This property is set at the edge of a picturesque village just 15km from the regional centre Shumen and not far from historic places closely knitted with the early history of the Bulgarian Kingdom. The town of Shumen is not only the administrative, business and cultural centre of the region, but it’s also closely connected with the history of Bulgaria. A blend of mellow Baroque and smart modern architecture gives downtown Shumen an expansive air. It has several museums and visitors may wish to see the History Museum where Thracian and medieval artifacts are handsomely displayed. Shumen also boasts an equally fine Art Gallery, but the town’s main sight is the C18 Tombul Mosque with its bulbous dome and proud minaret. Raised on the orders of Sherif Pasha in 1744, the mosque dates from the time when the estern part of the town was transformed into a stronghold with huge ramparts and 12 fortified gates. There’s more to see in Shumen’s old quarter, which huddles either side of the Poroina River with a C18 Clock Tower as its chief landmark. North of the river are several old residences preserved in honour of their former occupants. Best of all is the Kossuth House where the Magyar revolutionary Lajos Kossuth stayed for three months after fleeing Hungary in 1849, before the Turks interned him in Asia Minor. Yet another museum-house – near the Kurshum Fountain on the south side of the river – commemorates Pancho Vladigerov: a Spaniard who settled in Shumen and became Bulgaria’s first composer of classical music, now honoured by tagging his name to an annual Festival of Piano Music.
There are three distinguished archaeological sites nearby to justify a visit: the ruins of Pliska – the capital of the First Kingdom, the remains of Veliki Preslav – Tsar Simeon made it his capital, and the Madara Horseman – a mysterious bas-relief dating back to the C3 BC and representing a horseman whose mount is trampling a lion with the assistance of a greyhound, while he holds the reigns in one hand and a wine-cup in the other.
The property benefits from a very large garden of 2500sq.m, where this lovely two storey house sits. There’s a kitchen, living room, dining-room, bedroom, bathroom and a toilet on the ground floor. The first floor is not finished and it has two rooms. There’s a garage and a cellar too. The property is connected to electric and water supply, and it has a septic tank. There’s a gravel road leading to the property.
The property is on the side of a beautiful hill grown with a pine-tree forest.