Our Rural Bulgarian Village in Springtime (A Tour of a Traditional Bulgarian Village)
Our traditional Bulgarian village is situated in the Rose Valley in central Bulgaria . Life here is slow and small farming and self sufficiency are a way of life.
Our Bulgarian village is a typical village for the region, being largely agricultural. It is a small village with just a few streets and a village square. There are natural wells on some of the street corners where the mountain spring water can be collected.
An important aspect of village life is the "small farming" that takes place here. Many of the villagers own their own goats, chickens, pigs and horses. Each morning the shepherd enters the village at around five and collects the goats to take them up to pasture. The evenings see them trotting home again - each once separating independently from the herd as they reach their individual homes.
Many of the villagers also keep rabbits and chickens to eat, and for the chicken eggs. Each morning is punctuated with the call of the cockerels and other farm animals. The village is alive all day with the sound of cuckoos, woodpeckers and other native birds, until dusk when they are replaced by the twilight serenade of the farm dogs and the Jaba of the pond frogs and crickets.
Millenniums of wine growing in the region have produced a perfect natural yeast for wine making. Nearly every house has its own grape vines and a still for Rakia - a by product of the grape pressing process.
On the edge of the village stands an old farm that was once the site of a small monasterial farm where the monks would sing hyms that could be heard throughout the village. The village is now called “Singers” in Bulgarian. Nowadays local folk music can be heard wafting through the balmy evenings.
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Would you like to escape to a simpler place and time? Maybe just for a nice relaxing holiday, or maybe to leave the ‘rat race’ for good.
We are an English couple living in a small village In rural Bulgaria – a place where time seems to have stood still.
We make videos about life here with an emphasis on Slow living and Cottagecore:
A return to the land, home cooked food from scratch, rustic interiors, Self-sufficiency, local customs and traditions, and the beautiful countryside around our home.
Perhaps your dream has been to take early retirement? Or to afford your own small farm or homestead? Or maybe you just want to take a relaxing holiday in a beautiful sunny location.
We have been able to realise our own dreams of doing all of the above. We have created this channel to provide help, advice and information for anyone wishing to do the same, and to celebrate this beautiful location.
Our valley is the perfect place to relax. Enjoy the beautiful surroundings and the sunny climate, and let the fast pace of the modern world fade away. Indulge in home cooked traditional food and wines in rustic surroundings. delight in the colourful customs and celebrations that are still alive here. Maybe rediscover ‘old’skills like wine making, canning, Animal husbandry, or just how to cook a traditional dish on the log-fueled ‘petchka’.
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Music
Bulgarian Song/Dance - Pond5 but you can find this amazing traditional Bulgarian folk music here:
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Bulgarian Folk Introduction - Pond5
Borderless - Pond5
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Track - by Alex G courtesy of iMovie 
Thumbnail -  horse with cart in summer – Getty images @Canva pro
