Melnik is one of Bulgaria's smallest towns, situated in Southwestern Bulgaria. Once you go there you will never forget the breathtaking scenery and the taste of the famous Melnik wine. Melnik is famous with the Pyramids that surround it - they are sheer, strangely shaped sand and limestone rocks. Depending on the strength of your imagination, you could see in them obelisks, ancient towers, giant mushrooms... etc. Once there, you find yourself in a town with taverns and stone houses with cobbled streets and courtyards where flowers and vines adorn the facades. The Melnik houses seem perched one above the other. To cope with the slope, people here built the basement of stone at several levels where the thick wine matured. A stay in Melnik is not worth it without a visit to one of the taverns where you can try the famous Melnik wine. The famous Melnik vine is said to have been brought from Syria in ancient times.

In Melnik one can see the old churches St. Nicholas (13th century), St. Nikolai, the Miracle Worker (1756), St. Peter and Paul (1840), St. Anton. You should also visit the Kordopoulov House (1754). It is a veritable gem of Bulgarian architecture of the National Revival, remarkably planned and executed. Its basement contains one of the largest wine cellars in the town equipped with special canals and ventilation.

The Melnik Hotel (3 stars) is in the style of the Melnik National Revival period and offers all facilities of up-to-date tourist services. In the restaurant and the tavern guests can sample dishes of the Bulgarian national cuisine and the famous natural. Also available to tourists are several restored old houses.

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