Natural Landmarks in Bulgaria
Belogradchik Rocks - towering sandstone and limestone deposits with red, gray and yellow shades... Rock figures as high as 200 m, located in West Fore, near the town of Belogradchik.
They form a strip of 30 km length and up to 3 km width. They are included in the
list of hundred national tourist sites.
Belogradchik rocks consist of three rock groups. They were are announced as a landmark in1949.
Melnik Pyramids
Melnik pyramids are rock formations, which are among the most visited by tourists stone pyramids in Bulgaria.
Melnik pyramids reach height of 100 m. Typical of their appearance is that their
slopes are sandy and in places almost completely vertical. Broadleaf plants and grass grow on their tops.
Melnik pyramids were under construction and their appearance and shape change. They were declared a natural landmark in 1960.
Mysterious stones near Varna lake
The area is called the Stone Forest
Fossil Forest are rock formations located 18 km from Varna. Located on both sides of the road to Varna-Sofia,
near the villages of Sunny, Banovo Strashimirovo and Devnya.
Trigrad Gorge
Its total length is 7 km, but the actual gorge is 2-3 km. It is the third longest
gorge in Bulgaria after Buynovsko Gorge and TrunGorge.
Trigrad Gorge is located 1.5 km north of Trigrad.
The gorge along the river Trigradska impresses with its beauty. On both sides of the river marble rocks rise, forming a narrow gorge tunnel.
Caves in Bulgaria
Ledenika cave is located on the northwestern part of Vratsa Mountain
Ledenika is a cave in the Balkan Mountains with numerous galleries and interesting karst formations - stalactites and stalagmites dating back thousands
of years. The cave is 300 meters long. It has ten
rooms. The biggest is the concert hall. It leads to the passage of sinners. In it may
take only one who is pure of heart.
Ledenica Cave
Once the cave was filled with water, but water gradually
disappeared and left only a small lake – the Lake of wishes.
According to the legend, if someone dipped his hand in ice-
cold lake in the cave and he wishes something, it will be fulfilled. Ledenika cave is located in the
northwest of Vratsa Mountain, 16 km from the town of Vratsa.
Bacho KiroBacho Kiro is the name of one of the most
visited caves in Bulgaria. The cave is located west of Dryanovski
monastery, a small distance from the water cave Andaka and has a length of 3500
meters.
Bacho Kiro is one of the main tourist areas. It has a variety of limestone formations -
stalagmites, stalactites, stalagmites, columns and curtains.
Bacho Kiro is one of the hundred national
tourist sites of the Bulgarian Tourist Union.
Lakes in Bulgaria
Pirin and Rila mountains are dotted with numerous small and large lakes, in whose
waters the blue-green heavenly high mountains are seen.
In the northern Pirin there are over 160 lakes .
Clear Lake
Clear Lake is one of the Smolyan Lakes. Smolyan lakes are located in Beech Mountain, Western Rhodope Mountains to
the north under the Orpheus rocks and Mount Snow.They are scattered along the left side of the valley of the
Black River, from Orpheus rocks to the town of Smolyan.
Waterfalls in Bulgaria
Stone Pine The waterfall is located on one of the tributaries of the Leva River. Stone Pine Fall is located on the territory of Vratsa Balkan Nature
Park and is the main tourist attraction in the park. Its height is
50 meters.
Skakliya
Two of the highest (intermittent watercourses) waterfalls in Bulgaria bear
the same name: Skakliya. The first is located near the village Zasele
(near the town of Svoge) of the eponymous river, a left tributary of Iskar. It is 85 meters and passes under the famous Vazov path.
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