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| Cucovata Family House |
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Type of accommodation: Big house
Sleeps: 25 persons
Catering:
self/organized
Location in Bulgaria:
Kalofer, region PLOVDIV,
see the map
Accommodation facilities: Hot/cold water, lake with carps, OK with pets, winter garden, horese cart, spa centre.
Local amenities: Food shop, restaurant, good road, train station, bus transport.
Area attractions: Mountain, beautiful nature, no factories around, tranquil, old houses, breeding pond.
Area suitable for: Relaxation, tourism, walking, fishing, swimming, mountain activities, mountain biking, historical sightseeing, sunbathing, bicycle ride.
Distance to a bigger town: 17 km to Karlovo
Distance to Sofia: 164 km
Distance to an international airport: 164 km to Sofia airport.
How to reach accommodation: Taxi, direct public bus, public bus to the town nearby, own transportation.
Other important info: local heating during the winter
Property managed by: Nikolai Cucov
Prices: 105-210 €, for the whole house per week , discount for longer stay.
For more info about the prices see the description below
Methods of payment: Cash upon arrival, credit card. |
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There aren't many old houses left in Kalofer, and those left from the time of the Turkish slavery are less.
Cucovata Guest House offers 25 beds in 11 rooms, three of them can be used as triple! Each room is equipped with private bathroom, wi fi internet, etc.! Brick ovens, cupboards, wooden ceilings, couches, metal beds will immerse you in a different atmosphere - an atmosphere with a sense of home.
This is a real home, where the chimney smokes in the winter and where in summer the owner sits with their grandchildren and guest under the grapevine,and in the cellar is the famous homemade rose brandy, matures and is offered to the guests of the house. |
The house was built just before the liberation from the Turkish slavery in 1878. It has been burnt down several times by the turkish soldiers, but the foundation remain so it could be renovated. The house has been pronounced for a memorial of culture in 1964. It is one of the few houses kept the renaissance spirit of the town.
There is a local heating during the winter. The hotel accepts guests at any time of the year. It's situated in the very center of the city, surrounded by 2 meters brick wall. The house was been renovated in 1990 and offers all comforts of the ordinary home. |
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Brick fireplaces, built in cupboards, wooden attics, couches, and authentic metal beds will make you feel one different atmosphere. One of the biggest treasures is the garden. In the summer you can see blooming roses, pelargonium and all other kinds ot flowers. The greening box-tree is on the same age as the house. The cornel-tree is also that old and its fruits are 3 times bigger than the ordinary.
All guests, who want try as chefs, can use the fireplace, the grill and the barbecue, where they can cook everything from chicken to lambs. You can make your favorite meals and surprise the hosts with them. Hosts themselves can surely surprise you with the homemade wine and the mulled Kalofer rakiya. |
The town of Kalofer, where "Cucovata Family House" is situated, is beautiful in all seasons. During the winter there is a lot of snow, during the summer you can see the meadow of "Cafarica", the abyss of "Djendema", the beauty of river Tundja, the vivid mountain forests and tops, the gorgeous river valleys.
The town is an important center for organized backpack tourism. You can make trips to the national park "Central Balkan" towards cabin "Rai", "Botev" mountain top and many more. In favor of the tourists there are professional high-mountain guides as well as professional equipment. |
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One-day trips:
1. At the "Haidushko sborishte"
Kalofer - Panicite - "The two oaks" - Kalofer - 6 hours, approximately 30 km. long, reaching 1400m. above sea level.
2. The path to "Tiha obitel"
Kalofer - Panicite - Pokrov "St. Bogorodica" - males’ monastery - Kalofer - 6 hours.
3. "King's road" way
Kalofer - Panicite - Paradjika - Kalofer - 6 hours.
4. Climb to Botev top.
Duration - 6-8 hours.The trip is 80 km long reaching 2376m. above sea level.
5. Taja place - Kademliisko praskalo
Duration - 6-8 hours. The trip is 80 km long. |
TWO-DAY TRIPS:
1. Trip to Heavan
Kalofer - Panicite - Rai hut - Botev peak - Kalofer
2. Day trip - "Rai" Hut-(1540 m above sea level) - "Raisko praskalo" (1703m above sea level) - "Rai" hut - Kalofer. Climbing trough "Tarzanova" pathway You will reach the upper part of the waterfall.
The Trips will include visits to the cultural monument of the founder of the city - Kalofer voivoda, horseback riding towards "The two oaks" area and "Haidushko Sborishte" area.
Visit in the accessible part of the "South Djendem" reserve. There will be visits to the local sheep milk farm and many more places of interest. |
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The town of Kalofer is established by voivode Kalofer. Though a small town, it has rich historical, cultural and spiritual life.The deep religious feeling burried inside the citizens of the town can only explain the creation and preservation of many churches and chapels. On the area where Kalofer is located there are 3 big churches built over a small wodden ones.
Approximatly six kilometers from the city at the begining of the "Central Balkan" national park is located the "St Rojdestva Bogorodichno" monastery built in 1606.
Other sites that are a must to see are the native home-museum of Hristo Botev -one of the greatest Bulgarian writers and some of the first schools in Bulgaria founded by his father Teacher Botio Petkov. |
Tourists can visit the knitting work shops while encountering the world famous Kalofer lace and the traditional carpets and you see how they are made. The hand made souvenirs, copper attributes, wooden barrels, kegs and knifes, as well as the home cooked meals will remain forever in the memory to everyone who tries them.
Most of the native people, as well as the hosts from "Cucovi house", grow the world famous oil-yielding rose. In the beginning of July the visitors are offered to help gather the roses, welcoming the rose festival, a stroll in the place where the roses are boiled and they are offered to try "jam of roses" even "rose rakiya". This experience is already a tradition in the town of Kalofer. |
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Cucovata Family House is open all year round. It offers five guest rooms.
Pricelist of the Family house:
B&B - 15 Euro.
HB - ( One night with breakfast, lunch or dinner) - 23 Euro.
FB (for standart meals)- 30 Euro.
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