Belogradchik Rocks
The Belogradchik Rocks are a group of bizarrely shaped sandstone, limestone and conglomerate rock formations located on the western slopes of the Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina) near the town of Belogradchik in northwest Bulgaria. The rocks vary in color from primarily red to gray to yellow; some of the rocks reach up to 200 m in height. These rocks have fantastic shapes.Another interesting fact is that every singel person from Bulgaria knows at least one ancient legend about them.They are often named for people or objects .Most majestic cliffssurround Belogradchik: Madonna, Rider, Monks, Student, Lion, Bear, Adam and Eve, the Castle. . The names of each piece rock are the result of people's imagination. About 4 km from Lepenitza cities around the cave is another great rock band, where the most impressive piece is a dinosaur. The Belogradchik Rocks have been declared a Natural Landmark by the Bulgarian government and are a major tourist attraction in the region. Here every stone has a history and legend, full of suffering and heroism, to explain the incredible stone beauty.Centuries ago, the rocks have a nunnery.Early each morning monastery bells called for prayer to God doomed nuns.The youngest among them, Bithynia neophyte, could not hide their beauty under his cassock.Rumors about her beauty Vita is spread everywhere throughout the Roman Empire.Peter's one where people had the right to visit the monasteries, the fate met by roman Antonio Vita.They love their long hiding from the nuns.But after a year the fruit of their love is revealed to light.Kids crying announced cells of the monastery.Vita was revealed and faced the strict law of the monks.They decided to curse and expel it from the monastery with her child.At this time, from the hill Antonio on his white horse, beseeching the nuns to leave Vita.And the miracle happened.Suddenly a storm rocks apologize, thunder, the earth shook.The monastery ruins and everything in stone - Rider, Monks and Bithynia, who turned in a Madonna with child in her arms.
7 Rila Lakes The 7 Rila lakes are one of the most interest views in Bulgaria. They are situated in the highest mountain on The Balkan peninsula – The Rila Mountaian, rising one above the other with a displacement of 440m at the Northern slope of Damka in the Northwestern part of the mountain. The Lakes have glacial origin and they are part of “The One Hundred National Tourist Sightseeing Spots” and they are among the most visited places in Bulgaria. They are connected with each other by small brooklets that turn into waterfalls at some places. Officially they have been numbered from up to down: The Tear-drop, The Eye, The Kidney, The Twin, The Trefoil, The Fish and The Bottom. The water from the lakes swells from one into the other and it is where The River Djerman originates form.
Ledenika Cave
Ledenika is a cave in the Northwestern parts of the Balkan Mountains, 16km away from the Bulgarian town of Vratsa.The cave was famous during the time of The Ottoman yoke.Shepherds used to keep yoghurt there.In summer and spring the cave is very beautiful. The first hall (the lowest part of the cave) is “The Antechamber”.There is a huge ice colone with diameter of nearly 21m.There is a set of wine-which is from ice bottles and glasses on the floor, below the high dome. Marvellous blue-white waterfalls shine at some places.The ice stalactites are like swords-short or longer, up to 4m.And everything shines like a diamond. A low corridor connects “the Antechamber” with “the Little hall”-almost a circle hall, which leads to “The Concert hall”. The way to it is through the Passage of Sinners. Only those whose heart is pure can pass through it. According to the specialist`s oppinion it has divine acustics.There is another hall, called “The Refrigerator”. People used to keep seeds in it in the past.Everything here is majestic and unique – the Crocodile, the Giant’s head, the Falcon, Santa Claus, the Witch’s house etc.In 1961 there were the first visitors, and in 1962 it became a landmark .The subterranean kingdom of “Ledenika” is so beautiful that it`s impossible to be described , it must be seen.
Krushuna Waterfall's
The Krushuna Falls is a waterfall in northern Bulgaria, near the village of Krushuna, Letnitsa Municipality.The waterfall is situated 34 km away from the town of Lovech. Krushuna Falls is famous with its picturesqueness.It is formed by numerous karst terraces. There is a pathway that leads away to the cave from which springs the waterfall. There are also two smaller waterfalls , and one of them is called ' Malka Maara '. A few more caves are located nearby - Urushka Maara, Gornik and Devetashka. The waterfall can be reached very easily - from the village's square you have to turn right and find a parking place.You will get to the waterfall by walking along a well-shaped path.There are bridges allowing the tourists to enjoy the natural beauty. Along the waterfall an Eco path is built ,which gives the opportunity to see the entire waterfall system. In 13th - 14th centuries, the Kroshuna Monastery was located here and was occupied by monks Hesychasts. That is proved by the remain rock niches and cells.
Rilla Monastery
Perperikon-sacred and ancient city
The sacred rocky town of Perperikon. Magnificent rocky formations on the hills near the village of Gorna Krepost, Kardzali, had captured the interest of many adventurers through the years.Today it is known to be a pre-historical village dating somewhere in the neolith.The region is very rich of gold , silver and copper ore and along with the fertile lands in the valley formed by the gold-bearing river Perperek it has been populated since thousands of millennia.
The Russian Church - Shipka
The Monastery of Shipka is an Orthodox church built in memory of all Bulgarian and Russian warriers , died in the Russo-Turkish War in 1878. Тhe church's architecture is typical for the Russian churches from 17 century.The brilliant cultural monument was built on count Ignatiev and Olga Skobeleva `s initiative with donations mostly from Russia but from Bulgaria ,too.The building started in 1885 and finished in 1902 under the guidance of gifter Russian architects.The Monastery`s opening was in 1902 in Russian army`s generals and a lot of guests of honour `presence. The heaviest bell of the church is 12 000 kilograms. The mural paintings are the work of a team of painters led by N.Rostovcev. The four little domes are made of gold, with the central one being 19 m high.
Plana Mountain
The Balkan Mountains
Rila Mountain
Vitosha Mountain
