The Pyramids of Melnik, Bulgaria
Melnik is considered to be probably the smallest town in southeastern Europe situated in Bulgaria. Amazing historical site, grest wine and breathtaking sceneries.
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Melnik, the smallest town in Bulgaria
Melnik is the smallest town in Bulgaria. It is a proclaimed cultural-historical reserve and a museum-town. It combines nature and rocks flocked around the houses perching on hills, history, culture and wine.
Melnik
Rozhen, Melnik, Rupite ...
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Rozhen Monastery and Melnik Bulgaria
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Bulgaria,
Роженски манастир / Rozhen Monastery
Мелник / Melnik
The Rozhen Monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God (Bulgarian: Роженски манастир Рождество Богородично) is the biggest monastery in the Pirin Mountains in southwestern Bulgaria. It is one of the few medieval Bulgarian monasteries well preserved until today.
Melnik (Bulgarian: Мелник) is a town in Blagoevgrad Province, southwestern Bulgaria, in the southwestern Pirin Mountains.
The town is an architectural reserve and 96 of its buildings are cultural monuments. With a population of 385, it is the smallest town in Bulgaria, retaining its city status today for historical reasons.
The link to the wine cellar of Mitko Manolev (Shestaka) in Melnik:
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2. Djanguritsa by „Grupa Maistori“
Georgi Bai Georgi Petrov, Nedyalko Nedyalkov, Angel Dimitrov,
Vassil Bebelekov, Ivaylo Koutchev
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Beautiful Melnik in Bulgaria
Short day visit in Melnik. Famous little wine town.
Pieni piipahdus Melnikissä. Idyllinen viinikaupunki.
Hotel Melnik - Melnik, Bulgaria - Awesome place!
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Hotel Melnik sells fast on our site. Perched on a hillside 1,000 feet from the centre of Melnik, Hotel Melnik provides elegant modern accommodation with free access to the hot tub, and a sauna and a steam bath at a surcharge. Free internet connection is available across Melnik Hotel.
All rooms feature a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, air conditioning, a fridge and their own bathrooms. Some have a spa bath.
The on-site wellness centre also offers massage and beauty treatments at a surcharge. You can get a snack or a beverage in the stylish lobby bar.
Breakfast is included in the room rate, while the à-la-carte restaurant offers a choice of Bulgarian and international specialities. There is an open-air terrace and a traditional tavern with a wine list.
Barbecue facilities for free use can be found in the landscaped garden.
Popular nearby attractions are Despot Slav's Fortress, 0.6 miles away, and Rozhen Monastery, 4.3 miles away. Melnik’s bus station, as well as preserved historic buildings and museums are a leisurely 5-minute walk from Hotel Melnik.
Melnik, 2016, Bulgaria
The town is an architectural reserve and 96 of its buildings are cultural monuments. With a population of 385, it is the smallest town in Bulgaria, retaining its city status today for historical reasons.
The unique architecture of Melnik and the nearby Rozhen Monastery (located 6 km southeast of Melnik) make it a popular tourist destination. The town is also associated with the impressive natural sand pyramids in various forms, resembling giant mushrooms, ancient towers and obelisks, spread in an area of 17 km² near Melnik, Kurlanovo and Rozhen. The town has also been famous for producing a strong wine since at least 1346. The local wine from the varietal Broad Leave Melnik Vine was reportedly a favourite of Winston Churchill's. Lately, the area of Melnik is enjoying a revival of vine growing and wine making. Several new, modern wineries have been built and operate (Villa Melnik Winery, Sintika Winery, Orbelus, etc., producing high quality wine from local and international varieties. Several others are under construction, preparing for the new 2014 harvest.
Interesting architectural landmarks include the Byzantine House, one of the oldest civilian buildings in the Balkans (built probably in the 12th or 13th century as a Bulgarian fortress), the Kordopulou's House (named after the merchant Manolis Kordopulou to whom it once belonged), which also has one of the largest wine cellars in Melnik, the Pashov House (1815), which houses the Historical Museum of Melnik and the Pasha's House, built by Ibrahim Bey, one of the richest beys in the region, during Ottoman rule. Some of the old churches in the town worth visiting are St Nicholas (built in the 13th century),
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The smallest town in Bulgaria (208 residents), Melnik, is nested in the south slopes of Pirin, among sand pyramids with queer forms. It is situated in the Sandanski Municipality, Blagoevgrad county, 175 km north from Sofia, and it is only 30 km from the borderline with Greece. The finds from the antiquity discovered upon the archaeological diggings testify for its centuries-old history.
