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generalinformation

The beauty o the Bulgarian nature has many aces. It is not

limited to unique rock ormations, majestic mountains, beautiul

landscapes and scenic areas. Much o its impressive sites are hidden

underground.

There are many caves in Bulgaria, but only some o them are

developed, managed and available or tourist visits. The rest o them

are only a privilege to experienced climbers and cavers and require

special training and equipment.

In many Bulgarian caves were discovered traces o ancient times. Thecaves were inhabited by people as early as the Stone Age, and some o

them, such as Magurata cave, bear the signs o ancient cultures.

The most popular and interesting or tourists are the Devils Throat

cave, Yagodinska cave, Haramiyska cave, Uhlovitsa cave, Saeva

dupka, Bacho Kiro, Prohodna, Devetashka, Snezhanka, Ledenika,

Orlova Chuka, Magurata and Lepenitsa.


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The Devils Throat cave is situated

in the Rhodope Mountain, 2 km

rom Trigrad in the Trigrad Gorge.

It is not amous or beautiul cave

ormations, since it is a precipice

cave.

However the water, pouring

into a deep chasm, is quite

impressive. The waters o

Trigrad River fow into the Devils

throat rom a height o 42

meters, orming the highest

underground waterall on the

Balkan Peninsula. According

to a legend, Orpheus entered

the Devils Throat, which led to

the underworld, to look or his

beloved Eurydice.

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Haramiyska cave is located

in the Trigrad gorge, opposite

the entrance o the Devils

Throat Cave. It is one o the

sites or extreme tourism -the cave is only accessible

with appropriate equipment

and with use o alpine and

speleological techniques. The

remains o primitive people

were ound in the cave - oneo the main attractions o the

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Haramiyska cave are their

models, located at the

entry o course. The inner

area o the cave is not

illuminated - tourists

should bring their own

lighting and protective

clothing. Experienced

guides provide on-site

training and equipment.


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Yagodinska cave is situated

in the Buynovsko gorge, in

the Rhodope Mountain near

the village o Yagodina. It is

a complex system o several

loors, ormed in marble. The

lowest loor is developed

and managed. More than a

kilometer long route allows

visitors to see beautiul

examples o almost all types

o cave ormations, but most

impressive are the numerous

cave pearls. They are ormed

as real pearls - rom sand,

which somehow splashed

in the water and over many

years it was covered with

calcite and acquired round

shape.

yagodinskacave


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Uhlovitsa is also located in

the Rhodope Mountain, 3

km northeast o the village

o Mogilitsa and about 30

kilometers southwest o

Smolyan. The entrance o the

cave can be reached ater a steep

climb that takes about 30-40

minutes. The cave length is 460

meters, but only 330 m o it are

suitable or visits. The name

o the cave derives rom the

word Ululitsa - an owl species,

which probably lived in the area

o the cave. With its beautiul

ormations Uhlovitsa is oten

compared to an underground

palace - it has dendrites,

helictites, stalactites, stalagmites

and stone wateralls.

uhlovitsa


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Saeva dupka is located near

the village o Brestnitsa, in

Lovech region. It is well laid

out and accessible or tourists.

It is assumed that its name

comes rom the names o two

brothers - Seyu and Sayu, who

used it as a shelter during

the Ottoman Dominion.

Saeva Dupka cave consists

o 5 rooms, the largest o

them being the Srutishte hall

(the Landslip). The Harmana

hall has very good acoustics

and concerts are held in it

quite oten. The cave is very

beautiul - it contains all

kinds o cave ormations -

stalactites, stalagmites,

sinter lakes, draperies, etc.

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Bacho Kiro cave is located

about 6 kilometers southwest

o the town o Dryanovo and

its entrance is 300 m away

rom the Dryanovo Monastery

St. Archangel Michael. Bacho

Kiro cave is the irst well-laid

cave in Bulgaria - since 1937;

and since 1940 it has beared

the name o the amousBulgarian revolutionary,

who participated in the April

Uprising (1876), Bacho Kiro.

For thousands o years rivers

have shaped cave galleries

and halls. Beautiul cave

ormations - stalactites,

stalagmites and stalactones,

have gotten strange and

varied orms. Visiting the cave

is possible along two routes

- the short one takes about30 minutes and the long one -

about 70 minutes.

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Prohodna cave is one o

the most amous and easily

accessible caves in Bulgaria.

It is located 2 kilometers

away rom the village o

Karlukovo and 112 kilometers

rom Soia.

The cave is a natural rock

bridge with a length o 262

meters. It has 2 ent rances - a

large one and a small one.

The large entrance is the

largest cave vault in Bulgaria

- 45 meters high. Prohodna

is naturally lit rom the huge

openings in the ceiling - they

are also cal led okna. The

Okna resemble eyes and they

have been deying the human

imagination or centuries.

prohodna


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Devetashka cave is located

18 km northeast o Lovech

and 2 km rom the village

o Devetaki. The cave is also

known as Maarata or Oknata

due to the seven various-sized

holes in the ceiling, through

which light penetrates and

illuminates the central hall

and part o the both arms o

the cave. Studies show that

Devetashka cave used to be

inhabited during almost all

historical eras.

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Snezhanka is one o the most

beautiul caves in Bulgaria. It is

located in the Rhodope Mountain,

5 km rom the town o Peshtera,

towards the town o Batak.

Although short - only 145 meters,the cave has collected all types

o cave ormations - stalactites,

stalagmites, sinter lakes and

draperies. The name o the cave

was given due to the snow-

white deposits, which ormed

or millions o years and roze in

strange shapes. One o them lookslike the airytale heroine Snow

White.

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Ledenika cave is located 16 km

rom the town o Vratsa.

Ledenika bears its name or the

ice stalagmites, stalactites and

stalactones which orm during

winter near its entrance. There

is a small sinter lake in the cave

and, according to a belie, it

ulills the desire o everyone

who dipped their hands in it.

The tour in the cave lasts or

an hour and the route covers

350 meters o the cave

galleries.

ledenika


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Orlova Chuka cave is locatedabout 40 km rom Ruse, near

the village o Pepelina. Its name

comes rom the rock crown

that stands above its entrance.

Skeletons o cave bears were

discovered during a study o

the cave. It is believed that the

cave was inhabited by humansduring the Paleolithic and the

Copper Ages. About 3 kilometers

o the cave are nowadays open

or visitors and illuminated. The

cave impresses with its sinter

ormations, calcite crystals,

stalactites and tunnels.

orlovachuka


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The Magura cave is located

in northwest Bulgaria, 17 km

rom the town o Belogradchik.

It was carved in the limestone

Rabishka mound. It is one o

the largest and most beautiul

caves in Bulgaria. It consists

o one main gallery and three

side branches. Prehistoric

drawings, carved into rock

and decorated with bat guano

(droppings), were discovered

in one o the cave halls. The

igures represent dancing

women silhouettes, dancing

and hunting men, disguised

men, animals, stars, tools and

plants.

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Lepenitsa cave is located in the

Western Rhodope Mountain,

10 km southwest o Rakitovo

and 11 km rom Velingrad.

The 1,525 meters long cave is

rich in stalagmites, stalactites

and stalactones and is very

beautiul. Impressive cave

pearls have been discovered in

the cave, which can nowadays

be seen in the Natural History

Museum in Soia.

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Destination Bulgaria

Operative Program Regional Development 2007-2013

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