Natural attractions in Stara Planina

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Pod Kamiko is a 40-meter waterfall in the Iskar Gorge. It is located along the Bovska River, near the village of Gara Bov.

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A 54-metre waterfall in Central Balkan NP on the Babska River, near the Rusalka and Triglav huts in the Triglav massif.

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Benkovska Cave is a historic cave in the Teteven Balkan above Cherni Vit, close to the trail toward Chertigrad.

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Boaza Waterfall is a small waterfall in the Boaza area near Targovishte, close to Prolaz village.

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Bovska Skaklya is a ~85 m seasonal waterfall in the Iskar Gorge, Western Balkan Mountains, near Gara Bov and Zasele.

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Mount Chepan is a karst ridge in western Bulgaria, near Dragoman and Godech, overlooking the Dragoman Marsh.

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Chiprovski Waterfall is an 18 m cascade in Western Stara Planina above Chiprovtsi, at over 1200 m in a beech forest near the Serbian border.

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Chudnite Skali is a rock phenomenon near Asparuhovo, on the shore of Tsonevo Reservoir in the eastern Balkan Mountains.

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Devetashka Cave is a huge karst cave, one of the largest in Bulgaria. It is located near the village of Devetaki (Lovech Province), on the bank of the Osam River. It is famous for its seven “windows” and its bats.

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The Devil's Sprayer is Bulgaria's highest waterfall, 202.5 meters. It is in the Stara Planina mountains, within the "Severen Dzhendem" reserve below Botev Peak.

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Scenic 20-m waterfall in the Ponor Mountains near Dobravitsa (Svoge), best in spring.

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Dragoman Marsh is the largest karst wetland in Bulgaria. It is located near the town of Dragoman, at the foot of Chepan Mountain.

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Elata Cave is a pit cave in the Ponor Mountains, Western Stara Planina, just south of Zimevitsa near Svoge.

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Golyam Skok is a roughly 15 m waterfall in the Maglizh Gorge above Maglizh, in the Central Balkan range, near Barite.

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Hotnitsa Waterfall (Kaya Bunar) is a beautiful 30-meter waterfall on the Bohot river. It is located near Hotnitsa village and Veliko Tarnovo.

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A 70–72 m alpine waterfall in Central Balkan NP, below the Triglav massif on the Kademliyska River, near Tazha and Triglav huts.

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Kobilini Steni are steep limestone cliffs in the Vratsa Balkan. They are located between Ochindol village and Parshevitsa Hut, near Beglichka Mogila peak.

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Kolkina Dupka is a vertical cave in the Ponor Mts above Zimevitsa (Svoge), known as Bulgaria’s longest and deepest.

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Koprenski Waterfalls are three mountain falls in Western Stara Planina near Kopilovtsi village and Mount Kopren, close to the town of Chiprovtsi.

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A cascading waterfall near Godech on the Drakul River, beside Bukorovski Monastery; three drops totaling ~22 m.

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The Krushuna Waterfalls are a picturesque travertine cascade near Krushuna village, Lovech region, located in the Devetashka Plateau.

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Ledenika Cave is one of the most visited Bulgarian caves, located in the Vratsa Balkan Nature Park, 16 km from the city of Vratsa, famed for its icy entrance halls.

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Magura Cave is a karst cave near Rabisha by Belogradchik, famous for its prehistoric rock paintings.

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Petkanovi Waterfalls are a remote cascade in Dzhendema Reserve, Central Balkan Mountains, in the area above Kalofer.

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A small seasonal waterfall in Ponor Mountain above Gorna Dobravitsa, near Breze and the Stolo ridge.

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Prohodna is a karst cave near Karlukovo (Lukovit), Bulgaria, renowned for the “Eyes of God” skylights in its ceiling.

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Raysko Praskalo is a 124.5-metre waterfall—the highest permanent waterfall in Bulgaria. It is located in the Dzhendema Reserve of Central Balkan National Park, above the town of Kalofer and below Botev Peak.

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A 10 m waterfall near Reselets on the Belilka River, famed for its walk-behind rock niche and the nearby Kupenite rock formations.

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Scenic waterfall at the end of the Koznitsa River gorge, next to Teteven in the Teteven Balkan.

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The Stolo rock phenomenon is an impressive rock crown in Ponor Mountain. It is located near the village of Breze and the town of Svoge.

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Suvcharsko Praskalo is a 54 m waterfall in Central Balkan National Park, above Hristo Danovo village near Karnare (Karlovo), Bulgaria.

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Tarnichensko Praskalo is a 40 m waterfall in the Middle Balkan, near Tarnicheni village and close to Pavel Banya.

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The Belogradchik Rocks are fantastically shaped sandstone formations near Belogradchik, NW Bulgaria, beside the Belogradchik Fortress.

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Emen Canyon is a limestone gorge of the Negovanka River near Emen village, about 20 km west of Veliko Tarnovo.

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The Panoramic Cliffs above Teteven are a rocky ridge above the town, between Ravni Kamak and Opasen Zab, below Mount Petrahilya.

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• Rock formations

Rachene River canyon between Kameno Pole and Reselets, famed for the “Chuklite” limestone towers in Bulgaria’s Western Fore-Balkan.

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Tserovski Waterfall is a 19-m cascade above Tserovo in the Iskar Gorge, Western Stara Planina. Best seen in spring.

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Varovitets is a karst waterfall by Etropole Monastery in the Balkan Mountains, dropping about 12–15 m.

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Vidimsko Praskalo is an 80 m waterfall in Severen Dzhendem Reserve (Central Balkan NP), above the town of Apriltsi.

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Vinishki Kamak is a rock natural monument above Maglizh in the Balkan Mountains, near the Maglizh Monastery.