Asen’s Fortress from the side, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: The chapel at Asen’s fortress is what remains of a much larger complex which stood high in the Rhodope mountains and guarded the
Asen’s Fortress from the side
Asenovgrad from the fortress
Asenovgrad from the fortress, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: Looking down from Asen’s fortress you can see Asenovgrad. We spent four hours walking around Asenovgrad before we finally managed to navigate our
Rhodope mountains, Chepelare River valley
Rhodope mountains, Chepelare River valley, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: A view of the Rhodope mountains and the Chepelare River valley into the
Asen’s chapel and ancient fortress
Asen’s chapel and ancient fortress, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: Here you can see the chapel and the remains of the fortress to the right. The sheer drop to the left is
Asen’s Chapel from above
Asen’s Chapel from above, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: Looking down at Asen’s chapel standing on the ruins of the main defense
Asen’s fort into the sun
Asen’s fort into the sun, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: It’s difficult to show in pictures, but the chapel of the fortress stood on a shear drop into the valley, perched on the
Looking down the track
Looking down the track, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. There was a strange combination of trains on the railway, either really old, or really new! This is one of the newer ones we
Old train
Old train, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / There was a strange combination of trains on the railway, either really old, or really new!
Karosa coach
Karosa coach, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / We weren’t sure if this coach was still in use or not, nothing seemed to be actively
Asen’s Fortress
Asen’s Fortress, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / After a 4 hour trek around Assenovgrad trying to find this place we eventually worked out the