Belogradchishki Skali

Belogradchishki Skali (Belogradchik Rocks) in Bulgaria are formed from red sandstone and conglomerate. The area is a natural wonder in Bulgaria. A fairy-tale stone world surrounds Belogradchik from west, south and southeast. Coming from Sofia by car at first is revealed the sight of the Falkov-Borovets group of rocks with Momina Skala (Maiden's Rock), Pchelin kamak, Torlaka, Borovishki Kamak etc. Lipenitsa group is to the east of the town among which biggest interest evoke the Dinosaur and the Latin Kale (a strategic fortress surrounded by a fortified wall).

It is worth seeing the Lepenishka Cave in which charred wheat and vessels dating 2000 years ago were found, and the Izvozki oak – more than 1200 years old. Among the Zbegovska group of rocks to the west of the town a great impression make the Twins, the rocks in the area called Magaza, Small and Big Zbeg, which were used as fortresses, the lonely obelisk Borich and the Belogradchik stone bridge. The central group rises immediately above the town. One can see about 100 m high lonely rocks named Adam and Eve, the delicate Madonna, Konika (The Rider), Uchenichkata (The Female Student), Mechkata (The Bear), the Dervish (Muslim clergyman), the impressive Borov Kamak, Mo-na-site (The Monks), the fantastic kale with ancient fortress walls, above which the most magic rock wonders rise.
This miracle of nature has been shaped by rains, moulded by rivers and engraved by winds for more than 200 million years, turning the stone into solid figures, mythical beings and people, beasts and birds. The natural phenomenon has fantastic shapes - frozen castles, palaces, fortresses, silhouettes of people, birds and animals, ships, mushrooms, obelisks, towers, rising to a height of 200 m. Some of the most remarkable stone sculptures are: the Pine Stone, Adam and Eve, the Sphinx, the Schoolgirl, the Nun, the Bear, the Mushrooms, Madonna, the Horseman etc.