Melnik, Traditional Bulgarian house, Melnik old town open-air museum, Kordopulov house, wine-cellar in a basement, Balkans, Eastern Europe, Bulgaria

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The Melnik Earth Pyramids (Bulgarian: Мелнишки пирамиди) are rock formations, known as hoodoos, situated at the foothills of the Pirin mountain range in south-western Bulgaria. The town is an architectural reserve and 96 of its buildings are cultural monuments. The Kordopulov House was renovated in 1974-1980 and is currently a private museum that is visited by 30,000 tourists a year.

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Location: Town of Melnik, Bulgaria
Photo credit: © Vladimir Alexeev / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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