The Haskovo region is located in the central part of South Bulgaria and occupies the westernmost part of the Haskovo province. It is a key geographical position and very favorable too. The county itself comprises the town of Haskovo and 35 villages.
It is the transport junction between Europe, Near and Middle East, rendering excellent opportunity for international commercial and cultural interchange. Its territory is trespassed with the major bus and railway routes to and from the main checkpoints of Bulgaria, which is the basic prerequisite for the successful trade with the Republic of Greece and the Republic of Turkey.
The county of Haskovo is situated in the central part of South Bulgaria and occupies the westernmost part of the Haskovo province. Its location is very advantageous. There are good requisites for international commercial and cultural interchange. The relief is various. The climate of the county is characterized with the very strong influence from the Mediterranean climate. The historical monuments and the rich culture of the region, in conjunction with the well-developed transport and tourist infrastructure offer excellent opportunity for further enhancement of tourism. The Haskovo province encompasses 261 settlements, organized in 11 counties, namely Haskovo, Dimitrovgrad, Svilengrad, Lyubimetz, Harmanli, Madzharovo, Simeonovgrad, Ivaylovgrad, Topolovgrad, Mineralni Banni and Stambolovo county.
The Mineralni Banni is a national balneotherapeutical center and a very beautiful resort. It is the perfect place for balnelogical, ecological and rural tourism. The county is most famous for the medicinal mineral water of unique composition and characteristics. It is sited among a green countryside on the northern flanks of the Eastern Rhodopa mountain. Around the springs a lot of remnants of bath houses, balneotherapeutical facilities, fortress walls, numerous everyday-life articles,coins, etc. were found, dated back not only to the Roman empire, but to the Thracian period also. This region is characterized with hilly relief, warm continental climate and moderate precipitation. The mineral springs spout out from 15 hydrothermal natural and artificial sources with water temperature ranging from 54 to 56 degrees Centigrade. Due to its southern position in the country, the resort has mild moderate continental climate, with traces of Mediterranean influence. It is well known and often frequented in particular for curative procedures of many common ailments. The visitors can enjoy a variety of pleasant activities and entertainments, not to mention the long strolls and outings in the picturesque surroundings of the resort.
The county of Harmanli occupies the central part of the Haskovo province. The moderate continental climate predetermines the diversity of vegetation, found on its territory. A number of natural phenomena, such as the “Kyumurluka” and the “Kuru dere” with their waterfalls, or the reserve of “Deffileto” - a gorge of exceptional natural beauty and popular resting-place. The county of Lyubimetz occupies the eastern part of the Haskovo province and is situated in the lowlands with especially fertile soils. In comparison to the other counties, here the Mediterranean climatic influence is felt even stronger. The agriculture is the main economic sector in the county of Lyubimetz. Here various vegetables are mostly grown. The whole of the county is renowned in Bulgaria for its sweet melons and watermelons. Incredible conditions exist for creation of vineyards, building the basis for a prosperous wine industry.
The county of Madzharovo is located in the Eastern Rhodopa mountainside, renowned for its ecologically clean and free of industrial wastes environment. The county has excellent opportunities to develop ecological, hunting and alternative tourism.
The Ivaylovgrad fortress is the most preserved mountainous fortress not only in the whole of Rhodopa mountain, but in the whole of the country as well. The height of the walls is 10 meters and is preserved along the entire length of the fortress. In this county, which is the most spacious of all in the province, there are marvelous requisites for development of ecological, hunting and rural tourism, coupled with specialized tourism for water sport lovers. The county is very attractive due to the unique mixture of mountain, mild climate and abundance of water resources. The county of Ivaylovgrad is sited in the southernmost parts of the Rhodopa mountain. To the east it borders with the Republic of Greece. The rich archaeological and cultural heritage of the county is just another fact, that helps boost the tourism there.
The county of Svilengrad is located in the southeastern part of the Haskovo province. The climate is mild, transitional to Mediterranean Through its territory flows the Maritza river, and there is a huge network of micro dams and reservoirs. The major economic sectors are the industry and agriculture, complemented with trade and tourism. Tourism is relatively new sector of the local economy. Its fast development is favored by the increasing traffic in the last years and the the so called “weekend” tourism, based on the combination of trans border ecological routes, encompassing nearby territories on both sides of the Bulgarian national border. The county also boasts rich historical heritage, which is another major factor in the development of the tourism in it. Of particular interest is the ancient Thracian tomb by the village of Mezek, the medieval Bulgarian necropolis in the town of Svilengrad, the cliff churches in the vicinities of the villages of Mihalitch and Matochina, as well as the medieval fortress in the neighborhood of Kaleto.
The county of Simeonovgrad is located in the northernmost part of the Haskovo province. It is situated in the Upper-Thracian valley (the Stara Zagora lowlands) on numerous isolated from one another hills. The climate is characterized with mild winter and hot summer. The Maritza river is crossing the county, with some of its tributaries, the most important of which is the Salzliyka river. In the basin of the Maritza river there are a lot of clay deposits, gravel and sand are also derived here.
