Sights in District Smolyan

Cave "Lednitsata" is located 7.5 km west of the village of Gela (Smolyan municipality), in an old beech forest near the hut Lednitsata. It is part of Karst region of Zlosten, which has been declared a natural landmark. Here, at an area of 358 hectares, are concentrated some of the most ...

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 ...

Zlatograd Ethnographic Complex is the first and until the present moment, the only private Ethnography Complex. It was opened in 2001 with the help of Municipality of Zlatograd, on 24th May, which is a date of a special Bulgarian holiday, devoted to Bulgarian culture, education and Slavic...

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 Trigrad Gorge is a canyon of vertical marble rocks in the Rhodope Mountains, north of village of Trigrad. It is one of the largest and most attractive karst formations in Bulgaria and serves as an inviting attraction for rock climbers. Its western wall reaches 300m in height, and the oposite ...

Koznik Fortress is located at rocky hill south-east of town of Rudozem, in the area named "Kechi Kaya" (aka "Kichika" or "Kozya stena"). In the region were found traces from the Thracians, who used the surrounding rocks as sanctuaries. The fortress was built later in ...

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 Planetarium in Smolyan is the largest in Bulgaria and also one of the largest in Europe. It was opened on September 6, 1975 and till now it is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Bulgaria. It has a large star-room, observatory, library and conference halls. The Heart of the...

The fortress "Aetos" (aka "Kalyota") is located above the town of Smolyan, direction to the resort of Pamporovo, near the Church of Saint Pantelejmont, on the eastern ridge of Mount Sokolitsa. The summit finished with 5 impressive sharped rocks. The highest of them is called...

Haramiyska cave (aka Haramiyska hole) is located in region of Trigrad, near by the Devil`s throat cave. The cave is not provided with all utilities, but it is used for cave tourism, because of the archaeological findings in it. The visitors can visit it only with a special equipment. The lovers of ...