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With under 300 inhabitants, Bulgaria's smallest town - Melnik, 20 km
southeast of Sandanski, is famous for its robust red wine, impressive houses
and natural surroundings. Nestled amidst the southwestern fold of Pirin
mountain, Melnik combines memories of a prosperous past and unique in its
kind countryside with whimsical sand pyramids, sandstone towers and
mushrooms, vineyards and orchards. The original Revival architecture of the
Melnik houses with their famous sand wine-cellars, the ruins of the old-time
splendour such as the 13th century Boyar House, and the numerous churches,
are the reason Melnik has become an architectural reserve. You can still
enjoy the justly famed Melnik wine once traded as far as Western Europe in
the numerous taverns and hotels. Moreover, the proximity to the 12th century
Rozhen Monastery and the Rupite - home village and burial place of the
oracle Baba Vanga, makes Melnik the most popular destination in southern
Pirin.
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