The town of Belogradchik is situated between both mountain massifs Venetsa and Vedernik, among the fantastic world of Belogradchik rocks. It is 182 km northwest from Sofia.It is a town amidst a fantastic natural environment.
This is an old settlement, originated as early as 1st century when the Romans built a fortress among the rocks. Belogradchik gradually becomes a tourist centre above all, which attracts thousands of visitors from the country and abroad.
The Belogradchik Rocks
The Belogradchik Rocks is a group of bizarre sandstone and limestone rock formations, reaching up to 200 m. in height. They form a strip, which is 30 km long and up to 3 km wide, and are located north of the western slopes of Stara Planina, near the town of Belogradchik in Bulgaria.
The formations are a product of erosion. The area is one of the natural wonders of Bulgaria! A fairy-tale stone world surrounds Belogradchik from west, south and southeast.
The rocks were declared a natural landmark in 1949 and are comprised of four independent groups. Every distinct rock is named after an object it is believed to resemble and the formations vary from red through yellow to grey in colour.
