Hi Wendy
Start as many topics as you wish ... that's what we're here for!
To be honest, this is a really difficult one to answer, as it depends on what you, as a family, want from your home.
We were lucky in that, we spent 4 years living in Sofia for business reasons, which gave us plenty of time to look around for the perfect place.
Our specification was:
• A large town with all facilities (shops, restaurants, bars, markets, doctors, hospital, bus station, schools, etc.)
• Pretty location with, if possible, fantastic views
• Something with Bulgarian culture (historical town with ancient buildings)
• Not isolated so great neighbours
• Walking distance to all town facilities
• Walking distance to forests and mountains
• Less than one and a half hours to an international airport
• Broadband internet and cable TV available
• Enclosed, walled gardens for the dog
Obviously we set ourselves a very tall order, and, it took us lots of visits over a period of time to find the ideal property.
We found it in the lovely mountain market town of Kotel in the Sliven region.
Unfortunately, due to work commitments, we now have the property on the market and are gutted as we are having to sell it at less than half what it cost us to buy and renovate.
If you want to see our house, and lots of photographs of Kotel town itself, then there's some info here:
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Good luck with the house hunting and keep asking the questions!
Chris