Veleka

Veleka is the largest and longest river in Strandja (147 km). Springs from Peak Demirkapu in Turkey and entered Bulgaria with beautiful gorges. In its upper course is highly A noisy, with rock bottom, many rapids and thresholds. Here it crosses karst. Banks are even precipitous with cliffs and precipices. This part of the river is accessible to tourists from places Kovacs and Petrova levels Stoilovo village. After Zvezdec amended its appearance - soothes, the river valley expands tilt plummeted, appear beautiful curves. Here it accepts its larger tributaries Youth River and Bear dollars. After months Kachulpritotsite reduced and catchments mainly in winter and spring of ravines Malka, Grahilov, Kamensky, Yazmenski, Trionska, Vlahov and Elenitsa River.

In Veleka established 32 species of fish - trout endangered, chub, minnow, krotusha, Crimean barbell Rezovska Brianna, govedarka, Bitters, eel, etc. The Flat goby. Three species of the ichthyofauna of the river were recorded in the Red Book of Bulgaria - endangered by Rezovska Brianna and eel.
In its lower over coastal forests and Lucky are seasonally flooded by spring water - thus forming a dense wetland nature.
Veleka is navigable eight kilometers from its mouth in this section is interesting for fans of nautical tourism.