Item ID: SV 07259

Price: 8 500 EUR

Land: 425 sq. m.

Location: Bulgaria, Town of Pliska

100 % FREEHOLD

Property situated in the central part of the First Bulgarian Capital – the town of Pliska. The town is Archeological sight under the protection of UNESCO. Archaeological studies reveal an area of 23 sq km remains of the "external" and "internal" town, Throne Chamber, Small palace, a pagan temple, palace church, water storage, bathrooms, industrial and residential buildings, and at 1,5 km from the East gate - the foundations of impressive Cathedral Church – “Grand basilica”.

The house is a small one, built with stone foundations and bricks. It comprises of two rooms and a big cellar underneath. The house could be easily extended. Electricity and water are connected; Internet, cable TV and land line telephone could be easily installed.

The yard spreads over 425 sq. m. of land, situated on the corner and bordering two roads. The property is on walking distance from the center of the town.

The region has many thriving tourist activities; it is located near another archaeological monument, protected by Unesco - the Madara rocks. The city has a well developed infrastructure, the highway Sofia-Varna only 5 km (the section from the town to the highway was re-asphalt and is in very good condition); there is a railway station at 3 km away; Varna International Airport is at 65 kilometers from the town.

Town of Pliska

The ruins of the first Bulgarian Capital are 2km away from the present-day town of Pliska. It lies on a large undulating plain locked between the hills of Shoumen and Madara. Mighty fortress there defended the approaches to the capital on the plain because as a people of the steppe the Proto-Bulgarians preferred to live on plains. Pliska was a product of a large-scale construction effort with three successive defence fortifications and solid stone walls that reached up to 12 meters. As matter of fact, there were twin cities. The outer city sprawled over 23sq km and the inner city occupied 0,5sq km. The citadel, the palace of the khan, in the centre, had a remarkably monumental architecture; 56 rectangular premises can be detected in the ruins. A secret tunnel connected the palace with the Grand Basilica, a three-nave church of 2920 sq m, which was the largest in the Balkans those days.