Babin Grad Fortress
Bulgaria /
Smoljan /
Devin /
World
/ Bulgaria
/ Smoljan
/ Devin
, 6 km from center (Девин)
World / Bulgaria / Smolyan
ruined castle, interesting place
Babin Grad (Frandmother City Fortress) (Sayata).
About 2 hours on foot from the town of Devin across the Devin River, you reach the ruins of the Kaur Kale - an old, inaccessible Bulgarian fortress (built in the 8th-10th centuries), also known as "Sayata" and "Babin grad".
Conquered by Ibrahim Pasha in 1372.
In 1979 it was declared a historical monument.
About 2 hours on foot from the town of Devin across the Devin River, you reach the ruins of the Kaur Kale - an old, inaccessible Bulgarian fortress (built in the 8th-10th centuries), also known as "Sayata" and "Babin grad".
Conquered by Ibrahim Pasha in 1372.
In 1979 it was declared a historical monument.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 41°44'53"N 24°20'59"E
- Buynovsko Chine - Buynovska River Gorge 10 km
- Shiroka Laka 20 km
- Vacha Dam 22 km
- Peristitsa Fortress 35 km
- Momchilovtsi 35 km
- Karadzhov Kamak 50 km
- Ancient city of Philippi 81 km
- Alistrati 82 km
- Thracians meteora (Grand Rockies) 86 km
- Angitis river gorge - Alistrati's Cave 86 km
- Waterfall 0.5 km
- Samodivsko Praskalo Waterfall 0.5 km
- Struilica Mineral Pools 0.7 km
- Devin - Hunting house 1.5 km
- St. Georgi Chapel 2.2 km
- Grebenets Peak - 1,375.8 m 2.5 km
- Zdravets Kindergarten 3.3 km
- Devin Municipality 7.9 km
- Borino Municipality 13 km
- Rhodope National Park 55 km