The town attracts lots of Bulgarian and foreign tourists with its whimsical
pyramids shining golden-yellow, shaped on the background of magnificent
Pirin mountain.
The town attracts lots of Bulgarian and foreign tourists with its whimsical
pyramids shining golden-yellow, shaped on the background of magnificent
Pirin mountain.
Its wine is worldwide known. The tradition in wine production
has been maintained since 1346. The famous Melnik vine was imported here from Syria.
During the XIII century MELNIK passed through a great
political, economic and cultural upsurge, when despot Slav, a descendant of Assen dynasty,
ruler of the Rhodopes and Pirin mountain in 1209 turned the town into a capital of an
independent feudal principality. Building developed to a great extent. Most of the
ruins are of that time.
Among the attractions of Melnik are: The Historical Museum of Melnik, located in Pashov's House, the Boyar's House, the Kordopulov's House, etc.
Melnik is an architectural reserve. The
houses are amphitheatrically placed on the famous golden Melnik's rocks.
There are narrow and crooked streets with many little shops and wine cellars. A man
can't pass with indifference by the Yankov's House, the Daskalov's House, Lambov's House or
the Sandakchiev's House. But the most remarkable one is the Kordopulov's House, built in
1758.
Melnik is favourable for medical treatment of chronic pulmonary, kidney and rheumatic disorders.