Ritual Stone - Sharapana
Photo: kardzhali-tourism.info
Type: Sanctuary, Archaeological site
Location: Village Vrelo »
In Bulgarian: Ритуален камък - Шарапана »
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 (reservoir) related to spout the liquid. The objects was probably used for ritual squeezing of the grapes.
Both tanks are half a meter deep. One of them has round shape (diameter about 2 meters) and other is smaller, oblong shaped.
