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The village of Fotinovo

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Fotinovo is a village in Southern Bulgaria. It is located in the municipality of Kirkovo, Kardzhali Region.

In Bulgaria there is one more village with the same name - in the municipality of Batak, Pazardzhik Region.

The village is located 8 km north of Kirkovo, 43 km south of Kardzhali, 28 km south-west of Momchilgrad and about 284 km south-east of the capital Sofia city.

It is situated in an area with hilly and foothill relief at an altitude of 350 meters. The climate is transitional-Mediterranean, winters are relatively mild and summers are long and hot. The River Varbitsa passes near the village.

Here live about 750 people.

Fotinovo comprises two neghbourhoods - Borovo and Zagoritchene. The village has a relatively good infrastructure, the main streets are paved, there are electricity and water supply systems. All mobile operators have coverage. Regular bus transport connects the village with the municipal center and the neighbouring villages.

There are a functioning town hall, primary school, community center and a kindergarten here. Besides, the village comprises two woodworking shops . Medical care for the population is provided by one GP and the nearest polyclinic is located in the village of Kirkovo. General hospital you can find in the town of Momchilgrad.

LANDMARKS AND TOURISM

On the left bank on Varbitsa River you can see six Thracian niches, ancient cuts, grooves and a rock tomb. There are also amazing rock formations resembling turtles that are carved in the rocks. According to the researchers thay were made by an ancient civilization that used to inhabit the Eastern Rhodopes.

Only 7 km in the north-east, in the village of Stareyshino, can be visited the Dome tomb "Punar Kaya" which means rock well in Turkish. The water that rises from the tomb is collected in two stone basin carved into the rock before it. The tomb is revered among local people as sacred, as there is a belief that the place and the water flowing from the tomb, have curative power.

In the village of Krilatitsa, 5 km in the south, you can visit a late ancient and medieval fortress in the Asara area, declared in 1996 to be an archaeological culture monument.

In the village of Benkovski, about 10 km in the west, you can see a few sites:

the renovated mosque in the center of the village where Muslims from all over the region gather to pray;

the venerable oak, over 200 years old, declared protected;

a rocky area, where the elements have for centuries carved the huge stones in a variety of bizarre rock forms of animals and plants, the most interesting of which are "The Crocodile", "The Mushroom", "Lion's Head", etc.

Only 15 km in the south-west is situated Veykata Peak - Bulgaria's most southern site, as well as the protected area Veykata, representing a mountainous area covered with mesophytic forests, including endangered natural habitats. From the top you can see the Aegean Sea.

The Sanctuary of Orpheus near the village of Tatul (about 40 km north-east of Фотиножо), is also interesting for tourists. The complex is one of the most impressive megalithic monuments in the Bulgarian lands. It comprises an ancient pagan temple and a medieval fortress. The central and highest place is occupied by a tomb hewn in the rock, leading to a formal staircase - a symbolic grave of Orpheus.

Source: http://www.kirkovo.bg, http://bg.guide-bulgaria.com
Photos: http://www.panoramio.com

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