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00:00Nhiều người dân đã đường đến đất nước ngoài
00:04Để tìm kiếm được tất cả nhà
00:08Nhưng một số người dân đã quyết định
00:12Để tìm kiếm được tìm kiếm được tìm kiếm được
00:15Nói nếu như thế nào, có rất nhiều bộ dân dưới đó
00:18Nhiều này đang đứng tìm kiếm được tìm kiếm
00:21Để tìm kiếm được tìm kiếm và giúp đỡ của đất nước Việt Nam
00:27800 years of history is a lot to be responsible for
00:31Sawyer coming to help
00:33In this series
00:34Keep clear
00:35We step into the forgotten villages
00:40On this beam here, there's some medieval writing
00:43To meet the brave new visionaries
00:45This is gonna be fun
00:48And seasoned saviors
00:50On top of the world
00:51Who are fighting to bring these abandoned settlements back to life
00:56We're just trying to pick up the pieces, really
00:58And hope they somehow go back together
01:01As they turn ruins into homes
01:03And rubble into extraordinary businesses
01:06And you can just lay down and sleep under the stars, literally
01:10But will they buckle under the strain?
01:14Good way to get it out!
01:15Or find the strength to see it through?
01:19That weighs a ton
01:20As they restore the past to build their future
01:25I can't believe it
01:27I bought a village
01:28Today in France
01:37Hopefully this will be done
01:38Time is of the essence for a Sussex couple
01:41Turning back the clock
01:42To save a 400-year-old building
01:45We've got guests in there at the end of the month
01:48So we need to pull our finger out
01:51We're gonna have to put in some big shifts
01:54In Romania, a couple are pulling out all the stops
01:58Oh, this is fresh
02:00This is full of flavour
02:01This is what we need
02:02To fund one of Europe's biggest restoration projects
02:06We just hope that these guys are getting on with it
02:10And that we'll be able to host people in here by October
02:15And in Bulgaria, we go property hunting
02:18It's sad, isn't it?
02:21It's sad
02:21It looks like people just left
02:23And they never came back
02:25In the land of the lost villages
02:28There is a gaping big hole in the roof
02:30Which would need to be done
02:32So I'm kind of torn now
02:3580% of Brits dream of a life in the country
02:51And many of our village saviour's journeys
02:54Began with a simple property hunt
02:56Three years ago
02:59Lolly and Sean from Sussex
03:00Visited France in search of a characterful home
03:03That they could convert into a bed and breakfast
03:06But when an estate agent showed them
03:08The abandoned village of La Gallisserie
03:10They instantly noticed potential
03:12Where others saw only weeds and rubble
03:15Worried that the village would crumble
03:19If they didn't answer its cry for help
03:20The couple paid the asking price of 141,000 euros
03:25And began work restoring it to its former glory
03:28We thought with our heads first
03:34And my heart was still pounding
03:36And yeah, we just went for it, didn't we?
03:41Yeah
03:41It's just been, yeah
03:43More than I could have ever imagined, to be honest
03:46So I'm loving every minute of it
03:48Part of the building is 500 years old
03:53But the main manoir was built in the 17th century
03:56As the central hub of a large farming community
03:59It's a very important building
04:02It was the centre of the area that we are
04:06There's a very small commune by us
04:09And I think it was
04:09Or farming
04:10Yes
04:11We have a massive bread oven
04:12So that would have been keeping everyone fed
04:14Yeah
04:15There would have been a lot of people here
04:17Yeah
04:17We often talk and wonder
04:20What this property has gone through
04:24Who lived here, all their stories
04:26So it's kind of a little bit sad
04:28That we don't know all of its history at the moment
04:30Because it would be lovely to find out
04:32Yeah
04:32For now, Lolly and Sean's focus
04:35Is the future of the village
04:37Following two and a half years of renovations
04:40They recently opened two bed and breakfast rooms
04:42And they're now working to transform
04:45This former hay barn into a holiday let
04:48We've got a business to run now
04:52Yeah
04:52So we can earn money
04:55Every step of progress that we make
04:57It just changes
04:59It unfolds
05:00And it just becomes more magnificent, really
05:03It's early July
05:09And Lolly and Sean are close to opening
05:11The second area of their village holiday complex
05:13A one-bed jeet
05:15Their first guests are due in three weeks
05:19But they're behind
05:20Converting farm buildings into modern homes
05:24Is never a straightforward task
