Varusha-South, ul. "General Gurko" 88, 5000 Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

The house is built into the very cliffs of the Yantra River gorge. Local legends often speak of its "immortal" foundations. In the late 19th century, engineers blasted a railway tunnel through the solid rock directly beneath the house. Despite the violent tremors of the explosions and a catastrophic earthquake in 1913 that leveled much of the region, the Sarafkina House didn't even crack—it remained standing as a guardian of the cliffside.

Today, the building has been transformed into a museum, housing the ethnographic treasures of the region. Visitors who walk through its doors don't just see old artifacts; they step into the lifestyle of the 1900s, surrounded by the "sensation of the past". It serves as a reminder that while empires like the Tsarevets Fortress may fall to ruin, the stories of the people and the homes they built continue to overlook the river, stubborn and beautiful. Sarafkina House Museum