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Perperikon is an archeological complex so called large megalithic sanctuary. It is supposed that it is the most famous sanctuary into the antiquity of Dionis also of the Thracian tribe "satry", which priestly tribe were the "besite". It is part of the Hundred national tourist sites.  Perperikon (or Hyperperakion) is located in the Eastern Rhodope range, 15km to the northeast from the present town of Kurdzhali. Its area is 12 000 sq.m. The excavations there have started in 2000 and they still continue so it was found big rocky town, which bloom was in the Roman époque even though its history had started some millenniums before.The roads from Sofia, via Assenovgrad or Haskovo, are fairly good and well maintained.

Perperikon is perched on a rocky peak at 1,400 ft above the sea level guarded at its foot by the village of Gorna Krepost [high castle]. The gold-bearing river Perpereshka flows nearby forming a valley some 7 miles long and 2.5 miles wide. This fertile sheltered place had attracted settlers in very ancient times, and today, dozens of sites clustered around the natural hub of Perperikon reveal layer upon layer of archaeological remains. Just a little further downstream, the Perpereshka flows into the artificial dam-lake of Stouden Kladenets on the river Arda. Where the two bodies of water meet, is the village of Kaloyantsi, a scenic place with some tourist facilities.

Perperikon comprises four elements: the citadel, an acropolis at the top of the hill; a palace or temple immediately beneath the acropolis and facing southeast; and two outer cities, one on the northern and one on the southern slope of the hill. So far, no archaeological research has been done of the two outer cities but terrain observations indicate that they had streets and secular and religious buildings carved in the rock. A host of villages flocked at the foot of the hill and the fertile river valley was densely inhabited throughout the period of Roman rule. The hilltop was protected by the acropolis whose walls are 8 and a half feet thick. The citadel had probably been built earlier but the Romans renovated it and enhanced the fortifications. No bonding mixture was used for the walls; they were built of solid stone blocks, perfectly finished on each side, and layers of crushed rock separated the rows of blocks.