House for Sale in Zheravna, Sliven
Restored 18th-Century Guest House, a Listed Architectural Monument, in the Zheravna Reserve
An exclusive offer: a house that is a listed architectural and cultural monument, located in the Zheravna cultural and historical reserve. The house was built around 1750 and has a completely authentic timber-beam structure with the exterior wooden cladding typical of the village. It has been restored, with the interior preserved almost in its original form, including all hand-made woodcarvings and details. The furnishings are also as close as possible to those of 250 years ago.
The house has two floors with a footprint of 92 sq. m and a total built-up area of 184 sq. m, plus a separate 60 sq. m summer house with a dining room. The central entrance opens into a spacious vestibule leading to three rooms, a bathroom with toilet and a storage room. A wooden staircase leads to the upper floor, with three more spacious rooms and a second bathroom with toilet. The whole house features wooden ornaments, carved ceilings, wooden cupboards, traditional built-in benches (minderi) and two stone hearths. The rooms are fully furnished in traditional style with rugs and wide benches. The house is registered and categorised as a guest house under the Tourism Act, with 15 beds.
The yard is landscaped and enclosed by a stone wall in the same National Revival style, with cobblestone paving, an outdoor stone fountain and a grapevine. The house is connected to mains sewerage and water and has wooden gates for pedestrians and vehicles on two streets. The summer house in the yard contains a tavern with kitchen, a dining room with a wide bench, a bathroom with toilet and a fireplace, as well as a cellar housing the wood-fired boiler that heats the whole house via radiators. There is room to park several cars by the entrance.
Zheravna lies at an average altitude of 650 m in mountainous terrain, with rock formations, caves, karst springs and rich flora and fauna. The neighbouring house (sharing a fence), also registered as a guest house, can be purchased as well to form a complex.
Property Details
- Location: Zheravna Architectural and Historical Reserve, Sliven region
- Listed architectural monument, built c. 1750
- Fully restored with original woodcarvings and interiors
- Two floors: 184 sq. m total built-up area
- 6 rooms, 2 bathrooms
- Registered guest house with 15 beds
- Summer house: 60 sq. m with tavern, kitchen and bathroom
- Wood-fired central heating with radiators
- Stone-walled landscaped yard with fountain and grapevine
- Mains water and sewerage
- Neighbouring guest house also available
- Price: €299,900