Свети Илия

Свети Илия: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Свети Илия

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Свети Илия: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Свети Илия — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.49065, 25.07266. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Свети Илия

• Thracian cult complex “Orlovi skali” · fort · Kardzhali · ~13 km · Must-see
• Крепост "Устра" · fort · Kardzhali · ~16 km · Must-see
• Utroba Cave · cave · Kardzhali · ~35 km · Must-see
• Циганско градище/Γυφτόκαστρο · viewpoint · Eastern Macedonia and Thrace · ~35 km · Must-see
• Св. Висарион Смолянски · church · Smolyan · ~40 km · Must-see
• Rozhen · viewpoint · Smolyan · ~43 km · Must-see
• Uhlovitsa · cave · Smolyan · ~43 km · Must-see
• Agushevi Konatsi · museum · Smolyan · ~45 km · Must-see
• РРТС Снежанка · attraction · Smolyan · ~46 km · Must-see
• Makaza · viewpoint · Eastern Macedonia and Thrace · ~49 km · Must-see
• Βυζαντινή Γέφυρα · fort · Eastern Macedonia and Thrace · ~51 km · Must-see
• Perperikon · fort · Kardzhali · ~51 km · Must-see
• Xanthi Castle · fort · Eastern Macedonia and Thrace · ~51 km · Must-see
• Ιερά Μόνη Παμμεγίστων Ταξιαρχών · church · Eastern Macedonia and Thrace · ~52 km · Must-see
• Αναστασιούπολις - Περιθεώριον · fort · Eastern Macedonia and Thrace · ~54 km · Must-see
• Golyam Perelik · viewpoint · Smolyan · ~54 km · Must-see
• Macedonian Tomb Komninon - Stavroupolis · fort · Eastern Macedonia and Thrace · ~56 km · Must-see
• Μαξιμιανούπολις · fort · Eastern Macedonia and Thrace · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Свети Илия

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Свети Илия

• Циганско градище/Γυφτόκαστρο · viewpoint · Eastern Macedonia and Thrace · ~35 km · Must-see
• Rozhen · viewpoint · Smolyan · ~43 km · Must-see
• Makaza · viewpoint · Eastern Macedonia and Thrace · ~49 km · Must-see
• Golyam Perelik · viewpoint · Smolyan · ~54 km · Must-see
• Trigrad Gorge · viewpoint · Smolyan · ~74 km · Must-see
• Buynovo Gorge · viewpoint · Smolyan · ~80 km · Must-see
• Виденица · viewpoint · Smolyan · ~84 km · Must-see
• Youth hill · viewpoint · Plovdiv · ~97 km · Must-see
• Danov Hill · viewpoint · Plovdiv · ~97 km · Must-see
• Ipsario · viewpoint · Eastern Macedonia and Thrace · ~116 km · Must-see

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