Unique in Europe and famous throughout the world, the Valley of Roses in the heart of Bulgaria is visited every year1 by thousands upon thousands of tourists. The best time to visit it is the end of May and the beginning of June, when the roses are in bloom and fill every garden with their fragrance, and you see boundless rose plantations. In the picturesque village of Rozino and the towns of Sopot, Karlovo, Kalofer and Kazanluk visitors will also be able to visit interesting historical and architectural monuments: the house in which the Bulgarian writer Ivan Vazov was bom, that of the apostle of Bulgarian freedom Vassil Levski, as well as that of the prominent Bulgarian poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev – all now museums.
You can reach the Rose Valley by train or, better yet, by car along the wonderful asphalt highway which reveals ever new splendid views, the one more impressive than the other. Moreover, this happens to be the shortest route from Sofia to the Black Sea: 254 miles.
RABISHA CAVE
hidden in a hill and near a lake, both of the same name. The most interesting part of the cave is its niche with original paintings on the rocks, made with guano and dating from nearly 1,0 B.C. The paintings represent scenes from the life of primitive man, figures of animals, dancing women, hunting scenes private tour guide ephesus, etc. The galleries of the cave that have been investigated extend more than 2,300 m. Next to the entrance of the cave there is a hotel and a camp site. Noteworthy for its varied formations and its ingenious illumination is also the Ledenika Cave near the town of Vratsa.
THE STONE FOREST
The Stone Forest, also called Pobiti Kamuni, near Varna is a fantastic sight: stone tree trunks without leaves and branches, reaching up to the height of 5 m. It is believed that- they were formed as a result of the action of the wind, water and sand, which carried away the softer rocks, leaving harder ones to stick out of the ground to this day. It lies beside the Sofia-Varna highway.
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