Sights in Town Melnik

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...

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...