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town of Dospat

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Dospat  is located in the heart of the Rhodope Mountains, on the shore of the Dospat dam. Relief in the region is mountainous and the town is about 1200 meters above sea level. The winter here is mild, spring occurred late autumn is warm and summer is cool. In the town some 3 000 residents. The distance of 80 kilometers west of Smolyan and 50 km east of Gotse Delchev.
In the vicinity of the city found remains of 4 century b.c. It proposed that the city bears the name of the ruler Despot Slav,  from whom probably was found.
Today in  Dospat predominates the muslim population. Main occupation is farming, woodworking and processing production of woolen knitwear. In recent years the town has been developed as a tourist destination. There are new hotels and restaurants.  The beautiful scenery around the rich in fish  Dospat dam attracts many tourists. Each year during the last weekend of August in Dospat organized congregation with many songs and dances.

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Chudnite mostove, / The wonder bridges/ are unique rock phenomenon in an average of the River Mountains Aydarsko gullet. It is located on 40.3 ha and a distance of 80 km south of Plovdiv and 35 km northwest of the town of Chepelare. The full old river is creating deep karst cave, the ceiling of which colapsed.The  water  carry away fallen debris and so have developed two incredible natural marble bridge.
The  upper is with thickness of about 20 meters, 15 meters width and length of 96 meters. It rises over 43 meters deep chasm and 45 meters wide At 150 meters below is the second bridge, which is like a tunnel, 60 meters. The opening is relatively wide at the top and gradually narrows. After the bridge waters of the river disappears in the depths of the earth and go 1.5 km below. In the rocks of natural stone bridges is growing the famous Rose (Haberlea rodopenzis). Fenomenal bridges have been declared protected area in 1949 next to them is a tourism hut "Chudnite mostove, where one can relax, enjoy a magnificent view. Not far from there on the way up is the chalet Skalnite mostove
Perperikon Perperikon sanctuary of towering rock peak elevation of 470 meters, located in the Eastern Rhodopes, 15 km northeast of the town of Kardzhali today. At its foot is the village of Upper fortress, which runs along Perperishkata river influent in the nearby lake "cold well". In the valley of the river are archaeological sites from different eras arranged around the natural center Perperikon. Perperikon consists of four parts representing the perfect composition of the Neolithic:
- Strong fortress wall.
- Acropolis of Athens, composed of huge stone blocks, located in the highest part of the hill.
- Palace-in-hewn rocks and occupies an area of 10 000 sq.m.
- North and south suburbs, representing small rocks in the streets, residential buildings and temples.
Thousands years ago Perperikonwas home of different generations, left mark on the rocks. In the Neolithic (VI end of the century-beginning of V century BC) Perperikon represented exposed rock solid. People do not know things, so we have kept rock processing of natural disasters, water, wind, rain. So Perperikon was known not as a settlement but for deified rock. In later refine things, the Romans and the Thracians taken an increasingly larger areas of rock massifs and reconstrut the stone fortress walls, walls which were created without any adhesive material. Perperikon experiencing its first bloom of Troy and Mycenae. From that period and thousands of rock cut monuments representing altars niches, sewerage system tombs. Some of the stone altars were used for sacrificial both animals and humans. Archaeological discoveries of excavations at Perperikon hidden mysticism of antiquity of the temple of Dionysus in the Rhodopes.

Bachkovo Monastery-/Bachkovskiyat monastery/, which is the second largest in Bulgaria, located in the Rhodopes among valley of the River Chepelarska. Is surrounded by high rocky peaks and distance of 1 km from the village Bachkovo to 10 km from Asenovgrad and 28 km from Plovdiv.
In XI century Byzantine soldier Gregory Bakuriani choose this corner of the Rhodope Mountains to spend their old age. In 1083 here along with his brother Abaziy he founded a monastery called "Sv.Bogoroditsa Petrichka. Once the territory of the monastery belonged many real estate in the Rhodopes and the Thracian Valley. Later, King Kaloyan obsesses Rhodopes the monastery falls within the Bulgarian state. At the time of King John Alexander, it is important spiritual and Literary center. After conquer the Turks from Bulgaria in the monastery is exilic Bulgarian Patriarch Evtimii Turnovo. There he continued his Literary work.
The monastery was burning down a number of initial appearance is reserved ossuary and the Church of the Holy Archangel. He kept frescoes by XI-XIV century, which rank among the most valuable in Eastern Christian painting. In the Church of the Holy Trinity and St. Nicholas are some of the first murals, painted by Zahari Zograf. Especially interesting are the Donor portrait and a portrait of Tsar Ivan Alexander. It protects the most famous miraculous icon of the Virgin Eleusa with silver hardware in 1310.
In the monastery has museum exhibitions, which store large collection of icons, books, the sword of krastonosetsa Friedrich Barbarossa and others. The monastery has accommodation facilities for about 200 people.
Elephant monument-natural landmark. Elephant is located on the banks of the river in the  Shirokolashkata to 4 kilometers from the town of Devin, near the village Nestan.
Represents a striking rock formation resembling an elephant. Rock ends with a hard stone pillar, like a trunk Elephant. The resulting hole is a size of about 3 meters and 3 meters probably has been the mouth of the cave.
The entire area is karst and has many holes and caves.
Trigrad, south of Devin, 1, 2 kilometers from the village Trigrad in the valley of the River Trigradska in the Rhodope Mountains, is impressive Trigradsko Gorge. Its average altitude is 1450 meters, its total length is 7 km, a core part 2 - 3 km from both sides of the river to peak rocks forming the gorge. Sheer pinnacles reached a height of 250 m
The region have been many archaeological excavations, whose findings contend that this has been a cave dwellings and Thracian necropolis. One of the landmarks of the gorge is  cave "Devil's Throat." Here insert water into the cave and form a 42-meter waterfall. After about 500 meters down the river, the water again appears in the form of Karst spring. The cave is well and open for visits.Another landmark is Haramiyskata cave. It is the east side of the bluff. At 8 km is the "Yagodinskata" cave, which is the longest in the Rhodopes. Entry into these caves is allowed only with guides and special equipment. Trigradsko natural landmarks of the gorge have been declared protected area. In Place Chairite, sloping svlachishtni have six lakes in the rocks of the gorge Trigradsko observed over 10 species of rare birds.In the village Trigrad several hotels and private rooms.
Devil's Throat, one of the phenomena in the Rhodopes is Trigradsko Gorge, where a cave "Devil's Throat." It distance of 1, 2 kilometers from the village Trigrad and is formed by a powerful tectonic movements.
The name of the cave comes from the shape of the door resembling painted head. The cave has received from the river, falling below ground from 42 meters height to form a huge hall called Buchashtata room. The length and 110 meters, width - 40 meters and the height and reaches 35 meters. Plangent lead wallop and the boiling, roaring mass of water leap in alternate waterfalls. The entrance is made from artificial gallery 150 meters in length during which reaches all the watercourse. 301 steps up here you out along the underground waterfall to the surface. Approximately 400 meters from the entrance of "Devil's Throat" the underground river waters are lost to siphon gallery. The length of the siphon more than 150 meters, after a 60 - meter gallery underground river leaves the cave and go back to the surface. The cave is electrified and the stairs going up near the plangent waters underground waterfalls are secured by betonen parapet. In this cave sleep the biggest in Bulgaria and the Balkans colony of long-wings bat cave. In the past, this unique natural phenomenon has given rise to many legends. One of them spoke that it was here Orpheus insert in the underworld of Hades to rescue his beloved, Eurydice. In honor of the gods of the underworld, were offer sacrifice. The cave is open to visitors throughout the year.

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