The first written evidence for the Melnik Fortress refers to the beginning of the 11th century. Thracians, and more particularly the Thracian tribe Maedi, of which the legendary rebel Spartacus originated. A few centuries later the Romans lived on this ground. This proves the ancient Roman bridge, which is still preserved in the town of Melnik.
In 1215 Melnik turned into a capital of an independent feudal principality, ruled by Despot Alexius Slav. The ruins of his fortress are preserved to the present days, near the town.
In 1395 the Bulgarian lands, as well as Melnik, fell under Ottoman Dominion for the whole 5 centuries. Melnik remained within the borders of the Ottoman Empire until 1912.
During the 18th century, in the age of the Bulgarian Revival, the town was raised for new life. Melnik turned into a blooming, significant in size and population town, with a large market. The local tradespeople were selling their goods in Budapest, Wien, Genoa, Venice. Melnik also became famous in entire Europe for its good wine, with which it is famous even nowadays.
As a center of the ecclesiastic life in the region was recognized the Rozhen Monastery, which is situated 5 km east from Melnik. It is the largest Orthodox monastery in the Pirin region. The monastery is comparatively well preserved to the present day and every year it is visited by many tourists from various countries. The monastery holiday is on 8 September, when people from the whole region gather in order to participate in the celebrations.
The most vivid architectural monuments which testify for the economic upsurge of the town at that time are also from the age of Revival. One of the oldest houses on the Balkan Peninsula is the Boyar’s House, which was a residence of Despot Alexius Slav. In the middle of the 13th century, a part of it was set on fire and destroyed, and during the following centuries, it was restored and reconstructed. In the end of the 17th century, it was demolished in some of its sections, but in the beginning of the 18th century, it was subjected to overall reconstruction, related to the construction of an attic floor and a clock tower, which existed until the beginning of the 20th century.
The other two houses which are architectural monuments of the Revival are the Kordopulova House and the Pashova House.
The Kordopulova House is the largest building from the Bulgarian National Revival in our country. It was built in 1754 and it was owned by the rich Melnik family Kordopulovi, which were involved in wine-producing. The cellars, excavated under and behind the house, with their constant temperature and ventilation, were used for preparing and growing the renowned Melnik wine.
The Pashova House was built in 1815. The house can be examined only on the outside due to restoration activities.
From the once renowned town with a population of 7-8 thousand citizens, with about 1300 residential buildings, today Melnik is the smallest town in Bulgaria with about 208 residents.
The Melnik pyramids are situated near the town, and they are declared a natural landmark 1978. They are a unique natural formation which attracts tourists from the whole world. It is considered that the present look of the pyramids has been caused by erosion of the clay soil. The Melnik pyramids are in a process of shaping and their appearance and shape are changing with time. Besides the pyramid form, the sand formations have the shape of mushrooms, cones, needles, etc. The height of the pyramids reaches 100 m. It is typical of the Melnik pyramids that the inclinations are sandy, in some places they are completely vertical, and broad-leaved plants and grass grow on their tops.
Melnik is declared a natural and architectural reservation, and it attracts thousands of tourists annually. The wine which is produced by the unique Bulgarian brand Wide Melnik Vine has a wonderful quality, scents of ripe cherry, herbs, and in the presence of oak, it develops nuances of tobacco and leather. It is one of the attractions of the town and the region, and it attracts many admirers from the whole world. You can sample it in some of the wineries and cellars in the town and around it. The combination of good wine and wonderful local cuisine turns Melnik into an excellent destination for gourmet and wine tourism, which also offers the quests many interesting landmarks. The possibilities for accommodation are various – from luxurious hotels to cozy guesthouses.
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Melnik, Bulgaria -- Мелник
Мелник ми е на сърцето...
Melnik is the smallest and one of the most fascinating towns-museums in Bulgaria. Nestled amongst the lowest southwestern fold of Pirin Мountain.
Мелнишките пирамиди от птичи поглед / The Sand Pyramids of Melnik
4K Melnik and the Pyramids of Melnik from a drone /4K Мелник и Мелнишките пирамиди снимани от дрон
4K Aerial Photography of Melnik (Bulgaria) and the Pyramids of Melnik/4K Мелник (България) и Мелнишките пирамиди снимани от дрон.
Areal photography and movie production: Emil Genov (aircam.bg)
Movie Format: 4K / 50fps
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Melnik's pyramids
Close to Melnik, which is the smallest city in Bulgaria, are The Melnik Pyramids, one of the most interesting natural attractions in Bulgaria. They are rock formations scattered over an area of 50 square kilometers. The Melnik Pyramids were declared a natural landmark in 1960. They are divided into three groups – The Melnik, Karlanovo, and Rozhen Pyramids.