{"id":1539,"date":"2021-05-30T20:55:30","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T20:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/feelbulgaria.net\/?p=1539"},"modified":"2025-10-14T11:38:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T11:38:05","slug":"tsepina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelbulgaria.net\/en\/2021\/05\/30\/tsepina\/","title":{"rendered":"History and legends of Tsepina Fortress \u2013 one of the last strongholds of Despot Slav"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rhodope<\/a> the mountain still zealously guards its legends of brave warriors and alien princesses shrouded in the disembodied charm of mystery. Anyone who walks on the forest path above the Rakitovo village of Dorkovo will touch the magic and power of the medieval capital of the Rhodopes - the fortress Tsepina. This fortress is 6 km away. from the village of Dorkovo and it can be reached by a nice asphalt road. In its current form, it was built by Ivanko, known to historians as "Asenya's killer", and is destined for Tarnovo and the Asenovtsi dynasty.<\/p>\n