The town of Malko Turnovo (population 3,527, about 340 m above sea level) is the only town in the Bulgarian part of Strandzha Mountains presenting ideal opportunities for acquiring marvelous Bulgarian mountain property. It is some 470 km south-east of Sofia, the capital city with a wide variety of residential and commercial Bulgarian properties to choose from, 83 km south-west of Tsarevo, a perfect place to search for quiet sea property in Bulgaria, and 9 km north-east of the border checkpoint with Turkey. Those who are interested in acquiring Bulgarian property in this area, will be surprised how fascinating and interesting a small town like Malko Turnovo can be. As well as the scenic views, the town abounds in historical, archeological, architectural and ethnographic monuments, findings and sights.

The present town of Malko Turnovo was founded towards the end of 16th century and the beginning of 17th century, most probably by settlers that had moved from neighbouring hamlets to settle by the Golemiya Vris Spring where people still enjoy its clear cold water. The name of the settlement is derived from the thistles growing in profusion all over the place. Its original name Trunovo was changed into Turnovo, and later the word “Malko” (Small) was added to distinguish it from the name of the Old Bulgarian capital Veliko Turnovo, which has some of the most picturesque Bulgarian properties to offer.
Some twenty or so old buildings in the typical Strandzha architectural style are open for visitors; among them are the Popikonomov’s House with a display of an ethnographic collection, and Velko Georgiev’s workshop with an 18-metre long facade. There is an exhibition (the “Preobrazhenie Uprising of 1903”) arranged at the Prosveta Community Centre. If you want to experience the local hospitality and lifestyle, you can stay in one of the houses in the town. Then you might decide to buy a Bulgarian apartment or one of the many rural houses for sale in Bulgaria.
There are fine icons (made by Sokrat Georgiev, an icon-painter from Sozopol) and frescoes in the Uspenie Bogorodichno (Assumption) Church (1830) to see.
Other places of interest include the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Holy Trinity Catholic church, which is the third most important Catholic Church in this country.
The countryside of Malko Turnovo, on its part, offers a great variety of historical places, spectacular sights and pretty villages with a great number of attractive rural houses for sale in Bulgaria, land for sale in Bulgaria, and mountain property Bulgaria. Only at a distance of 3.5 km, the fortress of “Goliamo Gradishte” is set in the shape of a circus, 100m in diameter, and is overlooking the Mishkova Niva Tomb, one of the most impressive tombs and sanctuaries from Thracian times. “Bratanova Cave” is located at about 9 km northwest of Malko Tarnovo in the Trite Dereta locality for the cave explorers to discover. Its name comes from the Turkish word “bratan”, meaning “branching”.
The village of Brashlian, located just 11 km northwest of Malko Tarnovo, is a beautiful architectural reserve and a splendid living example of the typical local Strandzha spirit is St.Dimitar Church.
Baluvata House is another architectural and historical monument built in the 19th century.  Brashlian is among the most desired localities for Bulgarian properties to acquire. The village of Mladezhko is located  about 50 km from Bourgas (a paradise for those seeking sea property in Bulgaria), near one of the Mladezhka River springs. There are  caves on the village’s territory named ”Learnitsite” which were inhabited in the distant past. The Goliamoto Kale Fortress  is located just 1.5 km from the village of Mladezhko. The fortification area is 4 hectares. The lovely village of Stoilovo is located  8 km to the north of Malko Tarnovo. Many foreigners have chosen Stoilovo to purchase a wonderful Bulgarian real estate. In the village of Zabernovo one can visit the church “St. Luka”which is the oldest church in Strandzha and a religious and cultural monument from the 17th-18th century. Several kilometres north of the village of Stoilovo, near one of the curves of the Veleka River, is Petrova Niva - a sacred place for every Bulgarian; it is also known as Strandzha Oborishte. This is the place where the delegates of the Odrin Revolutionary District with leaders Georgi Kondolov, Mihail Gerdzhikov, Penyo Shivarov, etc. gathered and from 28th to 30th June, 1903 worked out the plan for the uprising. It broke on the Christian holiday of Preobrazhenie (Transfiguration) (19th August in the old calendar); so people know it as the Preobrazhenie Uprising. At Petrova Niva there is a big monument of Georgi Kondolov and a museum collection. Each year on 19th August national celebrations are held in memory of all who participated in the Preobrazhenie Uprising. 
Dolmenite are pre-historic tombs near the village of Gramatikovo, which is situated 25 km north-east of the town. Mt. Gradishteto (710 m) is the highest peak in Strandzha Mountains   on the territory of Bulgaria. It is situated on the very border with Turkey and there are remains of a Thracian fortress and settlement. Some twenty kilometres north of Malko Turnovo runs one of the most picturesque Bulgarian rivers - Veleka, a wonderful place for having a rest, fishing and canoeing. The Kachoula Resort is near the village of Gramatikovo, and the village of Bulgari, famous for the nestinarski dances in which dancers step on embers barefooted, is 41 km north-east on the way to Tsarevo. In this part of Bulgaria one can find the Strandzha periwinkle - evergreen endemic bush included in the Bulgarian Red Book of Floral Species under Protection. The villages in this appealing part of Bulgaria are excellent places for your Bulgarian real estate to acquire.
 The lovely villages around Malko Turnovo are expected to develop fast, because many people prefer to invest and buy rural houses for sale in Bulgaria and Bulgaria mountain property in this area. There are many reasons for the villages to flourish and mainly because rural property in Bulgaria is attractive for foreign buyers, who want to live their life in a clean, peaceful place unlike the dirty and noisy places they are used to. The Bulgarian rural properties near Malko Turnovo are also of great potential and interest for farmers and gardeners, too. Land is still quite cheap Bulgarian real estate to buy along with a wide variety of rural houses for sale in Bulgaria. Also, there are many companies for property management in Bulgaria who will look after your Bulgarian properties while you are away.