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Smolyan
- the town which
will make you dream
After the long and winding
road from Plovdiv full of curves,
there it is, a charming city
waiting for you, ready to make
you quickly forget the
exhaustion. That cheerful
town will enchant you with
its unique combination of old
and modern architecture, with
the balmy air of blooming
lime-trees at the start of
summer, with the magic
of colours in autumn and
the white silence of the winter.
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The
Magic of the
Rhodopes Villages
If you want to come closer to the spirit of
time gone by, to live for a while far from the
urban vanity and bustle, to wake up in the morning
with the ringing of cow-bells and the cock-a-doodle-do
of cocks hailing the dawn, then you should go
to Shiroka Luka, Momchilovtzi, Stoykite, Gela,
Mogilitza, Bukata, Ezerovo or some other picturesque
Rhodope village. The natives will welcome you
cordially and accommodate you in a lovely village
house, which combines Rhodope atmosphere with
modern comfort; they will let you to taste local
dishes, they will sing and dance for you and
even teach you how to play their bagpipe and
dance their "horo"-dances. Some interesting
surprises will be waiting for you in Shiroka
Luka. Suddenly you will find yourself back into
the 18-19-th centuries.Can you imagine that
the church in the village was built within 38
days only in 1834, and the three bridges over
the river have been preserved since Roman times!
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Rhodope
mountains -
the home of Orpheus
Your rest in an oasis
of pure and wild nature
For thousands of years people
here have been living in harmony with nature,
preserving in the mountains recesses wild and
untouched corners of beauty combined with an
unbelievable variety of plants and wildlife.
The Rhodopes have prepared a gift of theirs
for every single sense - your eyes will be full
of colour, a song will be resounding in your
ears together with the murmur of the highland
brooks and the sound of cow-bells, you can taste
crystal pure water gushing out the countless
fountains. Your soul will find peace and relish!
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Give yourself up to the temptation of the
Rhodope Cuisine
Having visited the Rhodope Mountains you will
never forget the local population, their hospitality
and lovely dishes, which they are ready to prepare
especially for you. Preparing some of them is
a real ritual, which you may join if you wish.
The "cheverme", for example, is a show that
should not be missed. The Rhodopes are the Mecca
of potatoes and you can find them prepared in
various ways here. The "klynn" Rhodope pie is
unusual because of its ingredients used by the
Rhodope women. Have you ever tasted "banitza"
prepared from rice, milk, butter or leaves of
spinach or dock in spring time? If the answer
is no, then here you can try it here! Give yourself
up to the Rhodope cuisine! Bon appetit!
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"The Rhodopes have prepared a gift
of theirs
for every single sense -
your eyes will be full of
colour, a song will be
resounding in your ears
together with the
murmur of the highland
brooks and the sound
of cow-bells, you can
taste crystal pure water
gushing out the
countless fountains.
Your soul will find
peace and relish!..."
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