Bailovo: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Baylovo is known as the birthplace of the Bulgarian writer Elin Pelin. In the center of Baylovo stands the “Elin Pelin” House Museum, which reconstructs the way of life of local residents in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Culture

The Elin Pelin Museum Complex includes the authentic birthplace and the “Elin Pelin” Memorial House, featuring a permanent scholarly-biographical and art exhibition. The birthplace is an architectural example of a typical Baylovo house from the second half of the 19th century and is designated a historical cultural monument of national importance. The ground floor once housed Baylovo’s first school, which was organized and maintained by Elin Pelin’s father.

The collection of the Elin Pelin Museum is a branch of the National Literary Museum. The “Elin Pelin” House Museum is also listed as site 82b among the “100 National Tourist Sites” of the Bulgarian Tourist Union.

Nature

Baylovo is one of the settlements within the protected Natura 2000 zone BG0001043 “Etropole–Baylovo”. The village lies at the foot of the Ihtiman Sredna Gora and is described as being surrounded by forests, springs, flora, and fauna.

Hiking

The “In the Footsteps of Elin Pelin” route begins at the “Elin Pelin” Memorial House in Baylovo. It is 10.5 km long in one direction and takes approximately 3.5 hours with breaks. In the surrounding area, the route reaches the Manastirski Caves, which are described as a rock sanctuary and ancient astronomical observatory with rock drawings and reliefs.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Bailovo can then continue their accommodation search.

More pages about nearby places: Sarantsi, Negushevo, Makotsevo, Gorna Malina

To the higher-level travel overview: Gorna Malina.