Sights in Municipality Sandanski

The Kordopulova (aka Cincarovata) House in the town of Melnik is the biggest preserved house on the Balkan peninsula from the Renaissance period. It was built in 1754 year for the needs of the family of the rich Greek merchant Kordopoulos.The Kordopulov House has amazing architecture and splendid...

The Melnik pyramids are located northeast of the town of Melnik (direction Rozhen Monastery), in the southwestern foothills of the Pirin Mountain. They are rock formations, some with height of 100 meters, with sand, almost vertical slopes. The most popular among them are a group of pyramids, which...

Church of St. George is the main landmark of village Zlatolist (Sandanski Municipality). In the beginning of the last century there was lived a nun - Prepodobna Stoina, who was a prophetess and helped people. She is considered a precursor of the famous Bulgarian prophet Baba Vanga. Under the church ...

The Rozhen Monastery "Rozhdestvo Bogorodichno" ("Nativity of the Mother of God") is located west of village of Rojen. It is the biggest monastery in Pirin mountain and is very well preserved until today. It was built by the Melnik ruler despot Despot Alexius Slav during the ...

The Despot Slav-Fortress (aka Melnik castle) is located above the town of Melnik, about 1 km north-east of the town center. It is believed that the fortress was built in XI century, but in XIII century, during the reign of Despot Alexius Slav it has been expanded and additionally strengthened  ...

The Historical Museum of Melnik is housed in Pashova house - a building dating from 1815. The museum is a subsidiary of the historic museum of town of Sandanski.In the museum was established an ethnographic exposure related to the life and culture of the Bulgarians from Pirin Macedonia. Special...

Yane Sandanski is one of the most famous and beloved Bulgarian revolutionaries, member of IMRO and fighter for the liberation of Macedonia. He was born on May 18, 1872 in the village of Vlahi, which lies on the western slopes of the Pirin Mountains. The revolutionary was killed on April 21, 1915....

Skoka (means "The Jump") Waterfall is one of the largest and the most beautiful natural attractions in Pirin Mountain. The waterfall is located 2km away of the village of Kashina and 10 km from the Rozhen monastery. There are info-boards to it, starting from the village. The name comes f...

Chalet Kamenitsa (aka Begovitsa) is located in Pirin Mountain, 28 km North-Eastern of Sandanski. This is a massive three-storey building with shared bathrooms. The hut has electricity, water and local heating. There is a restaurant and dining room. Near the hut there are ski slopes, equipped with t...

Region around Melnik is rich of an unique nature phenomenon - the sandstones pyramids. They can be seen in the land of town of Melnik and villages of Karlanovo, Rojen and Sushitsa.The Pyramids are very impressive, reaching a height of 100 meters. The rock formations are located at an altitude of 350...