Rhodopes & Southern Bulgaria
12 lesser-known places in Rhodopes & Southern Bulgaria, with history, curiosities, a map and tours nearby.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors
12 places
Asen's Fortress
Asenovgrad · rocky-ridge fortress with a medieval church
Bachkovo Monastery
Asenovgrad · Georgian-founded monastery with a 12th-century ossuary
Belintash
Asenovgrad · carved rock sanctuary with unsolved riddles
Dyavolski Most (Devil's Bridge)
Ardino · stone bridge in a gorge and a deal with the Devil
Lyutitsa
Ivaylovgrad · white marble fortress deep in the Rhodopes
Mezek Fortress
Svilengrad · medieval fort with nine round towers
Perperikon
Kardzhali · rock-cut Thracian city and Balkan megalith giant
Snezhanka Tower
Pamporovo · 156 m TV tower with a panoramic café
Thracian Tomb of Aleksandrovo
Haskovo · Thracian tomb with a painted royal hunt
Ustra Fortress
Ustren · high, well-preserved Rhodope fortress with towers
Villa Armira
Ivaylovgrad · Roman villa with mosaics and marble décor
Vishegrad Fortress
Kardzhali · medieval fortress with a Thracian fort next door