Sights in District Smolyan

The Nature Reserve of Kastrakli is located in the Western Rhodopes mountains, at the territory of Borino municipality, west of the village of Borino and 20 km away from town of Devin. It is situated at a high valley with altitude from 900 to 1290 meters. The area of the reserve is about 130...

The first edition of the culinary festival "Celebration of Zlatograd Cheverme" (cheverme is lamb BBQ) was held on May 3, 2014 in the town of Zlatograd. The event sparked widespread interest among Bulgarian and foreign tourists and there were around 10 thousand visitors attended. The idea of...

This memorial plaque is in honor of the Bulgarian border guard Vergil Borisov Vaklinov and his dog Vihar that in 1953. were killed in the region during performing duties in security and defense of the state border of Bulgaria.The memorial was erected near the Roman bridge in the area of Dospat go...

The remains of the fortress "Kavursko kale" are located 4km away from town of Devin. The fortress was situated on a high rock,  naturally protected on three sides by cliffs. The fortress has amazing views to the region and the river below.It is assumed that the fortress was constructed in the VI-X ...

In the locality of "Dzhenevra", 12 km. north of the village of Borino and west of the town of Devin, is located the Roman bridge "Kemera" (also called "Kemerov bridge" or "The arch bridge"). The bridge arc  is a perfect semicircle, hence its name - Kemerov, ...

"Cave Sharenka" is a small cave-museum, situated about 2.5 km away from the town of Madan. It is named after town largest district - Sharenka. The cave is located in  marble massif in a deep mountain gorge.It was found that the cave was used for mining and was inhabited during the Bronze Age ...

Yeni Han Baba Teke (tomb) is located at the very top of Momchil summit, over Davidkovo village, where, according to myths is the tomb of Enihan Baba. There is an empty stone sarcophagus with glass lid, and beside him a big label "para" in Bulgarian and Turkish.Enihan Baba or Jenny Khan (from Turkish...

The late-antique and medieval castle near the village of Koshnitsa (Smolyan region) is situated on conical peak of marble limestone (1006 m), which is pierced by a cave in north-south direction. The fortress and the peak can be reached going through the cave only. There is evidence that the site ...

The "Wonderful Bridges" (also called "Erkyupria" - from Turkish "er" - land and "kiupria" - bridge) is one of the most spectacular natural phenomena in the Rhodopes. It is located about 5 km northeast of the village of Zabardo. It is assumed the formation was...

The Rock Phenomenon "Devil`s Bridge" is located in the Rhodope Mountain in region of "Haydushki Dol", 6 km south-east of Borino village. It is a rock bridge, 8-10m. in length and 2-3 m. wide. Its name comes from the belief that only the devil can cross it....