Sights in Region South-Central

The fortress Patmos is located on the territory of the municipality of Ardino, which is situated in southern Bulgaria, on the boundary of the west and east part of Rhodopi mountains. The fortress can be seen on the left bank of Borovitsa River, on a rocky peninsula. This fortress is bigger than the...

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....

Krivus fortress is located in Southern Bulgaria, in the east part of Rodopi Mountains, near village of Bashevo. Not far away from it is situated the medieval castle Patamos. The Krivus fortress built in the X-th century in order to protect the area around the river Arda in the eastern parts of the ...

The citizen of Kalofer have an own unique tradition of Epiphany (Yordanov Day - January 6). On this day, before the traditional bringing out of a cross from the river, group of men, dressed in national costumes and waving national flags, enter into the cold waters of Tunja river and play so ...

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 ...

Neoutzikon fortress (aka Mezek Fortress) is situated west of nowadays village of Mezek. Its area was 6.5 decares (6,500 square meters). This medieval fortress was built in XI century, out of stone, with two decorative lines of bricks on the outside. It has 9 towers, 5 of which lie at the vulnerable...

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 ...

This Ancient Thracian Sanctuary of Nymphs is located in a picturesque area, about 600 m southeast of the village of Kasnakovo. It is built on top of an ancient cult center, established around a karst mineral spring in the early-iron age. The sanctuary consists of a large complex, including many...

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...

This Antique theater is situated in the center of Plovdiv, between the south-western slope of the Dzhambaz Tepe and the Taxim tepe hill within the old town. The construction was built in the 2nd century AD under the orders of the Roman Emperor Trajan. The theater was damaged in the 5th century AD by...