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Devil’s Throat and Yagodinska caves

The Yagodinska Cave is 10 kilometers long, 5 stories tall, and made up of many labyrinths. Visitors enter the cave through an artificial opening and follow a special path with electric lights illuminating the beautiful and mysterious formations. Devil’s Throat Cave, or Dyavolsko Garlo, is located in the western Rhodopes in Bulgaria, near its border… Read More »

Melnik and wine tasting

The unique architecture of Melnik and the nearby Rozhen Monastery (located 6 km southeast of Melnik) make it a popular tourist destination. In addition, the town has been famous for producing strong wine since at least 1346. The local wine from the varietal Broad Leave Melnik Vine was reportedly a favourite of Winston Churchill’s. Read more… Read More »

Kopitoto TV Tower viewpoint over Sofia

Vitosha Mountain TV Tower, better known as Kopitoto – “The Hoof”, after the rock outcrop (1,348 m) it stands on, is a 186 meter tall TV tower built of reinforced concrete on Vitosha Mountain near Sofia, Bulgaria. The footprint of the tower has the shape of a hexagon with three of the sides extended. Read more… Read More »

Prohodna Cave (The Eyes of God) Tour

Prohodna (Bulgarian: Проходна) is a karst cave in north central Bulgaria, located in the Iskar Gorge near the village of Karlukovo in Lukovit Municipality, Lovech Province. The cave is known for the two eye-like holes in its ceiling, known as Oknata (The windows). Read more about the sights bellow… Book any of the tours by clicking… Read More »

Mineral Baths Tour

When it comes to mineral waters, few countries in the world can hold candle to Bulgaria. The reason for this is quite obvious: it boasts well over 200 mineral springs, 148 in its southern half and 77 in its northern half, to be precise. Most of them were discovered and developed centuries ago and they… Read More »

Koprivshtitsa Tour

Koprivshtitsa is one of the most characteristic Bulgarian towns, still preserving the atmosphere of the Bulgarian National Revival period of the 19th century. The town is huddled in the mountain-folds, 111 km east of Sofia. The town boasts a large number of architectural monuments from the period, 383 in all, most of which have been… Read More »