Dolni Glavanak Stone CircleIn the Eastern Rhodope region, within the drainage basin of the Arda River, lies the only free-standing stone circle discovered so far in Bulgaria. One of the defining characteristics of megalithic cultures across the world is the construction of stone circles. Everyone [...]

About 20 km from the city of Kardzhali lies one of the most mysterious sites in the Rhodope Mountains—a place considered to be the tomb of Orpheus: an ancient, giant megalith that resembles a human head when viewed from the air. According to the archaeologists [...]

Not far from Tatul, near the village of Raven, on top of a high rocky saddle surrounded by forests, lies another ancient and mysterious megalithic complex. Here, you can find two sunken rocky plazas with carved grooves, surrounded by stones and royal thrones. Similar to other [...]

Yagodina and Trigrad CanyonsIn the Rhodope Mountains, there are several mighty canyons with caves, flowing water, waterfalls, and rock walls that are a paradise for mountaineers. Yagodina is one of the most beautiful of them all—an impressive canyon where the width between the walls narrows [...]

Goat Rock (Kozia Kamak)When you travel west from Lake Dospat, to the foothills of the Rhodope Mountains, you reach an area of beautiful villages built of slate stones, in a traditional style that has not changed since the 19th century. One of the most beautiful [...]

Gradishte Thracian Sanctuary In the western Rhodope Mountains, there are several megalithic sites hidden among the extensive fir forests, and most of them share a common characteristic: they consist of groups of huge upright rocks rising tens of meters high, resembling figures standing together—sculpted by [...]

The Seven Lakes make up one of the most beautiful and well-known sites in the Rila Mountains. These are seven alpine lakes, situated at altitudes ranging from 2,100 to 2,500 meters, connected by streams and meadows. It is an area of stunning natural beauty, above [...]

Dunov claimed that in the Rila Mountains there is an energetic triangle, whose vertices are the Seven Lakes on one side, Musala Mountain on the other, and the Rila Monastery as the third vertex. Rila Monastery will be detailed in the itinerary of Christian Bulgaria. [...]

Belogradchik is an area of mysterious sandstone hills in northwestern Bulgaria, covering several hundred square kilometers and somewhat reminiscent of Cappadocia. At the heart of the area lies the town of Belogradchik, and at its center stands an ancient citadel with Thracian foundations, later built [...]

Eyes of God (Prohodna)"Eyes of God" is the name given to the passage cave of Prohodna, which is also a prehistoric site located about 500 meters from the banks of the Iskar River. It is a cave with two openings at both ends—a kind of [...]