It is believed that the name of Shiroka Laka comes from the Old Bulgarian word "bow": "bend", "curve", "curve". In the first days of March, one of the biggest kuker holidays in Bulgaria is held in the village, called by local residents...
100 National Tourist Sites
Ethnographic Areal Complex, Zlatograd
Zlatograd is located in the Rhodope Mountains - on the border between its central and eastern parts. The city is located in a picturesque valley. About 300 km from our capital Sofia and 70 km from the international resort center of...
Snow White Peak
In the heart of the Rhodopes, 260 km from the capital and 15 km from Smolyan, one of the most beautiful and majestic peaks of Bulgaria is located - Snezhanka. With its 1926 meters, it is the highest peak in the Pamporovo resort. Sunny...
Buynovo River Gorge
The gorge is located on both sides of the Buinovska Reka, a tributary of the Vacha River. Soon after the fork near the village of Teshel, the rocks narrow above the Buinovska river, forming a majestic gorge. It has been declared a natural...
Yagodinska cave
The exploration of the cave began in 1963 by the Chepelare speleoclub headed by Dimitar Raychev, initially 8,500 meters were explored, and in 1982-1986 the cave was re-mapping and new ones were discovered galleries and sections as its...
Trigradsko Gorge
Everyone who has come to the area of the Trigrad Gorge has left convinced that it is one of the natural wonders not only of Bulgaria, but also of the world. The most suitable starting point for visiting the karst sites around it is a hut...
“Sharenka” cave
"Sharenka" cave is a kind of museum of mining in the Rhodopes and in general in these lands since the 8th century BC. It is located 2.5 km. southwest of Madan on the left bank of a deep gorge. It bears the name of the largest district in...
Golyam Perelik Peak (2191 M)
Golyam Perelik Peak is located in the eponymous high mountain section of the Western Rhodopes. It is the leader of the Rhodopes and with its 2191 m ranks the mountain in the seventh highest place among the Bulgarian mountains. The Perelik...
Uhlovitsa Cave
Uhlovitsa Cave is located at 1040 meters above sea level, 3 km away. northeast of the village of Mogilitsa, in the border zone in the western part of the Rhodope forest massif. It is one of the oldest caves in the region, with many...
Church “St. Constantine and Elena”, Momchilovtsi village
The cultural and historical museum with a gallery contains more than 3,000 exhibits. The exposition is arranged in sections: Archaeology, Bulgarian Revival and Ethnography, which tell about the history and traditional way of life in the...