On a recent trip to Bulgaria, our family decided to take some time and visit one of the places which has been “off-the-beaten track” for quite some time. We visited the Strandzha mountains region and specifically the village of Brashlian. It is located about 10km from the town of Malko Tqrnovo very near the border with Turkey in the South East corner of Bulgaria.
The village has about 50 inhabitants (based on what the locals told me) and has been an architectural reserve since 1982. Of course I think, very little has happened since that time except for may be the last 2-3 years when the locals have decided to drop agriculture (based again on what they told me) and focused on Village Tourism — i.e. meet tour groups from the near-by (about 2 hours based on where you are coming from) Black Sea coast resorts and show them around the old school (dating from the 19th Century — before liberation from the Ottoman Empire) and the old houses. In some cases they even host the tours for an overnight stay (some of the houses were denoted with plates which star – i.e. one star or two star accommodations ).
Long story short, the place is very interesting. If you are into traditional old style Bulgarian architecture this is one of the places to see it…..
Take a look at the photos….and have a good trip!
