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It's nice to know there are still towns in this world where the only serenading you'll hear over dinner is the cheerful clank of cow bells as townsfolk usher their cows home from their daily pastures.

Streams, summer flowers, rustic stone arched bridges, what could be more photogenic?

A local boy fishes framed by this stone bridge.

Koprivshtitsa is still the type of place where a traffic jam is most likely caused by one neighbor stopping another's cart to chat about the weather

Bulgarian traditional architecture is typified by heavy use of wood siding and bent wooden beans that support either roofs or upper floors of houses that jut over their base.  Here, the facade of a wall is shown with a quant doorway leading into a house.

Some might find the patchwork of wood, brick, and stone a bit cluttered, but it sure beats most modern city's ready-pour-concrete buildings that blight the landscape.

Koprivshititsa holds on to it's timeless feeling despite being in the 21st century.

Making the most of your environment means using all materials available.  Here, a small door has been used to patch up the top side of a shed.  Touches like this add character to an already charming building.

Winding cobblestone alleys seductively lead one to explore what's just beyond the next corner.

Most hotel's are restored traditional houses where you can see and feel what it was like to "live back in the days."

Inside your hotel you experience traditional architecture at its finest.  It's like staying in a cozy museum.