Thinking of moving to Bulgaria

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Thank you for your reply, it has been helpful.....I am a builder so some renovation of a property is not a problem..I am looking forward to coming to Bulgaria soon to look around....

I live in a village 30 minutes from Stara Zagora and 20 minutes from Damitrograd
The village is very well maintained all apart from roads there are two grocery stores a bar cafe post office library school etc there is street lighting all night which gives me a sense of security when walking back from the bar at night every house as a light outside there property
I can only say that my neighbours are all Bulgarian and are the most friendly helpful people I have ever met
I have not had anything stolen from my property despite not having secure storage for garden machinery
I bought two border collies over from the UK I had passports for both and proof of inoculation etc driving over was not a problem only border I got asked for the dogs passport was Serbia

Thank you for your reply, Yours is an area I have been looking at....if you know of any properties that are just outside a village with a workshop and large garden perhaps you could let me know...I would really like to speak to someone with the experience of moving and living in Bulgaria would it be possible to ring you.....perhaps you could pm your phone number.

Hi,
I am also quite new to the forum. I am originally from Bulgaria, but  I have British citizenship  and currently I live in London. Very interested topic is what  you mentioned here, the fly problem.
I would say, such problem could exist , if you live in a village, where there is a big farm nearby, or most of the people in the village breed animals in their backyards, like cows, sheep, pig, etc. ,  or there is a swamp or slow running river of some sort.

There is hardly flies in villages close to the seaside, or mountains, because of the wind and the cold nights.

There are some areas and villages with a moskito problem in the summer. The Northern boundary of Bulgaria is the Danube river, and all the villages and towns situated on the bank of the river has a moskito problem during the summer. This is mainly ,due to the heat,  the river shrinks, water level becomes low,  and the exposed river banks , providing a lot of mud and vegetation , create perfect condition for moskitos.  But this is only if the local municipality doesnt provide funds to local pest companies to fight the problem. the same issue is with places with slow running rivers, dam lakes, etc. There could be a lot of flies too around such palces.

regards
Slav

Phelan we live in a rural village and we love it, you ask about flies, well that depends on how many animals your neighbours will have really, yes we all get flies, but some get more than others. There are ways of getting round this though, we have built a large gazebo and have fly screens on all the windows, so we can sit outside and eat without any problems.....
You also ask about the pros and cons, well, living in Bulgaria as long as you are a legal resident we dont have any problems...life is so peaceful and stress free....You really need to come over and see for yourself.
Good Luck in your new venture. I have friends who have moved back to Bulgaria from France because its alot cheaper to live here than France.