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generalinformation
There are many natural landmarks in Bulgaria, and their orm
and appearance are quite diverse. Dominating are the rock
phenomena, however, which, with their odd shapes, have
attracted the human imagination or thousands o years. Many
ancient legends are told about them.
They are scattered throughout the country and they had been
created by the natural elements - wind, water and sun, which
have worked or millions o years on their masterpieces, which
nowadays attract our admiration.
Among the most amous natural phenomena that attract
thousands o tourists, are Belogradchik Rocks, the Woderul
Bridges, the Stone Mushrooms, the Petriied Wedding, the Fossil
Forest, the Elephant, the Lion Head, the Reselesh Dolls, the Melnik
and Katina Pyramids, the Stob Pyramids, Ritlite and the Three
brothers.
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Belogradchik Rocks are locatednear the town o Belogradchik.
They are a rock complex with
a total length o 30 kilometers
and total width o 6-7 kilometers.
The reddish tinge o the rock
ormations is due to the iron
oxide content.
There are several rock groups.The irst group is situated near
the town o Belogradchik. It
includes the most amous rock
ormations with interesting
names such as the Rider, the
Maiden, the Dervish, Adam and
Eve, the Mushrooms, the Lion,
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the Monks, the Bear, the Castle,
the Little Shepherd.
Each rock is associated with an
interesting old legend. Another
impressive group o rocks
is located west o the town.
The Belogradchik Fortress islocated near the rocks and
receives many visitors too. The
rocks were declared a natural
landmark in 1949.
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The Wonderul Bridges is
another popular landmark
that attracts many visitors. The
rock bridges are located in the
Rhodope Mountain near the
village o Zabardo.
In the past, the bridges used to
be a cave, which ormed under
the crumbling activity o the
river waters. During the years,
parts o it collapsed, orming
majestic marble bridges. The
large bridge is about 15 meters
wide in its widest parts and it
is almost 100 meters long. The
smaller bridge is 60 meters long,
its overall height is 50 meters
and the height o its arch is 30
meters. There is a third smaller
bridge behind it.
The bridges were declared a
natural landmark in 1949.
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4 kilometers rom the town
o Devin, on the road to the
village o Nastan, there is an
interesting landmark, that the
local people call the Elephant.
It is a rock ormation that
resembles the silhouette o the
great animal.
It is assumed that the opening
between the mouth and the
trunk o the elephant used to
be a cave opening, rom which
lowed a spring. Perhaps
the water o this spring has
ormed the wonderul rock
ormation.
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The Stone Mushrooms is a rock
ormation, located east o the
village o Beli Plast, on the road
between Haskovo and Kardzhali.
It was declared a natural
landmark in 1974.
The rocks resemble natural
mushrooms, but with a height
o 2.5 meters. The green color o
the hats and the pink color o the
stumps are due to the specifc
minerals, which are included in
the structure o the ormations.
The mushrooms were ormed as
a result o underwater volcanic
activity and were shaped by wind
and sun ater the withdrawal o
water.
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The Petrifed Wedding is a rock
phenomenon, located near the
town o Kardzhali, close to the
village o Zimzelen. It is also
known as the Stone Wedding.
Like the Stone Mushrooms, the
Petrifed Wedding was ormed as
a result o underwater volcanic
activity.
The rock ormation resembles a
group o people. Hence comes
their name, which is associated
with a legend. According to that
legend, the guests o the wedding
travelled to the nearby village,
when the wind blew away the
veil o the bride. The ather in law,
who saw her beauty, elt envious
o his son and desired to be with
her instead. Nature outraged
and petrifed all guests o the
wedding.
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The natural phenomenon the
Fossil Forest, also known with
names the Stone Forest and
Dikilitash, is located 18-20
kilometers rom Varna and a
ew kilometers rom the town
o Beloslav. It is a group o
stone columns up to 10 meters
high, hollow or solid cylinders,
truncated cones, various
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by shape and size boulders
and multiple stone pieces.
They were declared a natural
landmark in 2002. Many o
the rocks have names, given
or their whimsical shapes.
Legends are told about some
o them.
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In the Ropotamo reserve,
at the right bank o the
eponymous river, high on
the hill, stands a rock in the
shape o a lions head.
It can also be seen rom
the road, but the best sight
is rom the river. For this
purpose, you can take a ride
on any o the tourist boats
that oer trips along the river.
The mouth o Ropotamo is
located near by.
There are several legends
about the Lion Head.
Accord ing to one o them, it
used to keep a gold treasure
hidden in a nearby well.
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The interesting rocks are located
just 500 meters rom the village
Reselets, 6 kilometers rom the
town o Cherven Bryag. They are
situated in a karst area with many
natural landmarks. Some o the
rock ormations bear names such
as the Gateway, the Elephant, the
Old Man and are associated with
interesting legends.
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The Melnik pyramids are rock
ormations, covering an area
o 50 square kilometers near
the town o Melnik.
They are conditionally divided
into three shares - Melnik,
Rozhen and Karlanovo
pyramids. They were declared a
natural landmark in 1960.
The pyramids were ormed due
to soil erosion in the area.
The pyramids in the village
Karlanovo impress with their
shape o obelisks and their
height, which reaches 100
meters.
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The Katina pyramids are
located at the end o the
village o Katina, near Soa
city. They have an interesting
rubiginous color, and their
shape is a result o erosion o
delluvial soils, pulled o the
mountain.
They were ormed by the
rain over millions o years,
but in the recent decades,
due to the orestation in the
region, they have started
melting. The pyramids were
declared a natural landmark
in 1962.
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The Stob pyramids are located
in the Rila Mountain, near the
village o Stob. The width o
the pyramids is 30-40 meters,
their average height is 6-10
meter and at some places
it reaches 12 meters. Most
o the pyramids are located
on the southern slope. Their
color varies rom light yellow
to dark brown and red. Their
picturesque compositions baer
various names - the Towers,
the Crags, Samodivski Komini,
the Pinnacles, the Brothers, the
Matchmakers, etc.
The pyramids were declared a
natural landmark in 1964.
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The rock ormation the Three
brothers is located in the area o
Kazanite near the town o Aytos.
They are a symbol o the town
and were declared a natural
landmark in 1972. According to
the legend, three giant brothers
deended the local population.
They battled all day and came
back to rest in the evening. They
turned into three rocks to hide
rom the attackers.
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Ritlite is a rock phenomenon,
located in the Iskar Gorge
near the village o Lyutibrod.
The phenomenon includes
our almost parallel vertical
rock walls, 200 meters long.
The name o the natural
landmark comes rom its
similarity with the side walls
o an oxcart (ritli).
Remains o old ortress
walls can be seen at the
crags - the medieval village
o Korintgrad was located
east o the rocks. Ritlite was
declared a natural landmark
in 1938.
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