Leshten village, Traditional bulgarian architecture, Gotze Delchev region, abandoned house, Bulgaria, Balkans, Eastern Europe

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Leshten is a mountainous village in Bulgaria, Rhodope Mountains. In the early years of the 20th century it was a busy village with more than 500 inhabitants, most of them non-Muslim. Nowadays there are only a few local permanent inhabitants, but many of the old houses have been restored and renovated as summerhouses or guest-houses.

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Location: Leshten village, Bulgaria
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