Beglik Tash Thracian sanctuary – Primorsko

The sanctuary is situated about 5 km north of the town of Primorsko (on the coast of the Black Sea), in the buffer zone of the Ropotamo reserve. It is the oldest Thracian sanctuary in the region. It is located among natural rock phenomena and represents the cult of the ancient Thraces to the Goddess-Mother, the Sun and the mythical Thracian king – Orpheus. The place is notable for its partially worked rock pieces, large-sized dolmen, a labyrinth and cut sacrificial stones. The place was used from the end of the Bronze age (XIV century BC), all through the Iron age, until the late Antiquity period (IV century). According to archeologists, the region of Primorsko was a very special place for the Thracian tribes, who esteemed it as a Wholly Mountain.