Radoslav’s guidebook
Sightseeing
The Batak Reservoir is located in the Rhodope Mountains and is the third-largest in Bulgaria. It attracts many tourists and fishers, and the resort Tsigov Chark was built on its shore. The lake is situated around 8 km away from Batak's historic town from which it took its name. The dam is positioned at around 1,100 m above sea level. The reservoir area is surrounded by mountain and forest areas.
Batak Reservoir
The Batak Reservoir is located in the Rhodope Mountains and is the third-largest in Bulgaria. It attracts many tourists and fishers, and the resort Tsigov Chark was built on its shore. The lake is situated around 8 km away from Batak's historic town from which it took its name. The dam is positioned at around 1,100 m above sea level. The reservoir area is surrounded by mountain and forest areas.
Snezhanka (Bulgarian: "Snow White") is a show cave in the Rhodope Mountains, 5 km away from Peshtera, southern Bulgaria. It was discovered in 1961. The cave is 145 meters long, with a constant annual temperature of 8 °C, and was formed by the Novomahlenska River 3.5 million years ago.
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3 Дойранска епопеяSnezhanka (Bulgarian: "Snow White") is a show cave in the Rhodope Mountains, 5 km away from Peshtera, southern Bulgaria. It was discovered in 1961. The cave is 145 meters long, with a constant annual temperature of 8 °C, and was formed by the Novomahlenska River 3.5 million years ago.
It's an excellent walk from my cottage to the "Saint Constantine" resort.
The walk is around 2 hours.
Св. Константин
It's an excellent walk from my cottage to the "Saint Constantine" resort.
The walk is around 2 hours.
Come to Batak-black from pain, a world of sorrow, but an example of greatness!
History Museum - Batak will reveal this story to you. We present to your attention photos, documents, and original objects from the distant past, the Bulgarian Revival era, and the New Age. Exhibited in the Historical Museum-Batak building, they will reveal the rich cultural and historical heritage of Batak's municipality.
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Batak
Come to Batak-black from pain, a world of sorrow, but an example of greatness!
History Museum - Batak will reveal this story to you. We present to your attention photos, documents, and original objects from the distant past, the Bulgarian Revival era, and the New Age. Exhibited in the Historical Museum-Batak building, they will reveal the rich cultural and historical heritage of Batak's municipality.
Batashki Snezhnik, with a height of 2081 meters, is the sixth highest peak in the Rhodope Mountains and the second-highest, after Golyama Syutkya peak 2185 meters from the Batashka Mountain section.
Batashki Snezhnik is the highest peak in the municipality of Batak, as well as the largest protected area in the municipality (1054 ha)
Баташки Снежник
Batashki Snezhnik, with a height of 2081 meters, is the sixth highest peak in the Rhodope Mountains and the second-highest, after Golyama Syutkya peak 2185 meters from the Batashka Mountain section.
Batashki Snezhnik is the highest peak in the municipality of Batak, as well as the largest protected area in the municipality (1054 ha)
Golyam Beglik
Must visit this unique and magical place!
Tsepina was a castle and town in the western Rhodope mountains, southern Bulgaria, now in ruins. It is 6 kilometers from the Dorkovo village in the north-eastern part of the Chepinska valley.
The town was built on a steep height at 1,136 meters above sea level. Its outer walls have been closed an area of 25 decares and dominated by a citadel at the cliff's top. The foundations of three churches have been excavated, and four large water storage tanks up to 10 meters deep.
Tsepina
Tsepina was a castle and town in the western Rhodope mountains, southern Bulgaria, now in ruins. It is 6 kilometers from the Dorkovo village in the north-eastern part of the Chepinska valley.
The town was built on a steep height at 1,136 meters above sea level. Its outer walls have been closed an area of 25 decares and dominated by a citadel at the cliff's top. The foundations of three churches have been excavated, and four large water storage tanks up to 10 meters deep.
City/town information
Plovdiv
Must visit—a town, 8000 years old.
The town Bratsigovo established in the 16th-17th century.
The town is developing as a balneological centre. There is a cold mineral water spring (18-26 C) with the flow rate of 120 litres per minute at a distance of 500 metres west of it.
Bratsigovo
The town Bratsigovo established in the 16th-17th century.
The town is developing as a balneological centre. There is a cold mineral water spring (18-26 C) with the flow rate of 120 litres per minute at a distance of 500 metres west of it.
Dorkovo Museum, Bulgaria, established in 2013 in a domed wooden structure, has a display of fossils collected from the Pliocene geological epoch of about five million years ago, a life-size model a gomphothere, related to elephants, and a diorama.
Dorkovo
Dorkovo Museum, Bulgaria, established in 2013 in a domed wooden structure, has a display of fossils collected from the Pliocene geological epoch of about five million years ago, a life-size model a gomphothere, related to elephants, and a diorama.