Fairy-tale castle near Sozopol is summer hit

Do they build castles in the XXI century? The answer is: Yes! The medieval castle right of the main road to Sozopol at Ravadinovo makes travelers of the road turn their heads. The villagers say that the place where the castle, named ''In Love with the Wind", was erected collects all the breezes and so it provides a place to catch a breath even in the most intense heat.
Walking through the heavy gates for just BGN 8, the visitor forgets that he initially only wanted to stop by for just 10 minutes. The magnificent castle seems to be just as real as possible and is the brainchild of Georgi Tumpalov, who has been constructing it for 16 years.
A too strict esthete would condemn the eclectic style of the dreamer owner of the castle as kitschy, but he would not be right. That would be as if he said that Disneyland is not a masterpiece of art. People go to such places for relaxation and entertainment. The "In love with the Wind" was prized last December with the special award of the Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association for the fastest growing tourist attraction site in 2012.
This unique wonderland is built from thousands of tons of Strandja stone, which is unique because it changes its color depending on the light and during the night time it becomes transparent. All windows will have a multi-colored stained glasses.
Here time flows differently. The place is surrounded by quiet fairytale-like music. The ivy, planted at the ceremony of the first dig in 1997, has already covered the high walls. The park is not like the manicured French gardens, but is rather a fascinating place full of life and bird songs, with many flowers, shrubs and trees, fountains, statues, mermaids and strange animals made from stone.
The castle is also housing the "House of Tales", or rather what was left of it, from the Central Park of Sofia. A Local carver voluntarily agreed to recover it. It is said that people come with large amounts of money to buy the castle, but the owner of "In love with the Wind," does not even want to hear about it. "It's like selling your child", he says.

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