Quite the place for the climbing enthusiast too. So all in all, quite a lot of enthusiasts' cup of enthusiastic tea. Funnily enough there only seemed to be German rock climbers around. Maybe these kind of places are word of mouth hidden wonders, which get passed around discretely in German climbing gatherings, through secret -and slighlty scrapped and scratched- handshakes.

One of the most outstanding viewpoints in these parts (Belogradchik, not German climbing gatherings) is the very much breathtaking Belogradchik Fortress. It has belonged, and been used by all the passing empires and kingdoms the Balkans have seen rule - "Through this fresh air many flags have flown". Unfortunately for them, they have all fallen,