{"id":2070,"date":"2026-04-19T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bronicable.com\/en\/uncategorized\/vacha-bulgaria-river-reservoir\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T23:35:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T21:35:59","slug":"vacha-bulgaria-river-reservoir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bronicable.com\/en\/places-in-bulgaria\/vacha-bulgaria-river-reservoir\/","title":{"rendered":"Vacha in Bulgaria: The River and Reservoir of the Rhodopes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vacha<\/strong> is a reservoir in the Western Rhodopes, on the border of the Plovdiv, Pazardzhik and Smolyan regions. The river it is named after rises high in the mountains and fills a narrow gorge on its way down to the dam wall \u2014 the tallest in Bulgaria at <strong>144.5 metres<\/strong>. Between Krichim and Devin the road follows the shoreline for long stretches, and the view changes with every bend: a narrow gorge between wooded slopes one moment, a wide sheet of water below the ridge the next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f4f7f6;border-left:4px solid #2e7d6b;padding:16px 20px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:4px;\">\n<strong style=\"font-size:18px;\">Quick facts<\/strong>\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:10px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px 14px 10px 0;width:38%;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d7e2df;\"><strong>Where<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 0;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d7e2df;\">Western Rhodopes, on the Vacha River, on the border of the Plovdiv, Pazardzhik and Smolyan regions, between Krichim and Devin<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px 14px 10px 0;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d7e2df;\"><strong>Getting there<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 0;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d7e2df;\">by car along the Krichim &ndash; Devin road; about 46 km (50 min) from Plovdiv, about 165 km (2 h) from Sofia via the Trakia motorway to Plovdiv and then through Krichim; no regular bus service<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px 14px 10px 0;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d7e2df;\"><strong>How long<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 0;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d7e2df;\">half a day for the shore and a few viewpoints; a full day with the eco-trail and fishing<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px 14px 10px 0;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d7e2df;\"><strong>Dam wall<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 0;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d7e2df;\">concrete gravity dam, <strong>144.5 m<\/strong> &ndash; the tallest in Bulgaria; 420 m long, with 4 spillways<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px 14px 10px 0;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d7e2df;\"><strong>Entry<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 0;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d7e2df;\">free, open access. Check current conditions for fishing and accommodation on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rodopi.travel\/yazoviri\/vacha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rodopi.travel<\/a><\/strong> (Bulgarian only).<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px 14px 10px 0;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d7e2df;\"><strong>Activities<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 0;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d7e2df;\">fishing (carp, catfish, whitefish, perch), boat trips, the Chilingira eco-trail (about 2 km, starting at the hotel complex of the same name)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px 14px 10px 0;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d7e2df;\"><strong>When to go<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 0;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d7e2df;\">spring and summer, while the slopes are green; in late winter the shores are quiet and nearly empty<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px 14px 10px 0;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d7e2df;\"><strong>Parking<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 0;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d7e2df;\">a designated car park by the Chilingira complex, on the eastern shore<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A dam wall built over half a century ago<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vacha Reservoir was built between <strong>1968 and 1975<\/strong> on the river of the same name, as part of the <strong>Dospat&ndash;Vacha cascade<\/strong> run by Bulgaria&#8217;s National Electric Company &ndash; the second most important reservoir in the cascade after Dospat. Until 1999 it was named <em>Antonivanovtsi<\/em>, after a partisan detachment killed in the area in 1944; a memorial to them still stands a kilometre west of the dam wall. Its water supplies part of Plovdiv&#8217;s drinking water and irrigates the Plovdiv plain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"2136\" src=\"https:\/\/bronicable.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/places-vacha-01.jpg\" alt=\"Vacha Reservoir among the green Rhodope hills\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"2137\" src=\"https:\/\/bronicable.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/places-vacha-02.jpg\" alt=\"Panoramic summer view of Vacha Reservoir and the Rhodopes\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"2138\" src=\"https:\/\/bronicable.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/places-vacha-03.jpg\" alt=\"Vacha Reservoir and wooded hills in late winter\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Between water and mountain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reservoir stretches for about <strong>15 kilometres<\/strong> along the narrow river valley, and its banks are steep and, in many places, impassable. That makes free camping difficult, but the shore has <em>floating cabins<\/em>, a lodge right below the dam wall, and a handful of eco-trails &ndash; the most accessible one starts at the Chilingira hotel complex and runs for about 2 km. The banks also attract anglers, even though there are only a few spots with easy access to the water: near the pontoon, by the dam wall, and along the Osikovsko gorge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All along the road between Krichim and Devin, the reservoir appears and disappears behind the bends. The neighbouring town of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bronicable.com\/en\/places-in-bulgaria\/krichim-bulgaria-history-vacha-river\/\">Krichim<\/a><\/strong> keeps the region&#8217;s history on the same river, while further upstream lies the mountain town of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bronicable.com\/en\/places-in-bulgaria\/devin-bulgaria-mountain-town\/\">Devin<\/a><\/strong>, known for its mineral springs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"2139\" src=\"https:\/\/bronicable.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/places-vacha-04.jpg\" alt=\"Quiet bay of Vacha Reservoir below the mountain ridge\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"2140\" src=\"https:\/\/bronicable.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/places-vacha-05.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of Vacha Reservoir with a boat\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"2141\" src=\"https:\/\/bronicable.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/places-vacha-06.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view over Vacha Reservoir and the Rhodope valley\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Related video: the reservoir, the river and the surrounding towns are best seen from the air in the episode <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bronicable.com\/en\/from-above\/from-above-bulgaria-devin-vacha\/\">Bulgaria From Above: Devin, Vacha &amp; Krichim &ndash; A Scenic Journey Through the Rhodopes<\/a><\/strong>, part of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bronicable.com\/en\/category\/from-above\/\">Bulgaria From Above<\/a><\/strong> series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See why the Vacha River and Reservoir create one of the most striking mountain landscapes in southern Bulgaria, with winding water and forested hills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2137,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bc_lat":"41.897945","_bc_lng":"24.436596","_bc_location_name":"Vacha in Bulgaria: The River and Reservoir of the Rhodopes","_bc_location_confidence":"1.0","_bc_location_source":"gemini+nominatim","_bc_extra_coords":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[42,44],"class_list":["post-2070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-places-in-bulgaria","tag-reservoir","tag-river","latest_post"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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