Sights in Region South-Central

The Roman Odeon is an Ancient Theatre built during the II - V centuries. It was with capacity of 350 seats for the spectators and was smaller comparing with the other ancient theatre of Philippopolis. In the beginning the building was erected for a bulevterion (headquarter of the city assembly) an...

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...

The beautiful Fotinski waterfall is located in the western Rhodope Mountains, east of the village of Fotinovo. It is difficult to access. The route to it starts from the village and is about 1 hour walking along the river.The waterfall has 3 falls (the highest is 16 meters), formed by a small but...

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...

The monument to Captain Petko Voyvoda in village of Plevun is located on the main village square near the church "St. Panteleimon". It is a 3-meters high stone figure of the great rebel. There is also an inscription: "From the fence at this temple Holy Martyr Panteleimon the day of...

The Church of the Holy Virgin in village of Batkun (nowadays district of Paletnitsa village) was built in 1892, on the foundations of an old chapel. The church has one nave and is high (not dug into the ground because it was built after the Liberation, unlike the other Paletnitsa church - the ...

Delyo Voyvoda was a famous Bulgarian rebel from the end of XVII - beginning of XVIII century, which has struggled against the Turkish oppressors in the territory of Central Rhodopes. It is believed he was born in village of Belovidovo (today - Zlatograd). The monument in his honor in Zlatograd was b...

This Soldiers Memorial in village of Patalenica is dedicated to 28 local villagers who died heroically during the different Wars for Liberation of Bulgaria. It represents a large stone block with a cross on the top and a memorial plaque. At the back side of the monument there is a small fountain....