Agent: Gemma
Company: Bulgarian Village Homes
Featured: Yes
The House
This solid house is built in brick and has original wooden floors throughout the upstairs.
It has a great garden, full of various fruit and nut trees, including a hazelnut tree.
The garden is nice and private and has some lovely views over the village and surrounding fields and forests.
You can tell that the previous owners took care of the property as, although it has not been lived in for a while, the house is clean and tidy. They even painted the furniture, door frames and window frames the same colour, which is a really nice touch.
The upstairs part of the house has three rooms in total; two large rooms, one smaller room, and a good sized hallway, which could easily be converted into an additional living space.
Upstairs has a lovely light and spacious feel, thanks to the many windows. One of these windows could be turned into a door to the balcony, where you could sit and enjoy your garden.
You then have a ground level area, which is currently separate from the main living space, but could easily be connected to the house if desired. It consists of an entrance area, which was previously the kitchen, and two more rooms. As with the upstairs, these rooms all have a lovely light and spacious feeling.
The house also has a large basement, with fantastic ceiling beams.
It is a great space, has tons of potential, and could easily be converted into whatever you wanted.
The fertile land of 4,000 sqm, has a stream at the bottom of it (so you can have free irrigation), and is separated into three areas. One part would be ideal for horse lovers or offers the potential for complete self-sufficiency. The second area would be perfect as a flower garden. The last area, which is separately fenced, has three animal sheds and a courtyard.
Whatever it is you are looking for; this house can meet your needs. It would be great as a holiday home, an investment, or somewhere to settle and enjoy the peaceful life that is village living.
Palamartsa
The village of Palamartsa, is less than 5m from the municipal town of Popovo. The village has a lot of history and is said to have recently found some of the oldest antiques buried in the hills in the village. There is a bar in the centre, with a shop next to it, which is owned by the mayor’s daughter. The mayor regularly visits the bar and has a big part to play in the village and the progress. He has recently got a grant and put a new asphalt road coming from Popovo.
The village also has a church, where local weddings are performed. Last year an English couple married there. There is also a council building and 3/4 shops selling all the main products needed by a family. The village has a football team, which last year were top of the league and moved up to the next league. The team have their own stadium in the village, and are sponsored by a beer company that will be funding for the stadium to be done up, and after each match on a Saturday, the team get together at the local bar and celebrate.
The village has a lot of older adults and not many children and the locals are trying to get families to come into the village and build it up. The older generation that live there are very friendly and are always there to help. Many English and some americans have invested in the village already and are trying to follow on the Bulgarian traditions and customs. There are families that live in this village on a permanent basis, and some that come to visit, each summer.
Facilities include * Nursery school * Visiting doctors surgery * Bus service * 3 cafe/ bars * Football team * 2/3 shops * Mayors office * Post office * New road to village just been done summer 2009
Distances 7 km (Popovo town) 41 km (Targovishte town) 067 km (Ruse City Romanian border) 080 km (Veliko Tarnovo old capital old churches and fortress) 140 km (Gabrovo ski resort) 169 km (Varna the Sea capital) 184 km (Varna Golden sand) 195 km (Albena Sea Resort) 228 km (Bourgas Airport) 259 km (Sunny Beach Resort Bourgas) 317 km (Sofia capital of Bulgaria)
Number of bedrooms: 3
Region: Targovishte
Village: Palamartsa
Date Listed: 08/07/2010
Price (euros): €6950
Plot Size (sq.mtrs): 4000 - 4999
Property Reference: PAL019