Beglik Tash

Primorsko, Bulgaria

Beglik Tash is a prehistoric rock sanctuary situated a few kilometers north of the city of Primorsko. It was re-used by the Thracian tribes in the Iron Age.

Most of the megaliths have traces of carvings for the purposes of Thracian rituals. There are also the remains of a labyrinth that visitors can pass through. A Thracian sun-clock is formed from huge stones. There is also a 150-ton rock that rests on the ground in only two places, and a 'womb-cave'.

Archaeologists have found ceramic artefacts from the Early Iron Age (10th–6th century BC), classical antiquity, and the Middle Ages, as well as a man-made stone altar at the end of the natural cave which proves that it was used as a place of worship. Every day at noon, a ray of sunlight enters the narrow entrance of the cave, and projects itself on the back of cave. According to the Bulgarian archaeologist Alexander Fol some of the Thracian womb-caves had the property of letting the sunlight in only at certain times of the day, a natural phenomenon seen by the Thracians as acts of symbolic fertilization of the Earth womb or the Mother Goddess by the sun phallus of the Sun God.

The site is an open-air museum maintained by the Burgas Historical Society. Beglik Tash is located in the vicinity of two other Thracian sites: the city of Ranuli and the fortress of Pharmakida in the Strandzha Mountains.

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    Monika Monique (11 months ago)
    You can walk on foot from Primorsko. We have started from Primorsko Bus Station and the walk along the sea and then up a winding road about 2 hours. Once you get to the car park, there's another 1km walk to the ticket kiosk. Tickets are very affordable, 4bgn adult and 2 bgn child. There you can enjoy looking at, touching and climbing the stones. It's much better than Stonehenge, you can get close as much as you wish, squeeze between the stones, walk on them. The site is amazing! Each rock has got info in English. It was a total highlight of our stay! Whats more, you can take one of the 4 routes to get to the scenic views of the coast. Don't miss Beglik Tash, it's a gem!?
    Briseida Bussott Pérez (11 months ago)
    Wonderful and simple place with amaizing big stones, you can get there by car, free parking in the entrance and 1.5 km walking to the place, you can go in bike from Primorsko town until the rocks, no walking ?. The tickets was 4lv for adults and the children was free ( 2 and 4 years ) you can buying at the place, they sell water bottles if you need it or forget it. They're wood table for picnic or rest.
    Aleksandar Kamburov (11 months ago)
    After a short 500-800m walk from the parking, through a forest, you reach the main site with megaliths and interesting information about the place.
    ivaylo gaydov (11 months ago)
    If you have lower car I advise you to park before the barrier, from there you have 15-20mins of walking before getting to the destination. But if you want to use your car you can easily get around the barier and the dirt road to the destination is pretty good!
    Marina Lupu (12 months ago)
    A magnificent place witht absolutely virginly untouched nature. The opportunity to see how the cults and traditions of ancient times tribes have been organized centuries ago, b.c. They told us the best time to visit was on the sunrise. But on any other time of the day as well there is an impressive place to visit. I can bet it should be epic also in the night time. When we arived, around 10 am there was almost nobody around, at 11 am there were plenty of tourists around. All you have to do is to read  the info plates and the rest will be done by your imagination. A must visit place due to its utterly unique vibe.
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