Melnik Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Sandanski municipality, Blagoevgrad oblast, Bulgaria
About Melnik
With a population of about 200 people, Melnik is the smallest town in Bulgaria - its official classification as a town is traditional and maintained for historical reasons. Since 1968, it's been also declared a "town-museum". Many of its houses are either hotels, wineries, or both. Administratively, Melnik is a part of the Municipality ofSandanski, the nearest sizable town, and both are part ofBlagoevgradOblast(Province). Melnik lies in a hollow in the south-western foothills ofPirin. It's surrounded by picturesquely eroded cliffs in a great variety of shapes, a landform called "earth pyramids" or "hoodoos" in geography. It's assumed that the town's name is derived from the local name of the formations: "mel"-s (melove), presumably originating from a Slavic root meaning "sandy clay, sandst
Top Attractions in Melnik
Explore the best things to see and do in Melnik:
- ★Kordopoulov House
- ★Monument to Yane Sandanski
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