Day 7 – Plovdiv – Rodopi An amazing day awaits us! We transfer up to the Pamporovo Ski Resort in the Rodopi Mountains, stopping on the way to visit Bachkovo Monastery, the country’s second largest, with its unique 17th century dining room. We jump on our bikes at Pamporovo and ride down to the village of Shiroka Laka with its many authentic Rhodopean houses. These two-storey homes feature a small cellar with a hiding place and thick white walls to conceal the courtyard from the outsiders. We have lunch in this quaint town before we continue our ride upstream along the Trigrad River and the stunning marble rock gorge it cuts through. Once we reach

the famous Rodopi village of Trigrad we can enter the thrilling Devil’s Throat Cave which features a 40 m high underground waterfall. We spend the night at a cozy family hotel and feast on local Rodopi specialties at dinner. Zdravets Guest House. Ride 52 km.

Me:

Too sleepy and cold for a post tonight…

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