Returning Vital Assets to the Hands of the People

The settlement is in a highly advanced stage of completion, and this successful model is set to be replicated in other rural areas across the country. The village is also well-known for its summer yurt camps, which attract forward-thinking individuals. This is a place where the understanding of community has been completely transformed: cleaning up after yourself, caring for the space you live in, and continuously developing yourself are seen as completely normal and natural. Thanks to this atmosphere, Neofit Rilski is becoming a magnet for proactive and enterprising Bulgarians, including those who were forced to leave the country or who closed their businesses in Bulgaria due to external repression and a lack of support. Here, they discover an environment where they can start anew.

The development of the village is fundamentally based on the principles of the circular economy and complete harmony with nature. In this context, it is equally important to create sufficient green areas and parks to enhance the comfort of living and visiting there. This is a demanding task whose execution must begin from the very outset, as tree growth and the design of beautiful park spaces require time. This aspiration toward building a sustainable living environment actually revives the best traditions of Bulgarian society. Historically, our ancestors and their local communities always held the role of developing infrastructure, water supply, and roads as a public task, thereby acquiring a higher degree of self-governance. Today in Neofit Rilski, this model repeats itself: the people themselves take responsibility for the shared infrastructure and ecology, which brings them independence and security.