Sights in Region South-Central

The fortress Kasta Ruba is located in the area of Kaleto, 6km west of village of Izvorovo (Harmanly municipality). It has an elongated, irregular pentagonal form with a rectangular tower on every corner. The walls enclose an area of about 11000 m2.During the excavations which started in 2007 there...

The Tsigov Chark resort is located 8 km from town of Batak and 24 km from town of Velingrad on the shore of the Batak Dam. The resort is situated in vast site (900 – 1100m above sea level) and offers excellent conditions for tourism in summer as well as in winter. There are number of chalets and h...

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...

This Statue of the Holy Mother of God is situated in town of Haskovo. It is dedicated to Mary - the mother of Jesus. The monument was unveiled at 8 September 2003. The monument is 31 meters in height (the statue itself is 14m + piedestal) and is included in the Guinness Book of World Records...

In the "Asar Kaya" (Buyuk Tepe) locality, about 1.6 km south of the village Jenda, are located the remains of a Thracian fortress and sanctuary. The castle was situated on a high ledge and was built of piled stones without mortar. The fortification was naturally protected by steep cliffs ...

The cave of Lepenitsa (in municipality Rakitovo) is situated on the left bank of Lepenitsa River in Rhodopes mountain, about 13 km away of town of Velingrad and 10 km away of town of Rakitovo (there is another cave "Lepenishki pech", called also Lepenitsa that is located near village of B...

The Dzhunov’s House Museum is part of Panagyurishte Historical museum. There is displayed an exposition "The Goldsmith School of Panagyurishte".The goldsmith production takes an important place in the general economic and cultural prosperity in Panagyurishte during the XIX c. The e...

The Red church near town of Perushtitsa is one of the most remarkable architectural masterpieces of the early 4th century A.D. It was built next to an old heathen sanctuary nearby the key main roads leading from Thrace to the White Sea and from Constantinople to Western Europe. It is believed that...

Uhlovitsa cave is located in Rhodopes mountain, 3km away of village of Mogilitsa in area of Blue Pools. It is one of the oldest caves in the region and has very beautiful "dendrite" formation, which look like sea corals. The cave is about 460 m long, 330 km out of which are well-explored and...

Sarlaka (aka Hisarlaka) is a fortress whose remains are located 500 meters north of the village of Dolno Cherkovishte. It was built on the left bank of Arda river, on a rocky peak called St. Elias.The castle was about 1000m2 and trapezium-shaped. Its walls were 2 meters thick, made ​​of crushed sto...