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Our next suggestion is this property located in the beautiful mountain town of Elena. The property consists of a house, a yard and one additional building. The house is old, made in traditional Bulgarian style of stone and brick. It is 2 storeys, consists of 8 rooms, bathroom with WC, basement and a storage room, even a café with fireplace fully equipped. Each floor is 120 sq m in size. There is local heating, wooden window joinery, white plastered walls, and electrical installation. The roof is new, from the inside it is made of massive polished wood. Water, electricity and sewer are provided. All sorts of switches, plugs and lighting objects are installed. The house is fully furnished with new furnish including - beds, couches, wardrobes, nightstands, cupboards, cabinets, tables, chairs, carpets, fireplaces and others. The yard is 500 sq m in size. It is beautifully landscaped, there are roses growing, different sorts of plants and flowers, and there is also an old agricultural building made in rural style entirely of wood. After renovation it can be suitable for a tavern with guest rooms. The property is located just 5 minutes walking from the center of the city. From the windows of the living room opens magnificent view towards forests and rocks.
The town of Elena is situated in a mountain valley in the Middle Balkan Range. It is situated at the distance of 280 km northeast of Sofia and 40 km southeast of Veliko Tarnovo. Elena is a small town with atmosphere from the National Revival Period, founded in the 15th century. It reached prosperity during the 18th and the 19th centuries as a craftsmanship, trade, Revival and revolutionary centre. The first class school was founded in 1848 in the town of Elena where future teachers have been educated and is preserved up to date. During the centuries under the Ottoman power the Turks used the town's population to guard the nearby mountain passes, giving them a measure of autonomy in return, so the local painters and woodcarvers were able to decorate the churches of the surrounding countryside. The citizens of Elena took part in several uprisings and revolutionary committees have been organized in town. During the Russian-Turkish War of Liberation the town and its surrounding areas were an arena of fierce battles and it was destroyed by fire, fortunately not completely. There have been renovated and preserved several architectural ensembles dating back to the Bulgarian National Revival and comprising about 130 old houses. The houses have stone basements with whitewashed or wooden walls of the upper floor with protruding bays above.
