In the distant 1898 in the village of Malki Chiflik, located only 3 km from the town of Veliko Tarnovo, the construction of the now famous Chamurkov house began. The construction of the building was completed in 1904. There are a total of five similar houses in the village with an ideal view of the facades, richly decorated with ornaments and unique style. Chamurkov Guest House is the largest among them, but also the most impressive with its rich ornaments on the facade.
A century later, Mr. Veselin Chamurkov bought the house from the then owner, grandmother Katya, who together with grandfather Georgi led a typical economic life in the village. The family was involved in raising livestock and farming. In the house on the walls in the small kitchen are preserved old photos of Grandma Katya and Grandpa George as a sign of respect and esteem. Veselin Chamurkov undertakes the difficult task of completely restoring the property to its original appearance, completely restoring the interior of the house in order to preserve all the wooden elements, the beautiful wood carvings on the walls and ceilings. He also turned the former barn for the animals of Grandma Katya and Grandpa George into today’s Annex to the house, which has its own Studio and Suite with two double rooms.
Chamurkov Guest House is completely modernized and tailored to the full experience of its guests. It offers a magical experience, a journey back in time with nostalgia for the past and a taste of peace and quiet in today’s fast-paced days. The interior features many antiques, such as several radios, TVs, turntables, and the icing on the cake is the 200-year-old piano-powered air piano. The building has become a center for photographers, artists and sculptors. Several plein airs (open-air art activities) were organized, where the masters of art presented their creations.
n 2016 Mr. Veselin Chamurkov passed the craft in the hands of his sons Lazar and Aleko Chamurkovi, who to this day develop the guest house, offering its visitors an incredible and personal experience, complete relaxation and recharging of consciousness.
In its centuries-old history, Chamurkova Guest House has offered its residents and guests a place for rest and relaxation, as well as inspiration for tireless work and work.
Veselin Chamurkov – restorer, collector and a father of five children.
In 1979, Veselin Chamurkov decided to move to Veliko Tarnovo together with his wife and daughter. Having lived in the capital until then, he decided to move away from the city chaos, enjoy the beautiful Bulgarian nature and find a quieter corner for his family. Discovering the beauty of Veliko Tarnovo, the family never returned to Sofia.
In the 1990s, Veselin Chamurkov came across an old house in the village of Malki Chiflik, which caught his attention and after a few years he managed to buy it from the then owners. Having been involved in a successful trade in frames, Mr. Chamurkov noticed the potential of this heavenly place, even though the house was on the verge of collapse.
Investing all his heart and work in Chamurkov Guest House, Veselin turns the place into an incredible corner for recreation and relaxation, which marks a completely new stage in his life. It breathes a second life into the old house, preserving its original charm.
The building is one of the seven “Russian houses” in the village, known for the fact that their owners worked as gardeners in Ukraine and came to Bulgaria only in winter. The process of restoring an old house is much more complicated and labor-intensive than building a completely new one, as Veselin Chamurkov himself is convinced, but the reward for his complete work is satisfaction and the history that has been preserved thanks to his efforts.
According to Mr. Chamurkov, the house was built in a unique place, as the healing Mediterranean breeze passes through the village, which helps asthmatics and also improves the quality of sleep.
The house did not have a yard, but Veselin set aside a place and made a beautiful garden. He built a water cascade from built-in stones brought from various locations by himself, including the Rila Monastery and Rupite.
The restoration of the interior of the house takes no less effort. For her, Veselin consulted and worked with famous artists, collected antiques for 15 years, and all this can be seen and felt in each of the rooms available in the house, decorated with unique paintings and authentic furniture.
Veselin Chamurkov says that the secret to the creation and preservation of this wonderful place is love. It is with a lot of love for what he does that his collection of various old objects was collected, such as 1000 records, 25 gramophones, the first Bulgarian and Russian television, dozens of radios, typewriters, cameras, radios, bottles with Bulgarian tsars and rulers and many other valuable antiquities.
Today, Chamurkov Guest House is regularly visited by many Bulgarians and foreigners, intelligent people and artists. Some of the most famous guests are Vasko The Patch, Marius Kurkinski, the singer Kamelia, the rapper 100 kila, Anton Hekimyan, Tarnovo performer Petko Savov and many others.
Chamurkov guest house is also the place where Veselin enjoys his large family, which has grown to 5 children – his daughter, with whom he arrived from the capital in search of new adventures and after her two pairs of twins were born to him – a unique phenomenon, especially for Bulgaria .
