Devils Throat Cave
Devil's Throat Cave, or Dyavolsko Garlo, is located in the western Rhodopes close to the village of Gyovren in Bulgaria, near its border with Greece. A popular tourist attraction, Devil's Throat branches from Trigrad Gorge.Photo: Vislupus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Bulgaria
- Also known as: “Devil’s Throat Cave” and “Dyavolsko gŭrlo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Trigrad Gorge and Музей на мечката.
Trigrad Gorge
Photo: Evgeni Dinev, CC BY 2.0.
The Trigrad Gorge is a canyon of vertical marble rocks in the Rhodope Mountains, part of the Dobrostan Formation. It is in Smolyan Province, one of the southernmost provinces of Bulgaria. Trigrad Gorge is situated 450 metres north of Devils Throat Cave.
Музей на мечката
Museum
Photo: Hristina Bumbarova, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Музей на мечката is a museum, which is situated 650 metres south of Devils Throat Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trigrad and Yagodina.
Yagodina
Village
Photo: Chech Explorer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yagodina is a village in southern Bulgaria. It has a population of 379 as of 2022. Yagodina is situated 3 km northwest of Devils Throat Cave.
Gyovren
Village
Photo: sali gyovren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gyovren is a village under the municipality of Devin in the Smolyan Province in the southern part of Bulgaria. Gyovren is situated 5 km north of Devils Throat Cave.
Devils Throat Cave
- Categories: tourist attraction, show cave, tourism, and landform
- Location: Devin, Smolyan, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.61488° or 41° 36′ 54″ northLongitude
24.37913° or 24° 22′ 45″ eastOpen location code
8GH6J97H+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 3014858610OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5267232
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Devils Throat Cave from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Devils Throat Cave” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهف حلق الشيطان”
- Arabic: “كهف حنجرة الشيطان”
- Bulgarian: “Дяволско гърло”
- Bulgarian: “Дяволското гърло”
- Chinese: “魔喉窟”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف حلق الشيطان”
- French: “Diavolskoto Geurlo”
- Galician: “Diavolskoto Geurlo”
- German: “Teufelsschlund-Höhle”
- Hebrew: “מערת גרון השטן”
- Hungarian: “Ördögtorok-barlang”
- Macedonian: “Ѓаволско грло”
- Persian: “غار شیطانگلو”
- Russian: “Дьявольское горло”
- Serbian: “Ђавоље грло”
- Ukrainian: “Диявольське горло”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Devil’s Threat Zipline and Разходка с лодка.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Заслон and Villa 1-4.
Bulgaria: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Sofia, Veliko Tarnovo, Varna, and Plovdiv.
Curious Caves to Discover
Uncover intriguing caves from every corner of the globe.