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.
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It is located northwest of Benkovski, towards Kitna village, on the left before the bridge over the Varbitsa River. The best place to see the Lion is by standing on ...
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 ...
Roma İmparatorluğu Dönemi’ne ait olduğu tahmin edilmektedir. Arkeolojik kazılarda, devasa ve çok katlı bir saray ve tepenin çevresinde inşaa edilmiş heybetli bir kale keşfedilmiştir. Kalenin surlarının genişliği 2,8 m dir. ...
Parts of everyday life and the rituals of local people over the centuries are illustrated in the permanent exhibition in the restored ethnographic museum. Its building was built at the ...
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 site area is 44,623.98 hectares and encompasses the catchment area of The Byala River (the White River) in the furthermost south-eastern part of the Eastern Rhodope Mountains, next ...
Numerous stone pyramids (known as Kardzhali pyramids), reminiscent of a wedding procession. The figures are extremely diverse in shape and size, the height is from 0.5 to over 10 metres. ...
The bridge is built over a small river called the Solutska River(some call it The Kirovskaya River). Departure for the site is at the end of the village where there ...
"St. Athanasius" Church in Chernichevo village was built in the years 1847-1848, with the permission of the Turkish authorities. Ginyo Ginev, a wealthy man from the village, came up with ...
The so called Kaz tomb is the grave of a girl named Nazar. According to the Alevi Muslim who live in Zvezdelina, she is a a girl ...
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, ...
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 ...
