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 "Stone Wedding" is magnificent natural phenomenon located south of village of Zimzelen (Eastern Rhodopes), 5km away from Kardzhali. Nature has left a very impressive stone formation which resembles a gathering of people, animals and birds. There is an interesting legend about The St...

In the lands of Djanka village is located the highest protected waterfall in the region of Kardjali. He was named "The Waterfall" and is formed by the river Dushan Dere, which flows into the river of Krumovitsa between the villages of Potochnitsa and Djanka (located on the road Studen K...

This amazing Thracian megalith - The Womb Cave (aka "The Vagina") is located near village of Nenkovo. It was discovered in 2001. The temple is shaped like the opening to a vagina. It leads into a cave deep about 22 m. and wide 2.5 m. A human hand shaped it into a place of conception constantly ...

Natural Phenomenon "The Stone Mushrooms" (aka "The Rock Mushroom") is disposed at an area of about 30 000 m2, 1 km north-east of village Beli Plast, near the road connecting towns of Haskovo and Kardjali. These are rock  formations which for millions of years have been shaped by ...

Near the road between the villages of Dobromirtsi and Benkovski (Kardjali District) there is a very interesting rocky area. Here, for the centuries, the nature has carved the huge stones into various rock shapes of animals and plants. Among the most interesting formations are the "The Cr...

Nature Phenomenon "The Petrified Forest" ("Vkamenenata gora") is located in area "Gabaz dere", northeast of the village of Raven and southwest of the village of Gurgulitsa. It occupies an area of ​​about 75 decares and is a set of about 20 petrified trees with a heig...

The stone formation "The Elephant" near the village of Kayaloba is located in the middle of a "stone field", in the eastern part of the village, after Dzhami Mahle (the neighborhood with the mosque).It amazingly resembles the figure of an elephant especially if observed from the ...

In the courtyard of the mosque of the village Benkovski (municipality Kirkovo) growс а very old (over 200 years-old) tree - an Oak, species of Quercus petraea sesiliflora. Some time ago the trees were 2 but one them was withered. The circumference of the tree trunk is about 4 meters. The Ancient oa...