From volcanic ash formed colored rocks

Stone Wedding "Stone Wedding" - perhaps the most interesting rock formation in Bulgaria, which can be seen in the so-called pyramid of Kardjali. It is a large group of rocks of different sizes, which as a result of erosion have developed their strange shapes. Kardzhali Pyramids are located in the eastern part of the Rhodope mountain a few kilometers from the town of Kardjali. This is one of the favorite places for tourists in Bulgaria. Rocks "Stone Wedding" A little further on, near the village of Beli Plast located and stone mushrooms. "Stone Wedding" defies the imagination of visitors with unique rock formations, which can be easily recognized figures of men, horses, birds, columns, and more. These mysterious rock formations cover an area of ??approximately 160 square meters. Most of the rocks reach 10 meters in height, and the metals contained in the rocks give them different colors - pink, red and brown. In 1975, "Stone Wedding" declared a protected zone. If you believe the estimates and assumptions of scientists, "Stone Wedding" started forming 40 million years ago. While in the territory, where there are mountains of Rodopi, was a shallow warm sea. Bottom topography is constantly changing under the influence of volcanic activity. Gradually, the sea dried up, and from the rocks and volcanic ash deposits formed "Stone Wedding". In fact, these rocks consist of tuff, which for centuries has acquired its fantastic shapes by wind, rain and sunlight - so there was this amazing place near the town of Kardzhali. Different minerals contained in rocks, give them a different color. The beautiful bride and groom love his name "Stone Wedding" won thanks to a few figures. There is a beautiful legend, which tells the story of unrequited love. The young man fell in love with a girl from a nearby village, whose blue like the sky, his eyes fascinated him. In those days, the local girls wore the burqa, which conceals the whole face except the eyes. The girl's eyes so captivated the young man that he was looking for any reason, just to look again at them. Then his father went to the girl's parents, and he managed to persuade them to marry his daughter to marry his son. Weather on your wedding day was overcast, and during the wedding procession strong gust of wind suddenly tore the veil from the face of the bride. From her incredible beauty captured the spirit of everyone who saw it. Then the groom's father felt envy, and since he was a dark wizard, it all turned to stone. Since then, the bride stands a stone pool, full of tears, her hapless husband. See also: Bizarre rock formations came from the Cenozoic era, the place where the greatest concentration of natural stone arches is a unique monument of nature in Bulgaria