Location Kardzhali, Bulgaria Nearest city Ardino | Area 3680 decare | |
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Ardino belite brezi
Belite Brezi,(Bulgarian:Белите Брези or Бели Брези:Beli Brezi) is a natural reserve in Rhodopes. The reserve is located 30 km from the town of Kardzhali and 6km from the town of Ardino. This is one of the places with the most developed tourism in the area. On the territory of the reserve was built holiday house with a total capacity of about 250 beds. The reserve was created to protect the only naturally growing forest of white birch in the Rhodopes. Forests of betula pendula are rare for Bulgaria and the main areas covered in this species are artificially planted. The reserve has an area of about 3680 acres. Furthermore, birch Reserve also met and species beech, scots pine, pinus nigra, picea abies and others, but they are under-represented.