Building work

We contact the builders on a regular basis and just after Christmas 2007, Alex (our Bulgarian builder) sent us these images showing the great progress being made. "We are on schedule" he promised! This means everything should be completed in March '08.

The apartment is bigger than I had envisaged and you can see all that is ours from the picture below.

We've been in constant contact with Galina, our Bulgarian lawyer, who is handling all aspects of the conveyancing work - and insisted upon a penalty clause for late completion of work!

Sozopol

Sozopol itself is situated on a rocky headland just south of Bourgas. It's still a favourite destination for many Bulgarians wishing to avoid the busier resorts further north. It's also becoming popular with Scandanavian and Russian tourists. It boasts two fabulous beaches and good selection of shops and plenty of restaurants, many specialising in the fish caught by the fishermen of the town.

Cars are restricted from entering the town centre during the summer, and although much quieter than other resorts, there is a wonderful ten day music festival in September.

When we first visited in June, the temperature was in the mid thirties, but with welcome and refreshing breeze from the sea.

The dream....

was to find a luxury apartment in Bulgaria, somewhere to come and hide from the day to day stresses of normal life. Bulgaria really is an undiscovered gem and Sozopol is hidden away on the south eastern coast of the country.

So in June 2007 we took a trip to see what our money could buy and was pleasantly surprised! Of course the resort of Sunny Beach is becoming more and more popular, with all the building work that comes with it, but for us looking for somewhere away from the crowds, Sozopol ticked every box.

We viewed several options, but the Byzantium development just north of the centre of Sozopol, overlooking the beautiful Black Sea coastline and the fabulous beaches, made our decision very easy!

A two bedroom apartment, sleeping up to six, and with access to the developments own shop, restaurant, gym, swimming pool and Turkish bath (!), will be a luxurious base for anybody looking to holiday, relax and explore Bulgaria.

Here are our pictures of the early building work....,



together with an artists impression of the finished site.