Stays 
Klearchos Kapoutsis from Paleo Faliro, Greece · CC BY 2.0Област Пазарджик
Thermal resorts, reservoirs, forested Rhodope valleys and the narrow-gauge railway sit within easy reach of Sofia and Plovdiv.
Aleksdonev · CC BY-SA 4.0Пазарджик
Pazardzhik is a grounded, lived-in city where religious architecture, house museums, a strong regional collection and the green island park tell the story of a historic market centre.
Edal Anton Lefterov · CC BY-SA 3.0Revival houses, the April Uprising story and a replica of the Thracian gold treasure define this mountain town.
Klearchos Kapoutsis from Paleo Faliro, Greece · CC BY 2.0VelingradМинералните извори на Велинград
Bulgaria's best-known spa town spreads through a pine-lined Rhodope valley with dozens of mineral sources.
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Nikolai Karaneschev · CC BY 3.0BatakБатак и язовирът
A mountain town preserves a difficult chapter of Bulgarian history beside a vast forested reservoir.
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Paffka · CC BY-SA 3.0SarnitsaСърница и язовир Доспат
A small Rhodope town looks over long blue reservoir arms framed by conifer forest.
Read the guideEdal Anton Lefterov · CC BY-SA 3.0PanagyurishteИсторически маршрут Панагюрище
Revival houses, the April Uprising story and a replica of the Thracian gold treasure define this mountain town.
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Edal Anton Lefterov · CC BY-SA 4.0DorkovoДорково и Плиоценският парк
A Rhodope village pairs a palaeontology display with nearby Tsepina fortress and forest scenery.
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Boby Dimitrov from Sofia, Bulgaria · CC BY-SA 2.0High Rila above SestrimoЯзовир Белмекен
A high-altitude reservoir lies in open Rila terrain near sports bases, alpine meadows and the Belmeken summit.
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Vassia Atanassova - Spiritia · Public domainBatak Mountain near PeshteraПещера Снежанка
A compact show cave contains exceptionally dense white formations reached after a steep forest approach.
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Sbanov · CC BY-SA 4.0FotinovoФотински водопади
Several forest cascades drop through a narrow Rhodope ravine below the village of Fotinovo.
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Спасимир · CC BY-SA 3.0DorkovoКрепост Цепина
Ruins of a major medieval Rhodope stronghold occupy a steep isolated height above the Chepinska valley.
Read the guidePazardzhik and Septemvri are rail/bus hubs. The Septemvri–Dobrinishte narrow-gauge railway serves Velingrad and Rhodope stops.
Batak potatoes · Rhodope beans · Panagyurishte eggs · forest berries
Soft, slightly tangy pancakes traditionally cooked on a clay sach and served with sweet or salty fillings.
What's in it Flour, water or milk, yeast, eggs and salt; sometimes yogurt.
K kapustin / Wikimedia CommonsA fragrant Rhodope potato dish with onion and herbs, crisp outside and soft in the middle.
What's in it Grated potatoes, onion, mint or savory, salt and sometimes cheese.
Wikimedia Commons contributorsA whole lamb turned slowly over wood fire for a communal Rhodope celebration.
What's in it Young lamb, salt and sometimes a simple herb or butter baste.
Марина1972 · CC BY-SA 3.0A slow clay-pot bake in which meat, seasonal vegetables and rice exchange flavours for hours.
What's in it Pork, lamb or beef, peppers, aubergine, okra, tomato, potato or rice, depending on season.
Mpb eu / Wikimedia Commons · public domainA soft, pull-apart yeast bread layered or rolled with white brined cheese and butter.
What's in it Flour, yeast, milk or yogurt, eggs, butter and sirene cheese.
Jeroen Kransen · CC BY-SA 2.0Unlike the aubergine-led Greek version, Bulgarian moussaka layers diced potatoes and minced meat under a tangy yogurt topping.
What's in it Potatoes, minced meat, onion, tomato, paprika, savory and an egg-yogurt topping.Пазарджик
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