{"id":1716,"date":"2025-07-30T10:17:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T10:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moments55.com\/?p=1716"},"modified":"2025-09-15T12:23:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T12:23:52","slug":"%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%b7%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%b0-%d0%b3%d0%b5%d0%bb%d0%b0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moments55.com\/en\/2025\/07\/30\/%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%b7%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%b0-%d0%b3%d0%b5%d0%bb%d0%b0\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tale of Gela..."},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1716\" class=\"elementor elementor-1716\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33482d2d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33482d2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3191234 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3191234\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-783b413c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"783b413c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f40fca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f40fca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Tale of Gela...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35f01238 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35f01238\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-763b9bf0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"763b9bf0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d8e134 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d8e134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The first thought that comes to one's mind when one first comes to the village of Gela is: It\u2019s beautiful like in a fairy tale but what to do here?! At the foot of Mount Orpheus, about 1500 m above sea level, Gela captivates you with an endless panorama that you just want to fly over. Pine forests and breathtaking meadows, herds and the tinkling of chans, freshly plastered houses and small hotels scattered on the hills... <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a4efa73 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a4efa73\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b8092ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b8092ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gela is full of life!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73b82f19 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"73b82f19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-down\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M31.3 192h257.3c17.8 0 26.7 21.5 14.1 34.1L174.1 354.8c-7.8 7.8-20.5 7.8-28.3 0L17.2 226.1C4.6 213.5 13.5 192 31.3 192z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f53f4d e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66f53f4d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a69f0b3 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a69f0b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We sought an answer to our question of what to do here on one of those bountiful September days when the sun, low and soft, paints colourful shadows on the rounded ridges of the Rhodope Mountains.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fe7404c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fe7404c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Friends recommended us to stay in Gela Hotel, from which tourism in the village began. From the many accommodation options, we chose a standard room.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e7f84ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e7f84ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The photos on the hotel's website are attractive but everything is even more beautiful in real.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77628d30 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77628d30\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-632b6e59 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"632b6e59\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-333ed1ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"333ed1ff\" 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The remarkable elegance of Scandinavian minimalism has been translated in an amazing way. The visible concrete is in harmony with the comfort of the oak and the warmth of the ash. The hotel is really a little architectural gem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c91a70a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c91a70a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We were intrigued by the name of the restaurant \u2013<strong>Zuna<\/strong>. In the Thracian language it means... a celestial rainbow. The owner Petyo Nikolov welcomed us with tea from 15 Rhodope herbs. The panoramic view from the restaurant takes our breath away. As we are here to find out what we can do as tourists in Gela, this is the first question to ask our host.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3849e234 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3849e234\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With a look that says \"Where do I start?\", he says that he and his team have created and uploaded to the <strong>Wikiloc app<\/strong> over 50 routes of varying lengths and degrees of difficulty. And yet where to start?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4534ddda e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4534ddda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ba5a376 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"7ba5a376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moments55.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-95.png\" alt=\"Untitled design (95)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moments55.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-2025-07-30T133601.936.png\" alt=\"Untitled design - 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According to the Thracologists, the legend of Orpheus was inspired by the life of a Thracian king of the Bes \u2013 a magician, singer and healer who lived here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f9d16a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f9d16a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Gela is also the Orpheus Rock, where you can see (without picking) the Orpheus flower. It is the only plant, a natural endemic, that can resurrect after being herbarized. The name of the village comes also from ancient times, it has never been changed and means Smile.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5b9457 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5b9457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The biggest landmark left from the time of the Thracians is the fortress Gradishte. We download the app on our phones and go for it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0663dad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0663dad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c29a716 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"c29a716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moments55.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-99.png\" alt=\"Untitled design (99)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moments55.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-100.png\" alt=\"Untitled design (100)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moments55.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-2025-07-30T135037.636.png\" alt=\"Untitled design - 2025-07-30T135037.636\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M696 533C708 521 713 504 713 487 713 471 708 454 696 446L400 146C388 133 375 125 354 125 338 125 325 129 313 142 300 154 292 171 292 187 292 204 296 221 308 233L563 492 304 771C292 783 288 800 288 817 288 833 296 850 308 863 321 871 338 875 354 875 371 875 388 867 400 854L696 533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b58372 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b58372\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2ca90e e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2ca90e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b85d0a1 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b85d0a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0The hike is scheduled to take about an hour and a half each way, but there are so many berries, mushrooms, and views along the way that one should add another thirty minutes.