Leshten, like Kovachevitsa, is geographically part of the Rhodopes mountains, but it is most easily reachable from Gotse Delchev and it thus seemed to make more sense to include it in the Pirin mountains. Leshten is on the pothole-dotted road that leads to Kovachevitsa. It goes through a mountainous scenery where gray rocks (unlike those in the Pirin that have a more yellow hue) are covered by acacias and oaks. It's a tiny village (about 35 inhabitants) with most houses built of stones. Lovely, really!