The smallest town in Bulgaria (208 residents), Melnik, is nested in the south slopes of Pirin, among sand pyramids with queer forms. It is situated in the Sandanski Municipality, Blagoevgrad county, 175 km north from Sofia, and it is only 30 km from the
borderline with Greece. The finds from the antiquity discovered upon the archaeological diggings testify for its centuries-old history.
