We offer you a nice house in the village of Gorsko Ablanovo. The village is situated in the south-west of Bulgaria. The nearest town is the small town of Opaka – only 10 km. (15 min. driving) away from the village. The larger town of Popovo is also near – 27 km. (30 min. driving) away from Gorsko Ablanovo. There you can find all the stuff you need: pharmacies, supermarkets, greengroceries, furniture shops, cafes, restaurants, a nice park etc. From the village you can easily reach to the towns of Russe – 50 km. or 1 hour driving – and Veliko Tarnovo – 100 km. or 1.30 hours driving. Russe is a large town on the Danube River. On your way to Russe you can visit some sights. Near to the village of Cherven you will be able to visit “The Medieval town of Cherven” (see information below) and it is only 18 km. (20 min driving) away from Gorsko Ablanovo. Then, only 35 km. (45 min. driving) away from Gorsko Ablanovo, you can find the Ivanovo rock Monastery (see information below). As for Veliko Tarnovo, it is one of the most famous places in Bulgaria. In the past, this was an important political and cultural center – Veliko Tarnovo was the capital of the Second Bulgarian State. Today you can still fell the spirit of the old times due to the specific architecture of the town. The well-known University of Veliko Tarnovo is also situated in this town, as well as the hill of Tsarevets with its large fortress. In the internet you can find a lot of interesting information about Veliko Tarnovo.

The village of Gorsko Ablanovo itself is a small but nice place, quiet and peaceful. There are two cafes, groceries, small school and a church (orthodox). It is a good place for relaxing, a way to escape from the stress of the city. The people are friendly and good-hearted.

The house has two floors, four rooms altogether, two lumber-rooms, two small corridors and a cellar. There is a quite big garden, a vineyard and a farmyard with old farm buildings (everything altogether – 1,600 dka). The first floor is 18,84 m2, there is one room of 10,56 m2, lumber-room(cellar) – 5,4 m2, corridor – 2,88 m2. The second floor is 52,74 m2, there are two rooms, each one is 12,6 m2, and a third room – 16,2 m2, a corridor – 6,93 m2 and a lumber-room – 2,1 m2. There is one toilet, outside the house. The cellar, outside the house is 12,6 m2. Near the house, there is a water spring and а small branch of the Rusenski Lom river that flows alongside of the village.
There is no water-main to the house, but this can be easily fixed by its new Owner. With some fantasy, the house can become a beautiful villa in no time.

Information: from www.visitbg.net
Ivanovo rock Monastery
21km southwest of Russe, near the Ivanovo village, high in the vertical rocks above the Rusenski Lom river, churches and monk cells were built as far as back in the 12th century. By this time, there were 40 rock temples and around 300 dwellings for monk hermits. They were followers of the Hesychasm, searching for tranquility and the purpose was to enhance their spirituality. They used to eat forest fruits and roots.
In the Gospodev Dol (God's Valley) area are preserved rooms built at 32m above the ground, decorated with wall paintings. In the entrance of the rock, one can see the painting of the Blessed Jesus, and around the altar there are paintings of biblical scenes - Uspenie Bogorodichno (The Assumption), the Ascension Day, and the dissension to hell.
In the Pismata (The writings) area, there are two survived churches. One of them keeps the mural painting, called The Vision of Peter Alexandriiski, and in the other church which was half destroyed - there are interesting mural paintings, among them are the donor's portrait of Tsar (King) Ivan Asen II and Archangels’ Fair.
The St. Bogoroditsa (Verging) Church is the most significant in the whole complex. It is suggested Tsar Ivan Alexander to have been the donor and founder of these churches. It’s hewed out in the rock at 38m height. Here are the scenes of The life of John the Baptist, The hanging of Judas, and The passion of Christ, such as pictures of saints. The paintings are from the time of the renaissance of the Byzantine.
The rock churches in Ivanovo are under the protection of UNESCO as a valuable monument of history. In 2004, under the project executed by the regional administration in Russe and financed by European Union, the whole complex was restored for tourism.
See also: http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/ivanovo_monastery.html
Cherven
The archeological reserve "Medieval town of Cherven" is situated near to the village of Cherven and is only 32 km in south of the city of Rousse, on the road to the town of Dve mogili. It is the largest medieval settlement with a fortress in the Polomie region.
The ancient town consisted of two parts- a citadel and a main town. The walls reach 3 of thickness. The architectural reserve includes the remains of the fortress, the bishop’s church and the boyar’s palace in the same town. Here are a big Medieval tower with 12 m of height, an underground tunnel- well, water- supplying the fortress in the time of siege, such as the remains of 13 churches.
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