If you visit even only once the Rhodope Mountains, your heart will remain in it forever and you will wish to return in the beautiful mountain again and again, to breathe pure its crystalline air, to travel across its nooks and to climb its peaks. Aromatic herbs and delicious mushrooms will distract you from your way, silver bells of herds will accompany birds' singing in the forest, you will seem to be in heaven.

Another thing which will make you return to the Rhodopes are local people - Rodopchani - with their wonderful songs, delicious by-word meals and their hospitality. In whichever village you go - Gela, Momchilovtsi, Stoikite, Ezerovo or in any other one, you will sense the atmosphere of Rhodope home.

You will be astonished of the skill of Rgodope women to weave in their rugs colors of nature with pronounced sense of harmony and beauty. Incredibly beautiful are their hand made variagated slippers, rugs and goat's hair rug.

The more Rhodope women are skilful in producing woven fabrics, the more masters are their men in in manufacturing of copper vessels and gold products.

You will watch how barbecue is turning over glowing embers and then will try from the grill lamb meat, will taste the popular Patatnik dish made of Rhodope potatoes, you will be tempted by delicious Rhodope Banitsa, Smilyanski large beans, will observe people in their daily lives and even you can learn how to play Rhodope bagpipe and Rhodope dances or to milk the cow in the morning to receive a nice breakfast.

And Rhodopchane start singing the beautiful Rhodope songs, you will understand why Rodopes are called the mountains of Orpheus.

Tourist Information Centers
Smolyan: +359 301/ 6 25 30
Regional Tourist Information Center: +359 301/ 3 80 85
Moghilitsa: +359 3036/ 315, 113
Momtchilovtsi: +359 87 256 407
Shiroka Luka: +359 3030/ 233
Chepelare: +359 3051/ 21 10
Orehovo: +359 3053/ 34 90
Devin: +359 3041/ 41 60C,
Zlatograd: +359 3071/ 21 69
Banite: +359 3025/ 20 87