The town of Kostenets, our next offer to the attention of potential buyers of Bulgarian real estates, is a town, attracting much of interest among the Bulgarian mountain property oriented buyers, due to its fabulous location with magnificent views in an area full of rural houses for sale or land plots for sale in Bulgaria. This is a town in a region, which exceeds in offers for profitable land investment in Bulgaria and opportunities to find cheap Bulgarian properties, and then rent them out through the services of a respectful agency for property management in Bulgaria.
The picturesque town of Kostenets (population: 10 400 inhabitants) is situated at the foot of Rila Mountain, about 75 km southeast of Sofia. The town is an administrative centre. The climate is moderate – continental, with strong mountain influence.
The average annual air temperature varies from - 4.2ºС (January) to 16.1ºС (July). The abundance of mineral springs is one of the special characteristics of the region.
The favourable climate conditions, the unique combination of thermal mineral water sources with the proximity to of one of the most famous and widely visited by Bulgarian and foreign tourists winter resorts Borovets and the country's capital; as well as the natural and historical sights provide opportunities for all-year-round tourism, recreation and sport.
The region was populated as early as the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. In ancient times it was inhabited by the Thracian tribe Besse. At the end of the 1st century and the beginning of the 2nd century AD, the territory of the present-day Kostenets municipality was part of the Serdica Province of the Roman Empire.
The settling of present-day town of Kostenets started rapidly in 1884 with the building of the Belovo - Vakarel railway as a part of the Sofia - Istanbul route. The new settlement’s expansion hastened with the building of a factory for safety matches in 1901 and of a paper mill in 1907. In 1964, three settlements - Kostenets Banya, Momin Prohod and Momina Banya - merged into the town of Kostenets.
In the town of Kostenets there are many Christian temples and chapels of historical and cultural value: the church of St. Georgi, and the chapels St. Illia, St. Petka, St. Pantaleimon.
The spa resort of Momin Prohod is a known rehabilitation and recreation centre and attracts many visitors.
There are 36 preserved burial mounds, 20 mound necropolises, remains of 11 antique settlements and settlements of the Bronze Age and the early and late Iron Age, 6 Roman settlements and 8 late medieval settlements in the region of Kostenets.
The Trayanovi Vrata Fortress is a valuable monument of the Roman age, and of the First and the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. There in the famous battle in 986 the Bulgarian King Samuil defeated the Byzantine emperor Vasilius II.
The spa resorts Villas Kostenets, Pchelinski Bani, and the village of Kostenets are near the town.
Very beautiful, еxotic, charming and particularly loved place of interest among local people and visitors from Bulgaria and abroad is the Kostenski Waterfall, located near the village of Kostenets and depicted by the eminent Bulgarian writer Ivan Vazov. Only 28 km west of the town of Kostenets is situated the winter resort of Borovets.
As you can see, Kostenets is a town, which offers unique opportunities to the people who consider buying properties in Bulgaria, or Bulgarian mountain property for sale especially. Its location among the mountain slopes with splendid breathtaking views and the peaceful countryside are among its best features. Other characteristic features of this town are the availability of many cheap Bulgarian properties, land for sale in Bulgaria, or rural houses for sale in Bulgaria, which make this town and its surrounding area very attractive for the people looking to make a profitable land investment in Bulgaria.  A town, which has a lot to offer: beautiful, unspoiled nature, interesting history and sightseeing spots, friendly and hospitable local people, who will help you feel at home among them from the first day.
We advise you – property hunters not to hesitate to visit this place in case you consider opportunities for buying Bulgarian properties. You will find many advantageous offers to buy a cheap property in Bulgaria, from many attractive rural houses for sale in Bulgaria, land plots for sale in Bulgaria to splendid mountain property Bulgaria. If you decide to make a profitable investment in Bulgarian property, you are advised to establish contacts with a respected agency for property management in Bulgaria.
Think wisely and come to have a look at the amazing variety of advantageous offers here.
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