One day in Leshten and Kovachevitsa | *THE HIDDEN BALKANS* |

The village of Kovachevitsa is situated in the western Rhodope mountain, at a distance of 23 km from the town of Gotse Delchev and 120 km from the town of Blagoevgrad. The village was established after 1656 during the attempts of conversion to Mohammedanism of the Bulgarian population in the Rhodope mountain, which settled in the more unreachable parts of the mountain in search of salvation. Because of its typical architecture, in 1977 by issue 73 of the State Gazette the village was declared a historical and architectural reservation.Among the village sites interesting to see is the church “St. Nikolas”, which was built in 1847. In 1900 a four-storey belfry was constructed to it. ============================================ Follow my page on #Facebook - https://bit.ly/2VtLVMM Follow us on Instagram:   / thehiddenbalkans   #Leshten #Kovachevitsa #GotseDelchev Amateur vlogging channel, person view, hidden places, local guide. #Bulgarian #Trip #Hidden #Tourism #Places Feel free to subscribe... :)