Sights in Municipality Chepelare

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 ski-resort of Pamporovo is situated 10km north of Smolyan and south of Chepelare, in the foot of peak Snejanka (1926 m, Rhodopes Mountain) at 1650 m above sea level. It is Bulgaria sunniest ski-resort and the number of the sunny days during the season from December to May is around ...

The Museum of the skis and ski-sports in Chepelare is unique for Bulgaria. It is housed in the building of the community center "Rhodopska Iskra" in the town. The museum was opened in 1998, after the great Bulgarian biathlete Ekaterina Dafovska won the gold medal at the 1998 Nagano W...

The town of Chepelare lies at 1150 m above sea level, 75 km south of Plovdiv and 10 km North of the Ski-resort Pamporovo. With its conditions for ski sport and the large number of hotels, the town is perfect place  for a family vacation at reasonable prices.Chepelare has the longest ski run in the ...

The Museum of Speleology and Bulgarian Karst in town of Chepelare is the only museum of its kind in Bulgaria and one of the few cave museums in Europe. It houses documents, photos, and samples of rock formations from Rhodopean Karst. The museum was founded in 1980 by Dimitar Raychev (a teacher in ...