Name of the attraction (cave, protected sites/territories, natural attractions, beauty spots,etc.) |
Location |
Brief description / characterization |
The “Carangil” cave
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The village of Shiroko pole |
The cave is formed in limestone rocks, it is a three-storey cave, 650 m deep. It is a habitat of different kinds of bats. It is the only habitat in the world of the Centromerus milleri spider. |
The caves “ Inikler ” / “ The Stremtsi labyrinths ” |
The village of Stremtsi |
Well-preserved gold mine galleries / ²-²²² century AD, Roman /. Total length of 460 m. The galleries resemble labyrinths and that is the reason why they are called so. |
The “Snowflakes” caves |
The village of Snejinka / below the village of Dajdovnitsa / |
The 7 caves are located under the Medieval fortress Hasara. The biggest one is 110m long and reaches the fortress by forming a secret entrance. |
The “Tilkin” cave |
The village of Opalchentsi |
It is formed over a rock crown, total length of 125m. It was inhabited in the ancient times. It is the only habitat of the blind cave beetle in the whole world. |
The “ Karabekirova ” cave |
The village of Gluhar |
It is formed over a rock crown above Varbitsa River. The cave had been dwelled in by primitive people during the Neolithic period . |
The “Brajlyanina” cave |
The village of Visoka Polyana |
It is located near “Hisara” fortress. A habitat of bats. |
“Fist rock” protected area |
The village of Kaloyantsi |
Protected species of animals and plants / black stork , Egyptian vulture, big hawk , white-tail buzzard, kite, peregrine falcon, chukar partridge, owl, European roller , Eurasian Crag-Martin, red-rumped swallow, black-eared wheater, Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush , blue rock thrush, sub-alpine warbler, rock nuthatch, masked shrike as well as the typical of the Eastern Rhodopes rocks and forest habitats . |
“Middle Arda” protected area |
The village of Zvezdelina and the village of Visoka polyana |
Protected species of animals and plants / Egyptian and griffon vulture, white-tail buzzard, black stork, rock nuthatch, blue rock trush, chukar partridge, bat communities. A significant landscape. |
The protected area – habitat of the Maiden-hair fern (Adiantum capillus veneris) |
“Kyosh Dere” bridge
-westward from the town of Kardzhali; 0.5 km away from the mouth of Arda River |
The habitat covers a territory of about 1 km of the left, higher and rocky bank of River Arda . The plant is listed in the Bulgarian Protected Species Red Book. |
Protected Area – habitat of Lathrea rhodopaea |
Along the flow of River Perperek, between the village of Perperek and the village of Svatbare |
The plant is a Balkan endemite, it is listed in the Bulgarian Protected Species Red Book. The habitat occupies an area of 17 decares, small groups of Lathrea rhodopaea. |
Natural attraction “The Pyramids of Kardzhali ” (“The Stone Wedding ”) |
The village of Zimzelen – eastward from the town of Kardzhali |
“The Pyramids of Kardzhali” are interesting, strange formations of riolythic tuffs in various shapes on the area of 50 decares. Their various colours – pink, yellow, rusty-red etc. - are result of the manganic, ferrous and other metallic acids. |
“Stone Mushrooms” natural attraction |
The village of Beli plast |
Their origin is similar to the one of the “Pyramids of Kardzhali”. The formations resemble the forms of mushrooms . They cover an area of abound 30 decares. |
“Rock Window” Natural attraction |
The village of Kostino
“Kostinsko dere” bridge |
Rock formations |
The monastery of “ St. John the Precursor ” / ” St. Joan the Baptist ” |
The town of Kardzhali
“Veselchane” residential district |
A restored Medieval monastery complex dating back to the 9th – 14th century. A cleric’s remains as well as his symbols and materials /gold-woven shroud/ had been found in a preserved tomb which is located in the narthex of the church. The church is restored and some of the wall-paintings are preserved. It exists and functions nowadays. |
The Thracian Fortress |
The village of Ivantsi
“Television tower” bridge |
A Thracian fortress – V²² – ² century B.C. |
The Medieval Episcopate |
The village of Nenkovo
“ Asara ” bridge |
A late ancient and Medieval fortified episcopate dating back to ²V – Õ²V century. It is near the town of Kardzhali next to the creek of River Borovitsa. |
The Thracian Rock Niches |
The village of Dajdovnitsa
The village of Nenkovo
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Vertically chiseled rock niches, all having different depths and cult purpose. The Thracian niches near the village of Dajdovnitsa are near the “Rock window” natural attraction in the village of Kostino |
Thracian fortress and rock niches |
The village of Lisitsite
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A Thracian fortress dating back to ²V – ² century B.C near this sight is “ Dambali ” peak which is a present sanctuary. |
The Fortress of “Hyperperacion” /”Perperikon”/ and Thracian king`s palace / residency / |
The village of Gorna krepost
” Asara “ bridge |
A Medieval fortress dating back to V² – Õ²V century.
Under the old fortress there was discovered a Thracian king`s palace with sanctuaries dating back to ²V – ²²² century B.C . This sacred Thracian palace is a unique archaeological finding which has a universal value. |
The fortress of “Mneakos” / “Monyak” |
The village of Shiroko pole
“Hasar ala” bridge |
A Medieval fortress – Õ² – Õ²V century |
The fortresses of “Hisara”
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The village of Vishegrad |
A late ancient and Medieval fortress / IV – XIV century/ is discovered in the “Hisar yustyu” area. In the “Harman kaya” area was discovered a Thracian fortress / ²V – ² century / |
