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village-gela-birthplace-orpheus | Gela, the supposed birthplace of Thracian musician and poet Orpheus, has a breathtaking view of the Rhodope Mountains. |
As you drive into the village of Gela in southern Bulgaria a sign informs you that this is the birthplace of Orpheus, the legendary Thracian musician and poet. I'm not sure if it's true, but who wouldn't be able to "charm all living things and even stones" with their music if they were born in a village with such a view? These are the Rhodope Mountains in the golden afternoon sunlight of early spring.
{{< figure src="IMG_20160305_163845.jpg" caption="View of the Rhodope Mountains from Gela, Bulgaria" >}}
Gela is just a stone's throw from the cultural village of Shiroka Laka and about twenty minutes from the ski resort town of Pamporovo.