Pazardzhik, Bulgaria · Europe
Strelcha is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Panagyurishte, 39km from Troyan Pass (Beklemeto).
Strelcha is in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria, with about 4,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Panagyurishte, about 10 km away.
Strelcha (Bulgarian: Стрелча [ˈstrɛɫt͡ʃɐ]) is a small Bulgarian town with a population of 4,284 as of September 2013. The town lies 13 km to the east of Panagyurishte and 41 km to the north of Pazardzhik. It is a capital of homonymous municipality, part of Pazardzhik Province. It is situated in a valley in theRead more
southern skirts of the Sredna Gora mountain.
The favourable microclimate, nature and mineral water springs, combined with the rich history and natural sights, have turned Strelcha into a national spa resort all around the year. Even if the town's tourism industry has decayed somewhat in the early post-communist period, its tourist product has started to revive in the last couple of years.
Arguably, the most important sight in the town is the Bulgarian Orthodox Archangel Michael Church Monument dedicated to the citizens of Strelcha that were killed during the April Uprising of 1876, Balkan Wars and WW1. Their names can be seen inscribed on both sides of the church.
The rose gardens in Strelcha spread over 3,000 decares, as this is one of the biggest rose oil production regions in Bulgaria. The highest quality of rose oil is produced in the municipality. Besides roses, since the 1990s and 2000s Strelcha successfully cultivated lavender, from which first-class essential oil is extracted.
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Within an hour or so of Strelcha: Koprivshtitsa (15 km), Troyan Pass (Beklemeto) (39 km), Plovdiv Old Town (53 km), Plovdiv Roman Theatre (53 km).
The nearest famous roads are Troyan Pass (Beklemeto), Shipka Pass and Trigrad Gorge.
Strelcha is in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria, about 10 km from Panagyurishte.
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landmark
Bulgaria's only town-museum: a Sredna Gora valley of cobbled lanes and brightly painted National Revival mansions where the 1876 April Uprising began. Six house-museums preserve the interiors of merchants and revolutionaries.
15 km · about 30 min drive
mountain pass
At 1,525 m the highest paved pass over the Balkan Mountains, following an old Roman road between Troyan and Karnare with hairpins, panoramic ridgeline views and the Arch of Freedom monument.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe, with colorful Revival-period houses perched on ancient hills above Roman ruins.
53 km · about 60 min drive
ancient ruins
A remarkably well-preserved 2nd-century Roman amphitheatre seating 6,000 spectators, still hosting performances today.
53 km · about 60 min drive
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
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