Zhitnitsa: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Zhitnitsa combines local history, festival traditions, equestrian activities, as well as local meat production and dishes prepared with fresh produce and spices from Zhitnitsa. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Zhitnitsa can then continue searching for accommodation.

Culture

Three recurring community events are associated with Zhitnitsa: a carnival on the Sunday during Carnival season, a traditional fair on the seventh Sunday after Easter, and the Zhitnitsa Festival on the third Saturday in September.

The settlement history of Zhitnitsa is traced back to an Ottoman çiftlik recorded in 1646 between a nearby gorge and the Tikla River. The settlement grew around this çiftlik after Paulician settlers from Sopot and Kalabrovo, now Iganovo, were relocated there.

The Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God in Zhitnitsa was consecrated on 16 September 1923. It underwent extensive renovation in 2019–2020 and received new interior decoration as well as a renovated altar area. In 2021, a new digital organ and a new statue of the Virgin Mary were consecrated in the church. Kukovden is the third and final evening of Zhitnitsa’s Kukeri celebrations and marks the arrival of spring.

Nature

An eco-trail follows the Tikla River in Zhitnitsa and offers an opportunity for hiking or outdoor sports. The Trakiets Equestrian Centre in Zhitnitsa was established along the Tikla River in 2012 and has additional pastures, paddocks, and meadows covering 130 decares.

The Trakiets Equestrian Centre offers horse riding and introductory lessons under the guidance of qualified instructors in indoor and outdoor arenas. Training is available for children, adults, tourists, and recreational riders.

Cuisine

Delikates 2 began producing meat products at its facility in Zhitnitsa in 1995. Delikates Jitnica uses the slogan “The sausages of Zhitnitsa”.

The Trakiets Restaurant welcomes outside visitors as well as hotel guests and serves home-style meat and vegetable dishes prepared with fresh produce and spices from Zhitnitsa. The winery at Complex Trakiets offers wine tastings with gourmet dishes by prior reservation for groups of more than ten people.

Geographical Location

Zhitnitsa is located approximately 30 km north of Plovdiv and 5 km from the municipal centre of Kaloyanovo.

Other destinations in this selection: Otets Paisievo, Dalgo pole, Duvanlii.

To the higher-level travel overview: Kaloyanovo.