The Rhodope Mountains

The Rhodopes are the largest mountain system in Bulgaria covering more than 10% of the national territory. Clean rivers make their way through cliffs and valleys. Old forests offer shelter to rare animals like the brown bear, the wolf, the Balkan chamois and the capercaillie.
The Rhodopes are home to many different cultures: Tracian, Greek, Roman, Slavic and Bulgarian. Orpheus, the greatest musician and poet of Greek mythology, was born here. The Rhodopeans now have conserved the best of the customs, music and cuisine of all those cultures.
Due to its central location the village of Kosovo is the perfect starting point to visit many of the unique natural, historical and cultural sites of the Rhodopes:

• Bachkovo Monastery
• The Fortress of Tzar Asen
• Chudnite Mostove natural monument
• Persenk Peak (2,091 m)
• Chervenata Stena natural reserve
• The cave near Kosovo
• The Kosnikos Fortress (8 th – 10 th century), which has given the name to Kosovo
• The old Roman road, connecting Thrace with the Aegean Sea
• The mysterious stone inscription near Sitovo
• The town of Asenovgrad
• Biala Cherkva resort with the St. Peter and Pavel Monastery
• Narechenski Bani spa resort
• Chepelare ski resort
• Pamporovo ski resort