Rhodope Region
Museum of the Rhodopean Karst – Chepelare
The museum of the Rhodopean Karst in Chepelare exists from 1980.
History Museum – Velingrad
The Velingrad History Museum was founded in 1952.
History Museum – Batak
The History Museum in Batak was established in 1956.
Regional History Museum – Smolyan
The Smolyan Regional Historical Museum was founded in 1935 by the community leader Stoyu Nedelchev Nikolov (1865-1937) – a famous folklorist, ethnographer, and author of many essays on the daily life, traditions, and culture of the Rhodope region.
Regional History Museum – Kardzhali
The Kardzhali Regional Historical Museum is housed in a stately building constructed at the beginning of the 20th century.
Arapovo Monastery of Saint Nedelya
The Arapovo Monastery of Saint Nedelya is located 8 km east of Asenovgrad, on the right-hand side of the road to Parvomay.