Aytos, a picturesque property in Bulgaria with a lot to offer to Bulgaria property hunters, was founded by Thracian tribes and has a rich and long history dating back to the 5th century BC. According to an ancient Thracian legend, Aetos , one of Orpheus’ students and followers, founded the town. Throughout the centuries, the town has been known under different names including Aetos, Astos, Idos, Akvilia, etc. During the reign of Khan Tervel, the region was incorporated into the Bulgarian State for the first time. The fortress Aetos played an important role in the defensive system of the Bulgarian lands against the sudden attacks of the Tatars, the Avars and the Crusaders. In 1378 the town was conquered by the armies of the Ottoman Empire under Murad I. During the Russian-Turkish War (1828-1829), General Hans Karl von Diebitsch turned the town into a strategic stronghold. After a peace treaty was signed in Odrin in 1829, many of the town's citizens fled from the revenge of the Ottomans to Bessarabia to join the Bessarabian Bulgarians. During the Bulgarian National Revival, the population participated actively in the Bulgarian struggles for liberation. The Bulgarian national hero Vassil Levski organized a revolutionary committee in the town and some of its bravest citizens fought against the oppressors.. After the Liberation, Aytos became a busy farming commercial centre, reputedly more important than Burgas. Soon afterwards the first girls' agricultural school in the country was established in Aytos because the area has always offered very good land for investment in Bulgaria.
The geographic location determines the special significance of Aytos as a transport junction connecting Northern Bulgaria to Southern Bulgaria in this part of the country. The motorway and the railway from Sofia (the capital city with a huge number of  Bulgarian properties) to Bourgas (a popular sea property in Bulgaria offering nice Bulgarian apartments) pass through the town and Aytos is only 28 km from Bourgas, which has the biggest Black Sea port in Bulgaria.  Foreign investors and developers could choose to buy cheap Bulgarian properties in Aytos and the area to benefit from its winning location. Aytos municipality falls into the transitional-continental climatic zone and is also influenced by the  Black Sea mild and sometimes windy weather conditions. Winters are mild (the average temperature in January is +1o C) and summers are warm (23o C in July). Mild weather prevails and temperatures above 5o C last for as long as 268 to 287 days in a year, beginning as early as 5th-10th March. The favourable climate combined with the abundance of thermal mineral springs greatly contribute to agriculture and the cultivation of cereal and fodder crops,  perennial plants like apples, cherries, grapes, peaches,  and almonds,  industrial crops such as tobacco, sunflower, and soya bean. Vast vineyards can be seen all over the area producing fine red and white wines. Farming also includes animal breeding, mostly sheep, pigs and cows. Vegetable gardening caters not only to the local market but also the nearby big town of Bourgas, as well as to restaurants in the resort places. The area draws in many investors buying cheap Bulgarian properties and land for sale in Bulgaria, or rural houses for sale in Bulgaria, and Bulgaria mountain property.
Considering the flora, Aytos falls within the plain and undulating oak tree zone, varied with species like hornbeams, beeches, lime trees, elm trees, sycamores, poplars, willows, etc. Among the trees and bushes of the mountains and in the fields a wide variety of berries, mushrooms, herbs and grass also grow and many of the medicinal plants are used in the pharmaceutical industry. The wildlife around Aytos is rich and varied too. The Aytoska Mountains with the adjacent fields are the habitat of the red deer, doe, wild boar, hare, squirrel, as well as of jackals, foxes, martens, weasels and badgers; of turtles, lizards and snakes. Birds are represented by the hawk, partridge, quail, forest snipe, turtle-dove, dove, cock of the wood, owl (protected by the law), tawny-owl, eagle-owl, owlet, etc. Nature and wildlife lovers are welcome to choose from a wide range of Bulgaria mountain property and rural property in Bulgaria located in charming little villages in the area.
The town of Aytos hosts the annual ‘Slaveevi Noshti’ (Nightingales’ Nights) Music Festival to celebrate both the rich traditional folk and contemporary singing, and especially of children’s. The highly recognised Yan Bybiyan chidren vocal group entertains Aytos dwellers and visitors on many occasions. The venue of the festival is Slaveeva Reka Park, which is a favoutite place for relaxation and it houses the Zoo with a wide variety of exotic animals. Few Bulgarian towns can boast of parks as huge and as diverse. Among the attractive landmarks and sights are the nature reserves Kazanite and Hissarya, Trite Bratya rock formation, St.Dimiter Orthodox Church, the Mosque, and the Bath. The remains of the glorious Aetos fortress are another popular tourist attraction as well as the Ethnographic Complex Genger built in the traditional architectural style. Visitors can see and buy fine pottery and other articles made skilfully by local craftsmen and artists or they can choose to try the specialities offered in numerous cafes, taverns and restaurants.
Because of its proximity to popular seaside resorts like Sunny Beach, Nessebur, Ravda, Bourgas, etc. and because it is an agricultural centre very close to the mountains, Aytos can offer varied opportunities to people seeking to acquire some property in Bulgaria, ranging from Bulgarian apartments, rural property in Bulgaria, land investment in Bulgaria, sea property in Bulgaria, land for sale in Bulgaria or Bulgaria mountain property.