Sights in Region South-Central

Elmala Baba Tekke is located in the Eastern Rhodopes mountain, near Bivolyane village (municipality Momchilgrad). This is a sacred place for the Muslims-alevii. It is assumed that the site was built in the XVII century, because there was found an inscription from this period, which is believed was ...

The church "Holy Trinity" in town of Svilengrad was built  in 1834 at the place which probably was the local meeting point of the Bulgarian population in these times. The church was built by voluntary donations of the Bulgarians from the three neighborhoods of the town - Bayandar (on t...

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 ...

2 km away of village of Planinets (west of town of Ivaylovgrad) are located about 20 well-preserved tombs, built of roughly hewn stone. Furthermore, the shape and boundaries of the graves preserved are also the places where candles and other objects were set, which are made of stone also.The Graves...

The Sacrificial stone Sharapana near village of Vrelo is one of the best preserved Sharapanas (from Turkish sharap - wine) in the Rhodope Mountains. It is located near neighborhood of Guzollar. It represents a hewn in the stone, perfectly preserved system for wine-making. It consists of two pools (...

Church of Holy Assumption is located on "Anton Strashimirov" str. in town of Zlatograd. It was built in 1834 on the ruins of another Christian temple (destroyed by the Turks around 1722) and is one of the oldest churches in the Middle Rhodope Mountains. The church has three naves, one-apse...

The Ritual complex of stone niches near village Neofit Bozvelievo are carved in a limestone rock, right of the road between the villages of Neofit Bozvelievo and Lale. There are 11 niches arranged on 2 levels. Two of them (called "acoustic niches") have a very interesting acoustic feature - when a...

The Tomb "Punar Kaya" (from Turkish - Stone Draw-well) is located near village of Stareyshino and is respected among the local population as a sacred place. From the tomb springs water, which is collected in two stone basin carved in the rock front of it. One of the tanks has a round shape and ot...

The mosque of village of Benkovski (Kirkovo municipality) is a large and impressive, recently renovated building, located near the village center. The site is operational and collects collected Muslim from throughout the region for prayers. In the courtyard of the mosque is situated another ...

The Church "St. Athanasius" in village of Belopolyane was built in 1838 and is a remarkable representative of the Bulgarian Renaissance religious architecture from the first half of XIX century.It is a typical 3-nave pseudo basilica with pentagonal bell tower and rich relief sculptures on...