Sights in District Kardjali

The cave "Karangila" is located about 15 minutes walk from the center of village Shiroko pole. It can be reached by two routes - from the village (easier, following signs) or by the path from the fortress "Monyak" towards the old road to the town of Kardzhali.The cave entrance is difficult to be...

The Thracian rock niches near village of Dazhdovnitsa are one of the many megalithic monuments in the Eastern Rhodopes. They are cut high in volcanic rocks, not far in north direction from Dajdovnitsa. It is assumed that the niches were used as funerary urns or to place for gifts to the ...

About 300 meters from the mosque "Eddie kazlar" (from Turkish - The Seven Maidens), in the old Turkish cemetery of the village of Podkova, are located several stones, for which it is believed they are curative. According to the locals, their max power is on May 6 - the Muslim holiday Hadarlez. This...

The rock sanctuary Harman Kaya is located in the "Harman Kaya" area, 2 km northeast of Gusak hamlet of village of Bivolyane and 2 5 km east of the village of Dolna Chobanka (Momchilgrad municipality). The sanctuary is located on high plateau, around a natural cave with a depth of 7 meters,...

The fortress Patmos is located on the territory of the municipality of Ardino, which is situated in southern Bulgaria, on the boundary of the west and east part of Rhodopi mountains. The fortress can be seen on the left bank of Borovitsa River, on a rocky peninsula. This fortress is bigger than the...

Krivus fortress is located in Southern Bulgaria, in the east part of Rodopi Mountains, near village of Bashevo. Not far away from it is situated the medieval castle Patamos. The Krivus fortress built in the X-th century in order to protect the area around the river Arda in the eastern parts of the ...

Perperikon (aka Hyperperakion or Perperakion) is located in the Eastern Rhodope range, south of village of Gorna krepost and some 15 kilometers north-east of town of Kurdzhali. There is an archaeological complex which contains a large megalithic/Thracian sanctuary, a sacred city and medieval for...

Ustra fortress is located on a high, oblong ridge, 5 km north of village of Ustren and 3 km southeast of village of Lebed. It was built in X century (probably during the reign of Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus - 913-959). The Fortress often changed its ownership and at times it was possession of...

The Historical Museum of Kardjali is housed in an interesting building from 1930. The museum has 3 departments and exposures disposed on 3 different floors: ArchaeologyIt is located on the first floor in 9 exhibition halls. The exposures covered the period from the Neolithic (New Stone Age) to the...

Vishegrad fortress (aka "Hissar Yustu" or "Gorna krepost") is located north of village of Vishegrad, in Rhodopes mountain. It is situated on a panoramic peak above the Arda River and dam of Studen Kladenets. The fortress was built probably in XII-XII century over the base of an...