural youth house Every year in the Duzhdovnitsa village, Kardzhali municipality is held the “Terlika” festival. The event is idea of the art movement “Krug” and young artists from different countries in Europe ...

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Old fountains in Kardzhali

Old fountains in Kardzhali It is a Muslim tradition in the Rhodope Mountains to build drinking water fountains because they believe this brings forth salvation of souls, forgiveness of sins and glorification of ...

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