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!
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 ...
This is a very beautiful place with fairy magic and glamor. The fabulous beauty of the spring and the rocks through which water has hollowed out its bed is depicted ...
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 ...
The plant is included in the Bulgarian Plant Red Data List. The scientific name of silivryak is Haberlea rodopenzis (Haberlea rhodopensis) – the discoverer, the Hungarian botanist Emmerih Frivaldski, gave ...
This is the highest peak in the Gyumyurdjinsky Snejnik range. It is 1463 m high. Geographically, it is the southernmost point in Bulgaria. The protected area "Veikata" is ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The site can be approached from the perlite quarry, which passes near the old Roman road. The castle is located about 2 km south of the quarry, on a low ...
The Information and visitors" center is suitable for people with mobility and visual impairments. Several information boards show the typical animal and plant species as well as minerals in the ...
These are remains of a Thracian fortress and a sanctuary,approximately 1.6 kilometres south of Dzenda, in the Kaleto area. The castle was situated on a high mountain ledge built of ...
The wall of the Thracian fortress (4th -1st century BC) starts about 200 meters south of the village in the region Chit Kaya ("chit" - wall, brickwork; "Kaya" - ...