The natural phenomenon named “Pobiti Kamani” is located both in the north and in the south of the Beloslav lake and it’s a one of a kind location for the Varna region and Bulgaria. It consists of Eocenean sands amidst which stone pillars are erected making the scene look like a stone forest. The planted stones consist of seven big and a few smaller locations.

The most famous group is “Center-South”. It’s located 18 kilometres west of Varna. It consists of around 300 big and small pillars reaching up to 6 metres in height. 

The origin of the “Pobiti Kamani” is subject to a number of hipotesis which can be further narrowed to a couple main groups. The first group concerns the non-organic formation of the columns, while the second concerns their organic origin.

The first group claims that the structures were mechanically shaped by erosion under the influence of the atmosphere, water, sea tides, and the infiltration of underground water. The organic origin supporters claim that the stone pillars are remnants of coral reefs, petrified gas springs, or a stone forest. To this day there isn’t any definitive answer found regarding the formation of this phenomenon, however they agree that this has not been due to human interference. That can be clearly seen in the Quarry-Beloslav group where all 4 levels of the stone pillars were found.

The most impressive groups “Centre-south”, “Beloslav-west”, “Slanchevo-southeast” were announced as the first protected territories in Bulgaria in 1938. On a later stage with a few more acts the combined number of protected groups reached 14 with a total size of 253.3 hectares, and with a decree from the Minister of the environment and waters in 2002 the natural phenomenon was recategorized as a protected region.

The location of this natural phenomenon is quite accessible as it’s just off the old road between Varna and Devnya. The Varna Airport is nearby and you can easily rent–a-car from there using My Rent a Car services. Other possible pick-up points include Varna Centre, Golden Sands, St. St. Constantine and Helena, Sunny day or other points within Varna.