a curated guide to Bulgarian village life
Не квадратни метри.
A way of living.
A small editorial collection of Bulgarian villages worth knowing — what life there actually looks like in February, what's hard about each one, and what it takes to buy a house in one. Curated, honest, and updated by hand.
The collection
Villages we love
2 villages so far. Each page is written and edited by hand, with practical detail on winter access, internet, the nearest hospital, and what's actually hard about living there.
Родопи / Rhodopes
Косово
Kosovo
A stone village hanging off a southern slope, where the bakery still smells like wood smoke and February is a different country.
Родопи / Western Rhodopes
Лещен
Leshten
A restored stone hamlet on a south-facing terrace, more lived-in than touristic, where renovations actually finish.