Sheytan Dere, Rabovo, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria
Sheytan Dere (“Devil's Canyon”) is located close to the Studen Kladenets reservoir dam and the village of Rabovo in the eastern Rhodopes Mountains.
It is a natural phenomenon created by the River Arda in an area of historical volcanic activity. The river has created craters, wells and grooves of varying sizes through the erosion of the different types of rock in the area.
Legends still tell that this place was created by "sheytana" (Turkish for “the devil”). Folklore is preserved in the memory of an initiation ritual in which only the truly brave could leapfrog the waters of the River Arda without falling in to dangerous waters and being caught up in the underworld.
Date: 26th May 2018
Location: Sheytan Dere, Rabovo, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria
It is a natural phenomenon created by the River Arda in an area of historical volcanic activity. The river has created craters, wells and grooves of varying sizes through the erosion of the different types of rock in the area.
Legends still tell that this place was created by "sheytana" (Turkish for “the devil”). Folklore is preserved in the memory of an initiation ritual in which only the truly brave could leapfrog the waters of the River Arda without falling in to dangerous waters and being caught up in the underworld.
Date: 26th May 2018
Location: Sheytan Dere, Rabovo, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria
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