05:26And every day presents a new challenge
05:29We've had to raise the floor slightly
05:33So it's coming off of this board
05:36It will be the same height as this board
05:37So it's always playing around a bit tricky
05:39But it's OK
05:40Old buildings don't conform to modern rules
05:44And the barn's walls are made of limestone
05:47Not plasterboard
05:48Hopefully this will be done
05:51This means nothing is straight
05:54And no job is straightforward
05:56I probably will have to just chisel out
06:01A little bit of that back wall
06:03Outside, Lolly is preparing
06:07One of the exterior walls
06:09For another major modification
06:10We're going to have a doorway opening here
06:13Which is the back of the cocktail lounge
06:15So that will be a nice flow
06:16From cocktails
06:18To playing pétanque
06:20Watching the sun set
06:21Once cleared
06:23This doorway will eventually lead
06:25To an outdoor swimming pool
06:27But lazy days by the pool
06:29Currently feel a long way off
06:31As the jeet dominates
06:32Their every waking hour
06:34I've never done anything like this
06:37So it's a learning curve
06:39This is so old
06:40I think the barn's probably been here
06:42Two, three hundred years
06:43So everything's moved
06:44A job that should have been wrapped up
06:46In a few hours
06:47Has now taken several days
06:49Perfect
06:53So the board is in
06:56Which is great
06:57But with one floorboard finally in
07:02Sean eventually finds his rhythm
07:04And the entrance to the bathroom
07:06Soon slots into place
07:08Where farming once provided the landowner
07:13With an income
07:14To maintain La Galiserie
07:16Holiday accommodation
07:17Will soon secure the financial future
07:20Of the village
07:20For decades to come
07:22Very good
07:23It worked
07:24Well done
07:25But with less than three weeks
07:27Before their first guest check-in
07:28Lolly and Sean still have
07:30A worryingly long to-do list
07:33We've got guests in there
07:36At the end of the month
07:37So we need to
07:39Get it done
07:40Pull our finger out
07:41We're going to have to put in some big shifts
07:43Yeah, it's got to be done
07:44It'll be done
07:44While all our village saviours
07:53Strive to preserve the history of their settlements
07:55Some seek to actively rekindle their spirit
07:59In the heart of Transylvania
08:03Lies the village of Kund
08:05One of over 200 surviving Saxon villages in the country
08:10The Saxons migrated here from the Rhineland in the 12th century
08:17Granted land in exchange for a promise
08:19To protect the kingdom from the infidel
08:21They built a community here
08:26And fiercely defended their Germanic faith and traditions
08:30Until the late 20th century
08:32But when Jonas and Ulrika
08:36Who were originally from Germany
08:37But Jonas studied in Scotland
08:39Came here on a relief mission in 1993
08:42The Saxon exodus was well underway
08:45German states paid to bring the people back to Germany
08:53They immediately received German citizenship
08:56For us it was always very weird
08:59That people consider themselves German
09:03Even though they haven't been to Germany for 750 years
09:07But as many Saxon villages departed
09:12The couple embarked on one of the biggest village restoration projects in Europe
09:1720 years ago
09:20Jonas and Ulrika bought their first property here
09:23Which they converted into a holiday let
09:26Now they run a 92-bed scattered hotel complex and restaurant
09:32Employing more than 30 locals
09:35So our village is pretty much alive
09:43Everybody is like
09:45Sees a purpose
09:48So the people are more optimistic
09:50Giving hope to a place
09:53Where people have not necessarily been
09:57Seeing a future for themselves
09:59The village now attracts visitors
10:04From all around the world
10:06But Jonas and Ulrika's rescue mission is not over
10:09Their focus now is restoring Kun's 14th century church
10:14But this sacred site has protected status
10:17Meaning reconstruction will be expensive
10:20So they're on a fundraising drive
10:23This is fresh
10:25This is full of flavour
10:27This is what we need
10:28Jonas is a self-taught chef
10:30With a passion for introducing tourists to local cuisine
10:34Now this sideline has become the inspiration
10:37For an exciting new project
10:39This is the old vicarage barn
10:44And this is where there used to be animals
10:46Where there used to be a stable for the horse of the vicar
10:51But as we have normal horse and carts
10:54We have thought of repurposing it
10:57And now it will be a cooking school
10:59Food tourism is one of the world's largest
