Chef Gianfranco Chiarini exciting new ideas
Dieci Boutique Restaurant is going from strength to strength. The lovely 10 guests venue in the village of Devino is fully booked till the end of the year. The talented couple behind...
Category: Life stories
Teaching in Bulgaria
This month Bulgaria celebrated the 1st of November – “National Awakeners Day”. Primary school children, up and down the country, would be repeating the names of many great men and women, worthy...
Safeguarding the future of the Bulgarian walnut tree
This month at the peak of summer we met with Jonathan. He is passionate about his walnut nursery in the north of Bulgaria. It is inspiring what he and his wife have...
Family of chefs introducing fine-dining to Bulgaria
Introduction Gianfranco and Anna Chiarini are both professional chefs who found their forever home in the village of Devino, located near Targovishte in the northeast of Bulgaria. Their long and lustrous career...
Achim Bayerl a lesson in management and horse riding
Achim Bayerl originally from Munich, Germany, moved to Bulgaria back in 1997. Back then he visited the country in his capacity as a management consultant. He had no intentions of staying longer...
Bespoke violins made in Bulgaria
Jeff Stratton is an American living in Bulgaria for the last 10 years. He is the man behind the Stratton violin brand. His electric violins have a unique design that is grabbing...
Fancy a pint?
Let us meet at the Wolf Den. Darren appears to be busy at his new home in the Bulgarian village of Velchevo, near Veliko Tarnovo. He comes across as a friendly, modest,...