ONE DAY TRIP TO THE CAVES ”YAGODINSKA” AND “DEVIL’S THROAT”
Starting point of this trip is the library club in the center
of the village, and starting time is negotiable, so that it
should be convenient for the participants. The trip is organized
for a group of at least 8 tourists.
The first dwelling place to pass through is the village of
Shiroka Luka. There one has the feeling of being teleported
1 -2 centuries back in time, in the age of Bulgarian Renaissance
The village has spread amphitheatrically on both banks of
the river Shirokolushka. The settlement is declared architectural
and ethnographic reservation because of the numerous well
preserved old houses, in the style of the traditional Rhodopean
architecture, the old cobbled streets, the arcades of the
bridges over the river, the songs and traditions, kept alive
by the local people. Some of the sights one should see in
the region:
Rock phenomenon “The Head” – this strangely formed rock stays
about 100 meters from the road from Shiroka Luka to the village
of Kukuvitsa. If looked upon from East the rock resembles
the head of a ram. It can also be seen from the road Stoikite
– Devin.
Rock phenomenon “The Maiden” – About 1 kilometer from Shiroka
Luka There is a rock which from distance resembles a young
maiden with a in hand. The figure is formed by the erosion
of the rocks and the elements of nature. The legends about
the figure are created by the imagination of the local people.
Further along the route just before Nastan – a suburb of Devin,
comes into sight the next
Rock phenomenon – “The Elephant” – the figure is next to the
road fork of the road Devin – Smolyan, after the hydroelectric
plant “Devin” and just outside Nastan. The forces of nature
have shaped the rock into the forms of an elephant. Most likely
this rock is a remnant from a cave blown down by an earthquake.
Then the road leads through the villages of Grohotno and Gyovren
and enters the magnificent Trigrad gorge. The gorge is carved
in the marble rocks by the Trigrad River. The most impressive
part of the gorge stretches for about 3 kilometers along the
river. This part is named “The Tunnel” because of its narrowness
and the great depth – the rocks on both banks tower up to
the height of 250 meters The gorge itself is situated at altitude
of 1 450 meters above sea level. Since 1963 the area of the
“Trigrad Gorge” is declared territory under protection of
the state.
One of the celebrities of the gorge is the cave named “The
Devil’s Throat”. It has formed after movements and implosion
of geological layers underground. After a 150 metros walk
trough a man-made tunnel one enters an impressive underground
hall of size and height to accommodate a building the size
of St. Alexander Nevski cathedral.
After the visit in “The Devil’s Throat” the trip proceeds
further to the Yagodinska cave.
This cave is one of the best-decorated underground touring
sights in Bulgaria. It is also known under the name “The Imam’s
Abyss”. The cave is situated in the valley of the river Buinovska
and is a part of an unique complex carst formation in the
gorge formed by Buinovska river. The cave stretches for more
than 10 kilometers, and forms a five storeys of labyrinths
and abysses.
Tourists enter the cave through a manmade tunnel. The natural
entrance is 1 km further but is situated in a cliff 30 m above
the road and the river level.
Entrance fee is paid on cite:
Yagodinska cave:
• Children – leva 1
• Adults – leva 2
Devil’s Throat:
• Children – leva 1
• Adults – leva 2
Stoikite – Trigrad – 45 km, 20.25 leva
Trigrad – Yagodina – 13 km, 5.85 leva
Yagodina – Stoikite – 50 km, 22.50 leva
Prices are calculated for a group of eight
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