Kirkowo: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Anyone looking to rent a holiday apartment in Kirkowo can then continue searching for accommodation. A route from Kirkowo via Chakalarovo leads to Veykata Peak. The summit is 1,463 metres high and is described as Bulgaria’s southernmost point.

Nature

The Banichkite Springs are located immediately next to Kirkowo, in the village of Kukulya. A 1-km route from the centre of Kirkowo leads to the springs; the visit can be combined with a visit to the old Roman bridge.

A route from the Kirkowo area reaches the Gyumyurdzhinski Snezhnik protected area. The Rhodope lily grows in this protected area. Primary maple, beech and beech-fir forests that are more than 150 years old can be found there. Golden eagles are among the fauna recorded there.

Damla Kaya is suitable for hiking.

Culture

Punar Kaya is a dome-shaped tomb near Stareyshino. A 6-km route from Podkova and Stareyshino leads to Punar Kaya. Local beliefs about the healing properties of the site and its spring water are associated with the place.

Gaba is a protected rock formation near Benkovski.

Other places: Fotinovo, Varben, Chakalarovo, Dryanova glava

To the higher-level travel overview: Kirkovo.