The stone mushrooms – a natural landmark

The stone mushrooms are rock formations, which are located to the east of the village of Beli Plast, on the road connecting Kardzhali with Haskovo. The protected area has an area of 3 hectares. They are declared a natural landmark. Rock formations are in the form of natural mushrooms – their stumps are pink, and the hats are greenish. The height of the stumps and the width of the hats is up to 2.5 m. Sculptured in rheolite volcanic tufts. The tufts that formed the mushroom stone are the result of intense underwater volcanic activity dating back to the time of the Paleogene. After the withdrawal of the sea and the successive rise of the seabed, the erosion started on them. The lower, pink layer was softer and more easily yielding to the action of the sun, the wind and the rain. The upper, greenish layer contains healthier minerals, especially volcanic glass, and it is harder to weather. Thus, for thousands of years, a wonderful composition of unique shapes and colors has formed.

According to a legend, the coalman Raduil lived in the fortress of Perperikon along with his four beautiful daughters. One sunny morning they went for water outside the fortress walls. Suddenly, in the hill behind the river, they saw a great horde of invaders. They came back fast to the fortress. It started a hot but unequal battle. Many of the men were killed, and many women were captured. Among them were Raduil’s daughters.
They led them to the horde’s leader, riding a horse near the nearby river – to look around and set the most beautiful ones for themselves, and the rest to sell for slaves. As soon as they approached him, fury caught the hearts of the girls. They picked up what they found – trees, stones, and started throwing to the horseman.

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