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Things to do in Sandanski & Melnik
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Sightlore has 20 places to explore in Sandanski & Melnik, and 8 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Sandanski & Melnik's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Archeological Museum Sandanski
A museum in Sandanski displaying finds from archaeological research in the town and municipality; museum work here began in 1936 with an archaeological society.
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Episcopal Basilica, Sandanski
Remains of an early Christian episcopal complex with a basilica in central Sandanski, in the northeastern part of ancient Parthicopolis.
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Kordopulov House
The Kordopulov (or Kordopulov's) House is a large late Ottoman style house in the southwestern Bulgarian town of Melnik. It was built in 1754 specifically for wine production and was bought by the Greek merchant Manolis Kordopoulos.
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Melnik pyramids
The Melnik Earth Pyramids are rock formations, known as hoodoos, situated at the foothills of the Pirin mountain range in south-western Bulgaria. They span an area of 17 km2 near the town of Melnik, Blagoevgrad Province.
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Rozhen Monastery
The Rozhen Monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God is the biggest monastery in the Pirin Mountains in southwestern Bulgaria, nestled in the Melnik Earth Pyramids.
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Melnik History Museum
The museum of Melnik's history, a branch of the Archaeological Museum in Sandanski and one of the 100 National Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.
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Melnik
Melnik is a town in Blagoevgrad Province, Southwestern Bulgaria, in the Southwestern Pirin Mountains, about 440 m above sea level. The town is an architectural reserve and 96 of its buildings are cultural monuments.
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Sandanski
Sandanski is a town and a recreation center in southwestern Bulgaria, part of Blagoevgrad Province.
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Discovery routes in Sandanski & Melnik
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Sandanski, Melnik and Rozhen
From Sandanski's Archaeological Museum and episcopal basilica to the Melnik pyramids, the town of Melnik, Kordopulov House, the history museum and Rozhen Monastery.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Melnik
Melnik is a town in Blagoevgrad Province, Southwestern Bulgaria, in the Southwestern Pirin Mountains, about 440 m above sea level. The town is an architectural reserve and 96 of its buildings are cultural monuments.
Museums
Archeological Museum Sandanski
A museum in Sandanski displaying finds from archaeological research in the town and municipality; museum work here began in 1936 with an archaeological society.
Episcopal Basilica, Sandanski
Remains of an early Christian episcopal complex with a basilica in central Sandanski, in the northeastern part of ancient Parthicopolis.
Kordopulov House
The Kordopulov (or Kordopulov's) House is a large late Ottoman style house in the southwestern Bulgarian town of Melnik. It was built in 1754 specifically for wine production and was bought by the Greek merchant Manolis Kordopoulos.
Melnik History Museum
The museum of Melnik's history, a branch of the Archaeological Museum in Sandanski and one of the 100 National Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.
Kehayov House
A National Revival house in Melnik; together with the Yankov and Menchev houses it forms the town's best-preserved 18th-century ensemble.
Places of worship
Rozhen Monastery
The Rozhen Monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God is the biggest monastery in the Pirin Mountains in southwestern Bulgaria, nestled in the Melnik Earth Pyramids.
Saint Athanasius Church
A Bulgarian church in the village of Belyovo near Sandanski, listed as a cultural monument.
Saint Athanasius Church, Harsovo
A Bulgarian National Revival church in the village of Harsovo near Sandanski, listed as a cultural monument.
Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church, Rozhen Monastery
An Orthodox church dedicated to Saints Cyril and Methodius, part of the Rozhen Monastery complex.
Saint Nedelya Church, Debrene
A National Revival church in the village of Debrene near Sandanski, holding some of the earliest icons by the painter Dicho Zograf, dated 1844.
Church of St Nicholas
The Church of St Nicholas is a partially preserved medieval Eastern Orthodox church in the town of Melnik in Blagoevgrad Province, southwestern Bulgaria.
Saint George Church
A Bulgarian National Revival Orthodox church in the village of Levunovo near Sandanski.
Saint George Church
A Bulgarian National Revival church in the village of Zlatolist (Dolna Sushitsa) near Sandanski, listed as a cultural monument.
Saint Anthony Church
A Bulgarian National Revival church in Melnik, a cultural monument of national importance within the Melnik historical reserve.
Saint John the Baptist Church, Rozhen Monastery
An Orthodox church dedicated to the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, serving as the cemetery church and ossuary of the Rozhen Monastery.
Monuments
Bear Fountain, Sandanski
A fountain in the town of Sandanski, known as "Mecheto" (the Little Bear).
Nature
Melnik pyramids
The Melnik Earth Pyramids are rock formations, known as hoodoos, situated at the foothills of the Pirin mountain range in south-western Bulgaria. They span an area of 17 km2 near the town of Melnik, Blagoevgrad Province.
Popinolashki waterfall
Popinolashki waterfall is a waterfall in the Bulgaria's Pirin mountain. It is situated at less than 20 km from the town of Sandanski, in a country-side known as Popina laka.
Other
Sandanski
Sandanski is a town and a recreation center in southwestern Bulgaria, part of Blagoevgrad Province.
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