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"Stone Wedding" to the village Zimzelen
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Near the town of Kardjali, the village is located Zimzelen rock phenomenon "Stone Wedding". The impressive rock formations occupy a large area of 40 acres in the Eastern Rhodopes, nature is incredibly beautiful carved stone figures of like newlyweds surrounded by guests, different forms of horses, birds, animals, they were formed over 40 million years in impact of volcanic activity, wind, sun, rain, some reaching 10 meters high. Riolitovite tufts are painted in different colors and shades for various minerals contained in them in 1974. declared a protected site. There are still a Kardjali pyramids. The bizarre compositions are different legends, according to tradition, the bride's face should not be seen, but the wind blows away the veil of the bride and the forces of nature turned all wedding, another tells how father in law had impure thoughts to the bride and this angered God and he petrified. The natural pyramids, with nearby the nearby resort unique "Stone Mushrooms" caused great interest among Bulgarian and foreign tourists.
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