Zheravna

Great holiday conditions
Zheravna is a little village located in the middle of the eastern part of the Balkan Mountain Range, 110 kilometers from the beaches of the Bleck Sea, at an altitude of 640m. The climate in Zheravna is transitional with a mild winter and pleasant summer. Zheravna is one of the most picturesque places in Bulgaria. The very good geographic location and the mountainous relief offer wonderful opportunities for tourism. This little Bulgarian village offers great holiday conditions, pure beauty, silence, a rural atmosphere and interesting landmarks.

A part of the world cultural heritage

Zhravna is an architectural ethnographic reserve with at least 200 houses. Its wooden houses, candle-works, a monastery school, nunnery, church, 8 fountains, inns and little shops date as far back as the Bulgarian Renaissance. The village was founded between the 12th and the 14th centuries. During the 17th and 18th centuries the village became rich thanks to the development of handicrafts, stock-breeding and trade. At that particular time the houses assumed their typical appearance - the older houses are single storeyed and made entirely out of wood. Later houses, with two stories, have their ground floor built of stone. The facades have clearly horizontal lines, emphasised by the protruding second floor and the strongly jutting out eaves. The exterior of the houses does not always give a clear idea of what the interior design is like. And it is abundant in wood-carvings and paintings upon the walls of the rooms, upon doors, windows and furniture. Various buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries, such as schools and churches, have been preserved and turned into museums.