Gela a recesse of Paradise
The favorable climate and the beauty of the mountain throughout the seasons together with the rich cultural and folklore traditions have made thethe village of Gela an attractive place for recreation and tourism. The mountain is the scene of the ancient myth about the famous musician Orpheus.
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The rocky belt that fences the hollow from the West is called Golyamata Stena and Malkata Stena (the Big Wall and the Small Wall). In the South-west rises the highest summit of the Rhodopes Golyam Perelik (2191 m). The North boundary of the hollow is the part of Perelik called Bilo (Ridge), which ends by the Rozhen Pass (1428 m). In the South the valley is fenced by the elevation Kainadinski Rid. Its name comes from the summit Kainadina (1607 m), whose name is in its turn a derivative from the Turkish word 'kainak' meaning 'spring'.
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