“Today Bulgaria” will take you to the picturesque and picturesque village of Oreshets to introduce you to a fascinating and unique woman – Sonia Kalkanova.
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Nestled in the foothills of the Middle Rhodopes, Oreshets is located on the territory of Asenovgrad Municipality, Plovdiv Region. It is located 40 km from the city of Plovdiv and about 20 km southeast of Asenovgrad, between the villages of Gornoslav (6 km) and Dobrostan (4 km).
The village of Oreshets is a place that every Bulgarian must visit and will fall in love with its unique nature and breathtaking views.
“In the immediate vicinity of the village in the Kaleto area there are remains of an ancient fortress from which, on a clear and sunny day, there is a wonderful view of the Thracian plain and the high peaks of Stara Planina can be seen with the naked eye. In the “Peshturi” area there are several caves, one of which gives the beginning of the Golyama Sushitsa river, on which the Sushitsa dam was built. This cave is called “The Mother”, at the very beginning the water carved several small rivulets in the rocksSonia says.
She shared with us that she had a chapel that she and her sister maintained – it was called Putting the belt on the SV. Mother of God. Legend has it that if you sleep there 3 times, they give you a belt that women wear. If they have faith – it helped them to conceive.
And she herself – Sonia Kalkanova is no less unique. Since she was a child, she has had the rocker blood, growing up among the iron horses – the bikes.
“I’ve liked them since I was little, but when I became an independent woman in 2010, I was able to realize my dream. I’ve loved the sound of Harley Davidson since I was a kid. That’s why I bought just one – pleasure, freedom, wind in the hair – you know what it is (he tells me
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