Sights in Municipality Kurdjali

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 ...

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...

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...

The ruins of the medieval fortress of Monyak is located in Rhodopes mountain at rocky peak called "Sixth fortress" (586 meters),  2 km south of the village of  Shiroko Pole. It was built in XII-XIII century and used to be the main fortification of the Bulgarian rulers of the region at t...

In the area Klise basha north of the village Chiflik (Kardjali region) is located an interesting archaeological complex of religious sites and tombs. It is linked with the nearby (at 2km) complex Perperikon, and today is included in the common tourist route with it. The most interesting object there...