The village of Kovachevitsa is huddled up in the ridges in the remotest south-western corner of the Rhodopes, about 1,050m above sea level. Its dwellers number 50 people. Kovachevitsa is simply out of this world – so very detached from the modern-day surroundings. It is like a piece of Heaven created by nature and moulded by the skilful hands of the local craftsmen – builders, stone-masons and wood-carvers. Its charming, narrow, cobblestone streets and the unadorned beauty of its proud, tall white-facade houses, with stone-slab roofs and huddled whispering eaves, are a unique example of the Bulgarian architectural genius.

A unique example of the Bulgarian architectural genius
The village was founded at the end of the 17th century AD. The first monastery school was built in 1830, and the village church St. Nikolai – in 1848, turning Kovachevitsa into the cultural centre of the entire region. The authentic architectural style of building has not been changed since the founding of the village. The only building materials used are stone and wood and they are still applied today.