Rodopi Mountains

Rhodope (Rodopi) Mountains, Bulgaria

Music: Bulgarian kaba gaida (player Atanas Todorov)

This video was filmed in the beginning of June 2016 on trip driving around the beautiful Rhodope (Rodopi) Mountains in Bulgaria. We enjoyed amazing nature, welcoming people and delicious food.

The trip covered:
Melnik - Kovachevica - Lesten - Dospat - Sarnitsa - Trigradsko zdrelo - Yagodinska pestera - Pestera Dyavolskoto Gralo - Dyavolskiya most - yazovir Vacha - Chudnite mostove - Mogilitsa (Agushevite konatsi) - Zlatograd - Dyavolski most (Ardino)

Exploring Bulgaria: Rhodope Mountain (Родопи) - Travel Video

We love Rhodope mountains!
This is my new video series - Exploring Bulgaria! I want to start it with some great moments from our trip in Rhodope mountains. If you have a bucket list of places to visit - this should be one of them.

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The Rhodope - the Mountain of Orpheus

The Rhodope - the Mountain of Orpheus, the Thracian Sanctuary at the Village of Tatul (21)

Rhodope Mountain Railway – Driver’s Eye View – Yakoruda to Avramovo (Bulgaria)

Our train gained a diesel pilot loco for the steep climb to the summit at Avramovo, so the camera was moved to the outside handrail of the diesel. The riding qualities of this diesel must have been excellent as the resulting video matched the best I have achieved on smooth running electric multiple units (EMU’s). I decided to upload this as a bonus uncut ‘Driver’s Eye’ video, I hope you enjoy the climb to the summit.

Travel Vlog | Hiking In Bulgaria | Wandering The Rhodope Mountains | Adventures

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Batak Dam, Kartela, Dospat Dam, Trigrad Gorge, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, Болгария, Родопи

“Който не е видял Родопите през живота си, той не е видял България!”
Иван Вазов

Velingrad, hilltop Spa Town of the Rodopi Mountains, Bulgaria.

Velingrad is famous for its mineral waters and spa centres and stretches over the side of a mountain, looking down along a long valley. In addition to the Spas there is a pleasant pedestrian walkway lined with restaurants and cafes and souvenir stalls. Worth a days exploring, or longer if you want to take a 'cure'. Filmed for videomapbulgaria.com .

Rodopi mountains Bulgaria

music: Sun Is Shining - Bob Marley & The Wailers

Devin, Spa Town of the Northern Rodopi Mountains, Bulgaria.

Famed for its drinking water and spa centres, Devin is a quiet town reached along a beautiful drive up a tremendous valley from Krichim. Filmed for videomapbulgaria.com .

Родопи: Гледки от Родопите/ Great views from Rodopi Mountain in Bulgaria

Магията на Родопите, представена с невероятни снимки и звуците на на прекрасните български гайди.

I do not own, nor claim to own this song.

Peshtera, gateway to the western Rodopi Mountains, Bulgaria.

Located in the foothills of the Rodopi Mountains, Peshtera is pleasantly surprising in what it has to offer....a lively pedestrian centre, large square with fountains and a beautiful park with large pools. Defimitely worth a stopover on the way into the mountains. Filmed for videomapbulgaria.com .

The Magical Voices of Bulgaria - Родопска Китка

The Magical Voices of the Rhodope Mountains - A collection of some of the most emblematic folklore songs from the Rhodope mountains. Best of Bulgarian Folklore.

Greece: Rodopi Mountain Range National Park ~ Vangelis: Mythodea ~ Movement IX

My personal reasons for the musical choice: Mythodea:
Though the lyrics of Movement IX say that the mother (of Life) is coming, to earth, I do not see the mother other than Earth herself, and her Nature.
The music Vangelis composed, the way Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman sing the words on the notes in movement IX, how the chorus creates magical powerful sound-energies, express what I feel when I am watching nature, when I am in nature.

Mythodea is a symphony! Nature, pure nature, healthy, untouched nature, wilderness, is what especially Movement 9 expresses, and in my experiences Vangelis goes even beyond the beauty of Beethoven, with his symphony number 6, the Pastoral Symphony, an ode to nature.

Also the reality of the time we live in, with the catastrophic disappearing of pure wilderness, the catastrophic climate change, the catastrophic pollution, the growing use of pesticides that kill insects, the food for birds, and because of that the disappearing of what were once the most common bird species, makes me deeply aware of the power of nature, and what is (thank God) still there. The power and intense beauty of this music is like an elegy for one of the last Nature Paradises on earth: Rhodopes Mountains.

