rural house for sale in Elena

This is an old house built in the rural Bulgarian style. The house is located close to the center of the historic town of Elena. Elena is a Bulgarian town in the central Stara Planina Mountains, 42 km south east of Veliko Tarnovo in Veliko Tarnovo Province. The area is a popular mountain resort also known for the typical local cuisine. Elena is an old settlement founded before the 15th century. During the 18th and 19th century it established itself as a centre of crafts, trade and education. There are several architectural ensembles preserved dating back to the Bulgarian National Revival and comprising about 130 old houses. Wall-to-wall construction forms interesting street silhouettes. The houses have stone basements with white-washed or wooden walls of the upper floor with protruding bays above. The town's sights include an old first class school, where future teachers were educated and where nowadays a museum exhibition is arranged. There are the St Nicholas Church of the 16th century, with valuable mural paintings and icons, and the three-naved Church of the Assumption, built entirely of stone. The clock tower that features an antique clock mechanism rises at the town's highest point.

This property consists of a house, a summer kitchen and a yard. The house is old and needs some renovations, it's made in traditional Bulgarian style. It is build entirely of stone and wood. The basement is made of stone, the roof is wooden with red tiles. The window frames are also wooden. The house is 2 storeys and consists of 4 rooms with old furnishing. The summer kitchen is also wooden. The yard is not big, 250 sq m in size, but beautifully managed. There some wines with grapes, few fruit trees and plants. The property is surrounded by a metal fence.