\nThe few steeper sections are worth it, because the road takes you back three millennia and climbs to nearly 2000 m above sea level.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e5d8990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e5d8990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ellipse-shaped fortress with a length of about 140 m is situated on a rocky ridge, from which one of the most magnificent panoramic views in the Rhodope Mountains can be seen. In the inner fortification, there was a Thracian sanctuary. The fortress was built in the XI-IX centuries BC and lasted until the III century.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50dd371b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50dd371b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As we look at it, the day imperceptibly elapses. On the way back, we walk faster not only because we are descending but also because we can't wait to try the hotel's cuisine that was so highly recommended.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280d7b57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"280d7b57\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-271d06f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"271d06f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-693f8c6 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"693f8c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sunday at dusk is the best time to fully enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the hotel.<\/p><p>Having sent the weekend guests away, our host welcomes us to the sofa with a glass of red wine in the soft light of the restaurant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef81142 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef81142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whether because of the exceptional taste of merlot, the walk in time or the magic of the mountain, the small talks is like among old friends. The history of the place and Petyo Nikolov is more than interesting. It turns out that most people who come here want to tell their stories. They meet spontaneously, walk together on countless paths, share their lives and become friends.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f63ecd5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f63ecd5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-479465a4 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"479465a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moments55.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-2025-07-30T135307.721.png\" alt=\"Untitled design - 2025-07-30T135307.721\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03d252f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03d252f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-032a9f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"032a9f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The history of the hotel itself?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c06e0f8 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"c06e0f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-down\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M31.3 192h257.3c17.8 0 26.7 21.5 14.1 34.1L174.1 354.8c-7.8 7.8-20.5 7.8-28.3 0L17.2 226.1C4.6 213.5 13.5 192 31.3 192z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50348af5 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50348af5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75559763 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75559763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Petyo and his wife wanted to have a house in the village and in 2002 they bought the building, which at that time was in a state where it could only be shown from the outside. There was no asphalt road to the village then. \nThey did a major renovation and started welcoming friends as guests.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e819ab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e819ab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The kitchen is staffed by old women from nearby villages who do it so well that the hotel appears to be small on weekends. Interest in the enchantingly beautiful village grew and Petyo decided to expand the hotel. And in a way that no one has done before.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63442d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63442d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From his travels to Norway, he has fallen in love with the hallmarks of Scandinavian style - open spaces, high ceilings and lots and lots of light. He turned to the Norwegian government's Innovation Norway fund. In 2015, architects from the renowned Gartnerfuglen studio came here to design the new part of the hotel and the restaurant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39ad9f59 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39ad9f59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6434043 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6434043\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2209dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2209dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2af90c elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2af90c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As you enter Gela along the main road, you will recognise the new premises by the grassed roofs. All rooms have a view to the courtyard with a unique wooden chalet of asina and with a breathtaking panoramic view of the Perelik Ridge...\nWe get back into the conversation with Petyo, and from word of mouth, it's time for dinner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4576c08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4576c08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before it's completely dark, we go to pick tomatoes from the greenhouse \u2013 pink magic (both as a variety and as a feeling), huge, pearly, sweet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46fff38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46fff38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We pass by a family of turkeys and chickens raised in a fairy-tale-like wooden house. 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She comes every Thursday to do what Petyo does \u2013 tell a story through food. And further, some of the best professional chefs in Bulgaria are often guests here. We're tempted to get involved in personal storytelling in the kitchen too.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31059228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31059228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0The first thing that strikes you about it is the impeccable cleanliness and the stunningly long rows of spices from near and far. The basket of wild mushrooms we picked turns into a masterpiece in Petyo's skilled hands. Fresh trout caught in the river is the main course, the salads are tomato with brunza cheese, roasted peppers with garlic and potato with lots of spices. \nDelicious to the point of insatiability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbef9ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbef9ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c129e9 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c129e9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e183c5 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e183c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We end the evening gazing at the original paintings in the interior. They turn out to be the work of Petyo Nikolov's younger daughter, who is studying fine art in London and is her dad's best helper in the summer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea02eb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea02eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After dinner, we go out to the courtyard for more and more of the crystal-clear air. Because of the Aegean foehn that runs through the village, the sky is always clear and the stars look so close you can touch them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a538bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a538bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Filled with joy and beauty, we go back to our room and sink into the biggest and softest pillows. 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