The Devil’s Bridge (Dyavolski Most) in Bulgaria

The Devil’s Bridge (Dyavolski Most) in Bulgaria

I love when places have made up legends behind them and this one is one of my favorite stories. It goes like this:

A young ambitious man decides he will build a bridge over the Arda river. The Devil appears before him and offers his assistance. He tells him that he will show him the secret to building a bridge that will outstand anything and last forever, but in return he has to incorporate the Devil’s face into the brige or else he would take his soul to hell (the usual devil stuff). The Devil wanted his face to be invisible and visible at the same time. The man ends up building the bridge and even managed to add the devil’s face into it through the water’s reflection.