Krali Marko's step, Stalevo

Кралимаркова стъпка, also known as Скала на Крали Марко and Казанчето, is a cult rock structure probably used as a sacrificial altar. It is part of an ancient Thracian sanctuary on Голям Хасар hill, southwest of Сталево in Bulgaria. The sanctuary lies 500 метра east of the ruins of the ancient fortress Милеона and 50 м from the medieval church „Св. св. Четиридесет мъченици“.

The structure stands on a low hill 287,5 метра high. At the top of a tall trachyte rock is the carved footprint known as Кралимарковата стъпка. Three more ritual hollows nearby remain filled with water even during summer heat. Local tradition says that shepherds running out of water in the fields always found fresh water in these „кралимарковите стъпки“, and that water sprinkled on an ill person was believed to bring recovery.

Nearby is another cult structure, Провиралото, where local people passed through for health. Tradition held that a sinner trying to crawl through would be crushed by the stone. At an annual gathering on 22 март, a person was expected to pass through Провиралото 3 пъти, tear a thread from their clothing at each passage, hang it on a nearby tree, and throw a stone south while reciting local ritual expressions.

The area has long been associated with King Krali Marko, whose footprint was said to have been left in the stone when he passed through. According to local tradition, Tsar Ivan Asen II led the battle at Klokotnitsa from this hill. The Хасара area near Сталево was declared an immovable cultural-historical heritage site in 1968. Plans announced in March 2013 called for the expanded protected area, including the ancient sanctuary Беш/Бей бунар and Кралимарковата стъпка, to become a tourist attraction.

Krali Marko's step, Stalevo is a megalith (abstract root) in Bulgaria. Wikidata describes it as: Ancient Thracian megalith sanctuary in Stalevo, Bulgaria. No English Wikipedia article exists for it; the full text below is the Bulgarian article "Кралимаркова стъпка (Сталево)", shown in the original language.