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desert_princess Says: The abyss cave Devil's Throat is situated 1,3 km to the north of the village of Trigrad on the right side of the main road. The waters of Trigrad River through a succession of waterfalls, the highest of which is 42 m - the biggest underground waterfalls on the Balkans, flow...
hekate Says: The Devil's Throat Cave (Peshtera Diavolskoto Garlo) is an abyss cave, formed as a result of the collapse of earth layers. To make the cave accesible for tourists an artificial tunnel long150m was dugged into the rock. Going trough the tunnel you will reach an impressive...
Yagodina Cave (Yagodinska Peshtera)
hekate Says: The Yagodina Cave (Yagodinska Peshtera), is an established attraction, with 45-minute tours covering 1km of the 10km labyrinth, the largest cave-system in Bulgaria. Tours are conducted on the hour. Minimal numbers for a group is 10 persons, and the limit is 50 persons. The...
Haramiiska Cave (Haramiiska Peshtera)
hekate Says: "The first traces of human precense in the region are from the late phase of the Old Stone Age – 20 – 15 000 B.C. During the Neolith the local population seeked shelter in the caves.The Haramiiska Cave is one of the caves in the region confrming the Neolithic culture (4000 –...
omega77 Says: The Devil’s Throat Cave is one of the main attractions in Trigrad, situated 1,3 km to the north of the village. It has been formed as a result of massive tectonic activities. To access the cave you should go through a 150- meter artificially dug tunnel. Far before reaching...
omega77 Says: The Muslim and Christian culture and traditions go hand in hand in the village. So, it is not surprising that you can see a Christian church and a Muslim mosque build side by side.
omega77 Says: Local people will tell you that any objects swept into the cave are never seen again. They even made an experiment by dyeing the water in red and wait for it to go out after passing through the cave. No colored water appeared.
The Legend and The Devil’s Throat Cave
omega77 Says: There are many legends related to this place. One of which is telling about Orfpheus- the god of music, who went down into the underground kingdom of Hades to save his beloved Evridika. Nowadays, you will find the silhouette of Orpheus with his harp carved on a slab– stone....
omega77 Says: The Gorge is a phenomenal natural karst formation with 250- meters high walls on both sides of the road. In the beginning, the distance between the two walls is about 300 m, but reaches about 100 m in the north.
desert_princess Says: I was very lucky to find this Salamander after the rain has stopped. He didn't ran away, was standing there as petrified and let me all the time to take pictures and film him with my cam.This is an adult one I think as it was pretty big.
desert_princess Says: The Trigrad Gorge - A narrow Canyon between marble walls , raising at places at a height of 350mit's the only way I.ve seen to Trigrad,so you can't miss it - through the imposant walls of the Trigrad canyon the tiny road is climbing and weaving, entering the rocks through a...
desert_princess Says: 1. The Trigrad Gorge - A narrow Canyon between marble walls , raising at places at a height of 350m2 ."Devil's Throat" cave - The name comes from the shape of the entrance, that ressembles a devil's head and from the thunder of the cascading waters of the Trigrad river...
hekate Says: This is how I did it. I asked around the village how can I get to Chairite and I was told that it is too far away to walk (about 40 km to get there and come back). So, as an alternative you have horse-back riding (I never did it, so I decided not to experiment with this) or...
Bus from Devin to Kesten via Trigrad
jazezork Says: A bus leaves from the bus terminal in the town of Devin each evening at 17:30. It leaves by the southeast road and travels south, stopping at the villages of Nastan, Grohotno and Gyovren before arriving in Trigrad at about 18:50. The bus then continues its way south,...
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The locals claim that the herb is having the same effect as Viagra. It works for men only.
Can not say yet. I will give to a friend of mine to try it and tell me if it works. I promise to post the feedback here :)))
What to pay: I bought what you see on the picture for 2 leva (EUR 1).
Written Sep 30, 2004
Address: Trigrad's Gorge
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The orthodox church in Trigrad was the only church I saw on my trip through the Middle Rhodopas. Every Village we crossed was equipped with a mosque.As I tried to visit the church,I've been told by a local police officer that they open the church only twice a year - on christmas and easter. I was happy to find out that the locals speak bulgarian with each other , differing from the population in the Eastern Rhodopas where they were all speaking turkish.
You can see the Mosque tower in the backgroung...
Updated May 15, 2005
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Fly agaric (Chervena muhomorka) or if you prefer the Latin version - Amanita muscaria.
This mushroom looks beautiful but it is poisonous and hallucinogenic.
I took this picture in the Chairite protected area but this is not the only place in Bulgaria where you can find it.
Written Sep 18, 2004
hekate Says: What you see on the picture is not a crack in the rock, it is the road to a small village in Western Rhodope Mountains not far from the Bulgarian-Greek border.It is scary to look at it during the summer. I do not want to imagine what it is like to drive there during the...
Vacha Dam (ex-name Antonivanovtsi Dam)
hekate Says: Vacha Dam is situated in south Bulgaria, Rhodopes Mountains, Devin municipality. It is located near to road from Krichim to Devin. Altitude 680 m above sea level. In the past it was called Antonivanovtsi Dam, named after a group of communist activists :) After the fall of...
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Favorite thing: If you are looking for fancy hotel in Trigrad you will not find one.
What you will find is guest houses. People rent out rooms to visitors. You stay in their house, enjoy their hospitality and pay peanuts. The rooms are plain, clean and comfortable.
If you do not have a reservation in Trigrad, you can hang around the village square or in the pubs. Locals will approach you and offer accommodation.
Have in mind that the place could be quite crowded during the weekends since people from all over Bulgaria are coming.
Updated Oct 5, 2004
The village of Trigrad with its awesome gorge and caves, is the star attraction in the southwestern Rhodopes. It is located some 27 km from the town of Devin and 12 km from the fork road by the...
Info is still to be collected about this far and remote place in Bulgaria...
Trigrad - the magic of the Rhodope Mountains
The small and picturesque village of Trigrad is situated in the Western Rhodope Mountains almost at the edge of border between Bulgaria and Greece. The nearest towns around are Devin – 26 km to the......
Trigrad - in the skyes, near the border
Trigrad It is located some 27 km from the town of Devin and 12 km from the fork road by the village of Teshel. The road to Trigrad passes along the fascinating gorge bearing the same name and by the...
Trigrad (pronounced "Trigrit") is a small, remote village in southern Bulgaria, near the border with Greece. About 1000 people live in Trigrad. The people own a few sheep and cows, and somehow make a...
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