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THE RODOPI MOUNTAIN RANGE NATIONAL PARK
The Rodopi Mountain Range National Park (RMRNP) is located at the central-west massif of the mountain range of Rodopi. Its boundary is defined by the north-east slopes of Falakro Mountain and it continues following the north riverbank of Nestos, to the Greek – Bulgarian borders and the mountainous area of Xanthi.

The RMRNP was characterized as “National Park” according to the Joint Ministerial Decision 40379/01-10-2009 because of the plethora of the flora and fauna species listed on the Annexes III, IV and V of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC.

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DOCUMENTARY
YouTube video with the amazing documentary about the Rodopi Mountain Range National Park:


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THE GREEK RHODOPES
The Greek Rhodopes are the part of the Rhodope Mountains that is located in Greece. The Rhodope regional unit in the northern part of the country is named after the region. This area includes the Rodopi Mountain Range National Park.

The Greek Rhodopes are characterized by numerous peaks of relatively low altitude. Their highest peak is Delimposka (1.953) in the mountain of Frakto, near the Greek-Bulgarian border. Nowadays the Southern Rhodopes is an area almost deserted. After World War II and Greek Civil War most villages depopulated permanently and their inhabitants never returned. Even the Sarakatsani stockbreeders abandoned the difficult life of Rhodopes. The depopulation of the region, that has not been grazed fore more than 50 years, combined with high rainfall and its geographical location has contributed to the creation and maintenance of a biological paradise. There grow coniferous trees, such as the Norway Spruce and the Silver Birch, that cannot be found elsewhere in Greece.
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THE MUSIC: VANGELIS ~ MYTHODEA, MOVEMENT IX
Mythodea — Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey is a 1993 choral symphony by Greek electronic composer and artist Vangelis. Originally premiered in concert in 1993, it was published in 2001 by Vangelis' new record label Sony Classical, which also set up the NASA connection and promoted a new concert.

The 2001 version of Mythodea was recorded and played on-stage by: Vangelis on synthesizers and keyboards, the London Metropolitan Orchestra augmented by two harpists, sopranos Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman, the chorus of the Greek National Opera, and, for the concert only, the Seistron and Typana percussion ensembles.

The concert was held in Athens, Greece on June 28, 2001, and the record was officially released on October 23, 2001, to coincide with the 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft entering the orbit of planet Mars. A video of the concert was released in early 2002.
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MOVEMENT IX, WITH KATHLEEN BATTLE AND JESSYE NORMAN:


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MYTHODEA, THE FULL CONCERT AND THE LYRICS


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Dospat, small town in the Rodopi Mountains.

Nothing much to recommend Dospat except for its proximity a large and peaceful lake with plenty of picnic spots. Filmed for videomapbulgaria.com .

Delightful Asenovgrad, Eastern gateway to the Rodopi Mountains, Bulgaria.

This is Asenovgrad, gateway to the Rodopi mountains and 25km south of Bulgaria's second city, Plovdiv. This video was made for Videomapbulgaria.com, click the link and visit the site, to view more videos from this beautiful country.

Rhodope Mountains Love

No 10 movie of our Aerial Loves series. This time about the beautiful Rhodope Mountains - Bulgaria.

Credits:
Filming: Iliya Atanasov; Chavdar Selimski, Georgi Georgiev
Production company: Pixelhunters

Name of Song: Samodivi - Krasi D Violin (Krasimir Dhzambazov)
Music by: Stoyan Stoyanov - Storn
Vocals: Gergana Dimitrova
Pipe: Kostadin Genchev

Special Thanks to:
Mariana Evtimova
Iliya Godev
Georgi Sotirov

Autumn view of the Rhodope Mountain,Bulgaria 4K

Bulgaria - Rodopi mountains

The most beautiful places in the Rodopi

Gela village - home of the Famous Bagpipe Festival of the Rodopi Mountains, Bulgaria.

Once a year, during the first weekend of August, the sleepy village of Gela is transformed into a lively mass of people assembled to enjoy the music of the traditional Bulgarian bagpipe, the dancing, the food and of course the drink.

Ancient and charming Shiroka Laka, village of the Rodopi Mountains, Bulgaria.

Shiroka Laka is famous for its traditional stone built houses with slate roofs which give the village its old world feel. It is also home to a well preserved medieval church. Situated between Devin and Pamporovo it is a lovely spot to stop and explore and enjoy a leisurely lunch.