The county of Stambolovo is situated in the Eastern Rhodopa massif and protracts from the Haskovo lowlands to the Arda river, most of the terrain characterized with alternating of small glens with hills. The county comprises of 26 settlements. The major local landmarks are as follows: the mineral spring of table water in the vicinity of the village of Dolno Botevo and the Arda river, which can be very effectively utilized for the development of tourism and economy. The very well preserved historical heritage and the clean environment are the factors attracting domestic and foreign investors in their ambitions to foster the tourism and ecological agriculture in the county. Here can be found also numerous archaeological remnants from the turbulent Bulgarian past. The county of Topolovgrad is situated in the southeastern part of Bulgaria. Apart from its favorable geographical position, it also boasts optimum transport and communication location, which influences to a great extent the development of the economy in the county. The relief is very varied – the hillsides and mountainsides abide, with an altitude ranging between 100 and 300 meters. Here the bowels of the earth are abundant in various ores and minerals – uranium, rare minerals, lead,zinc, marble, granite, precious metals. The county has all the necessary conditions to develop hunting and alternative tourism. There are no available properties for sale in this region at the moment! If you want, we could make a research about real estate for sale in this region. Please contact with us for more information. | |
For investors that have substantial involvement in their own business, willing to explore new investment fields without taking great risks, we offer surely profitable investment opportunities in Bulgaria. Recently, a number of actions have been made to lure foreign investors to Bulgaria, by providing necessary tax preferences and incentives (in particular for investments exceeding 5 000 000 USD, investment in a region with high unemployment or creation of about 100 new jobs). Getting closer to the due date of the Bulgarian entry in the EU, a great change has been has been noticed in the Bulgarian property market. The last several years there was an increasing demand for Bulgarian properties not only along the Black Sea coastline, but also in mountain resorts, as well as plots in the big Bulgarian cities and towns and large plots of agricultural land. The goals are to acquire property for:
1. Building large residential complexes and creation of club resorts;
2. Transfer (fully or partially) of an enterprise in Bulgaria, as well as provision of much needed office space;
3. Creation of reservations specially made for rural tourism, hunting and angling, as well as many others that all have extremely fast return of the investments.
The trend of rising prices for the properties in Bulgaria is expected to continue with even greater speed. According to some prognoses, there will be an increase of the prices up to ten times by the 2007! That is why we from “SBS Bulgarian Properties” Ltd. as one of the leading companies in the Bulgarian property market, would like to offer you a number of activities that will enable the process of purchasing a property in the country. National agency “SBS Bulgarian Properties” Ltd. offers to realize the investor's control with the help of our highly-qualified teams, which will undertake the following steps: 1. We will make a schedule for the most important actions, coordination every detail with the contractor and making sure all deadlines are met. Preliminary inspection of the necessary documentation for the construction of a property will also be made, as well as correcting errors. 2. Inspection of the quality and the right quantity of the used materials, their storage and warehousing, as well as the use of proper machines and equipment. 3. You don’t need to bother about the fulfilment of all the statutory prescriptions for labour safety, technical and fire safety because we will arrange that for you. 4. We can offer you professional consultations for the proper furnishing of the buildings, made by our prospective interior designers. 5. The service “Management of properties” is offered by our company for those who want to lease or rent a renovated or reconstructed property.
Real estate prices in Bulgaria are still cheaper...
.... in comparison with the price of properties in other European countries but they have the tendency to increase in the future. This tendency is expected to accelerate in the near future. Real estate investment has produced a plentiful supply of modern offices at very competitive costs.
There are many peaceful and picturesque places with diverse and beautiful nature. The Bulgarian people are famous for their friendliness and hospitality. The climate and safe sandy beaches, the low cost of living and low prices generally, in combination with the historical heritage of Bulgaria shows why Bulgaria’s real estate market has developed so fast in the past few years. The past few years a lot of foreigners decide to invest their money in Bulgarian properties. As you have probably noticed the costumers are interested not only in estates located near the beautiful ski resorts scattered across the mountains that dominate the Bulgarian interior but they are also attracted by the sandy beaches of the Black Sea coast. According to latest articles and reports in some magazines Bulgaria is placed to one of the first places of destinations of interest for foreign developers and costumers. The harmonization of Bulgarian legislation with that of the European Union means that the actual process of a real estate transaction in Bulgaria is not that much different now to the procedure that exists in other European countries. In the past few years there is a continuing flurry of building activity in most Black sea resorts, the same tendency can be also seen in ski resorts like Borovets and Bansko. The renovation of rural houses and buildings is very popular in the cities located in the inner parts of the country. The most wanted destination for buying a property are the front lines of Black Sea towns and resorts like Varna, Sunny Beach and Nessebar, also mountain houses and cottages in ski resorts like Pamporovo and Bansko. | |
