Pancharevo Gorge

Pancharevo Gorge (Pancharevo saddle) is deep and narrow gorge in the upper stream of the Iskar River between the mountains of Vitosha and Plana of southwest and the Lozen mountain of northeast. The gorge forms the boundary between Samokov and Sofia fields, with an average altitude of 700 m. The villages of Pancharevo Kokalyane and Dolni Pasarel also located in the gorge. In the narrowest part of the gorge Iskar River makes a beautiful meander in which right beach is located Urvich medieval fortress, and in the left - Kokalyane monastery. In the gorge are situated Pancharevo Lake and dam of Pasarel.