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Perperikon and the Monastery of St. John the Baptist
Photo: Nenko Lazarov, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

National Tourist Site

Perperikon and the Monastery of St. John the Baptist

The largest megalithic site in the Balkans, a rock city on a hill in the Eastern Rhodopes.

National Tourist Site

About Perperikon and the Monastery of St. John the Baptist

Perperikon is an ancient Thracian rock city 15 km north-east of Kardzhali, on a 470-metre rocky hill thought to have been a sacred place. It is the largest megalithic site in the Balkans; in the Middle Ages it was a fortress. Excavations since 2000 have revealed a palace-sanctuary cut into the rock, with altars, steps and rooms.

The Monastery of St. John the Baptist in Kardzhali is an early medieval complex with a fortress wall and towers. Its church was restored and consecrated again in 2000.

What to see

  • Perperikon
  • Monastery of St. John the Baptist

Business directory

Companies in Kardzhali Province

30 companies listed in the province, featured members first.

Kirkovo Ltd

Machinery and Equipment

Kirkovo

Kirkovo Ltd is a leading maker of high-quality hydraulic cylinders and industrial engineering solutions. It offers a range of hydraulic cylinders with piston di...

Modak

Textiles, Clothing and Footwear

Kardjali

Modak Ltd. is a Bulgarian CMT garment manufacturer for bulk production, with in-house capacity of 60 000 to 80 000 pieces a month depending on complexity, scala...

Savarona

General Contractors

Kardjali

Savarona EOOD is a construction company in Kardzhali founded in 1994, offering residential construction, transport services and construction machinery. Clients...

Bosfora Restaurant

Restaurants

Kardjali

Bosfora is a Turkish cuisine restaurant on Bulgaria Boulevard 49 in Kardzhali, open every day from 08:00 am to 11:00 pm. It reports 12+ experienced cooks, 25+ y...

Dentakrone

Dental Clinics

Kardjali

Dentakrone is a dental clinic in Kardzhali whose doctors have treated more than 5,000 patients and placed more than 7,000 implants, after practice at a German-S...

GARS Advertising Studio

Outdoor Advertising

Kardjali

GARS is an advertising studio offering outdoor advertising, wide-format printing, vehicle branding, design and souvenirs. Businesses can call or email. Its webs...

Harmonee 2012

Metalworking and Metal Products

Kardjali

Harmonee 2012 EOOD is a Bulgarian company engaged in the modernisation and expansion of zinc production at the former Lead-Zinc Complex in Kardzhali, southern B...

MESSI

Textiles, Clothing and Footwear

Momchilgrad

MESSI LTD specialises in textile manufacturing and makes clothing for distributors, ready-to-wear brands and designers, delivered ready to be put in stores. It...

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Sources

Figures checked 13 October 2026. Information only, not investment, tax or legal advice.

  1. Bulgarian Tourist Union: 100 National Tourist Sites
  2. Wikipedia: Perperikon
  3. Wikipedia (Bulgarian): Кърджалийски манастир