Panoramic View Of Krichim Town With Vacha River Bulgaria Stock Photography

Panoramic view of Krichim town with Vacha River valley.Krichim is a town in Bulgaria, located in the southwestern part of Plovdiv Province. It lies at the foot of the Rhodopes` northern slopes in the plains of Thrace. The river Vacha, an important tributary of the Maritsa, runs through the town.Inhabited since Early Byzantine times as evidenced by the remains of two ancient fortresses on both banks of the river in the beginning of its gorge, Krichim was contested by the Byzantine Empire and the Bulgarian Empire during most of the Middle Ages.