"Bridge of God" (aka "Jabokrek") is a natural phenomenon located in the karst area between the villages of Lilyache and Chiren, about 15 km north of Vratsa. Chiren-Lilyache karst region is one of the most attractive in Bulgaria and includes many water caves, karst springs, land-based and underground streams and rivers.
The name "God`s bridge" comes from the fact that the bridge is not built by human and in the past the local people could not explain its origin.
The natural phenomenon is very beautiful and can compete with the phenomenon "Wonderful Bridges" in the Rhodopes. Its height is about 20 meters and the width - 25 meters. In its main axis the tunnel which is formed by the River "Lilyaska bara" is about 100 meters long. During the dry months of the year the river under the bridge dried and there remain only few ponds full of frogs, hence its other name "Jabokrek" (in Bulgarian "jaba" is frog and "kryakam" is scream).
Near the bridge, in area of "Borovanska mound", were found remains of ancient and medieval fortress.
In 1964 "God`s Bridge" was declared a natural landmark.
village Lilyache
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Natural stone bridge "God`s bridge"