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Dospatski Prohod is the longest pass in Bulgaria. Goals 51 km. curved roads, passing through wonderful forests and plains and 4 beautiful dams – Dospat, Shiroka Polyana, Big and little Beglik. Dospatski Prohod connects the valley of Stara (Cave) a river , which is a tributary of the Maritsa River with the valley of the Dospat River, which flows into the Mesta River in the south, of the territory of the Republic of Greece
Dospat Pass, the longest in Bulgaria
In the past, the Dospat Pass became an important road connection of ancient Thrace. After the conquest of the Thracians by the Roman Empire, the pass was part of the Via Traiana - the road connecting the White Sea with the. Danube. The construction of the track started after the victory over the Besy in 106 year, by Emperor Trajan and the city built in her honor – Nicopolis ad Nestum (City of Victory in Places). Emperor Trajan restored old Thracian roads and laid new ones, in order to make a large transport corridor - Via Traiana passing through Nicopolis ad Nestum ( near the present-day village of Garmen) through Dospatski Prohod, Philippopolis, Beroe (Stara Zagora), Stara Planina - Rishki Pass, to the r. Danube. All this territory, was part of the big topic - Thrace at his time. The mountains around Dospat Pass were populated with Thracian tribes Meditine, Demons, Peony, Ducky, descendants, to which nowadays , probably so are the population along its length. These residents were also called guardians of the pass - in old and new times.
] Roman Bridge of Kemer
Nowadays, the pass is a desirable direction for car and motorcycle driving enthusiasts, as well as mountain bikers. According to Weather laughs “If not every second, At least every fifth motorcyclist in Bulgaria has a photo from the panoramic place over Dospat ” - which offers a magnificent view, to the dam of the same name
Photo of Dospat Dam
Useful relationships:
The old Thracian and Roman roads:
Video old customs and traditions Dospat:
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