11:03And fastest growing niche travel markets
11:05And Jonas and Ulrika are keen to cash in
11:08This will be where the main cooking island will be
11:12So we're going to have two cooking stations
11:14Here we will have the convection oven
11:17And here there will be lots of prep space
11:21And stuff like that
11:22It's hoped the school will be open in eight weeks
11:27And while renovations are slightly behind schedule
11:30Jonas' vision is already well in place
11:33A real focus is going to be embracing nature
11:39So it will always, all our cooking courses
11:43Will be connected to going out into the wilderness
11:46To forage
11:47To find whatever we can find
11:50At the time of the year
11:52We're going to work with pickled ingredients
11:54Pickling itself is going to be a huge part
11:58Because this has an immense tradition in rural areas
12:03Centuries ago, self-sufficient Saxon communities
12:07Relied on foraging and preserving
12:10To endure the changing seasons
12:12Jonas is hoping the cooking school
12:15Will mean these ancient skills
12:17Are brought back to the community
12:19We just hope that these guys
12:22Are getting on with it
12:23And that we'll be able to
12:25Post people in here by October
12:28Coming up
12:35Oh gosh, it's a day of
12:38Busy, busy, busy day today
12:39Thousand jobs
12:40With time running out on their renovation
12:42Lolly and Sean are pushed out of their comfort zone
12:46The plumbing is kind of like a big jigsaw
12:50I don't know, I always panic over jobs like this
12:52And it's a buyer's market
12:55For a former truck driver in Bulgaria
12:57This is a big old curveball
12:59Just had a phone call now
13:01And they are willing to sell me that property again
13:04Now I don't know what to do
13:05When it comes to rural decline
13:20Bulgaria has suffered more than most of our European neighbours
13:24In less than four decades
13:26Almost a quarter of its population
13:29Has been lost to emigration or old age
13:31The countryside is the worst affected
13:34At last count
13:36A thousand Bulgarian villages
13:39Had a population of 30 or less
13:41Earning it the title
13:43The land of the lost villages
13:45Now Bulgarians are looking outside of their borders for support
13:50Since the pandemic
13:53A lot of English, British people are coming here
13:56And the good thing is
13:57A lot of them are coming mainly to start to live here
14:00It's good for Bulgaria
14:01Because it helps our country
14:03To put more life in the villages
14:05In northern Bulgaria
14:09Oresh is one village in decline
14:11Established in the first century
14:15As a station between the Roman fortresses
14:17Of Belenay and Shvistov
14:18Oresh is home to one of the oldest churches in Bulgaria
14:22But without an injection of life
14:25These streets could soon be deserted for good
14:28But there's a flicker of hope
14:31Ten British families recently relocated here
14:35And following the death of her husband
14:37Kate from Bournemouth
14:38Could soon follow suit
14:40I'd actually been watching other people
14:44That have made the journey
14:45And moved over to Bulgaria
14:46In different areas of Bulgaria
14:48Because obviously it's a huge country
14:49And then once I'd started
14:51Making contact with people within the village
14:54It just made sense for me
14:56Since her husband's passing 12 years ago
15:00Kate has battled addiction
15:02And mental health problems
15:04Now she wants to create a sanctuary for others
15:07Who've experienced similar hardship
15:09I'd like to see a lot fitter me
15:12You know, physically and mentally fitter
15:14I'd like to see me being able to help other people
15:19Whether that be, you know, in recovery
15:21Or renovating a property
15:24So yeah, five years
15:26I'd like to see the village thriving
15:27And back to how it really should be
15:30But having made the decision to move to Oresh
15:35Kate's plans have hit a stumbling block
15:38The house sale fell through
15:40And now she's looking at other options
15:43Today she's viewing another property in Karamanovo
15:48A village 30 kilometres east of Oresh
15:50With a dwindling population
15:52I've never seen this property
15:55So I'm hoping
15:56That it's going to look as good in person
15:59As it does online
16:00The estate Kate is here to see
16:03Is on the market for just 7,500 euros
16:06Right, okay
16:13Kate's due to view the property
16:15In less than 10 minutes
16:17But now she's received a call
16:19That could change everything
16:21Hi, okay, hi
16:23Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye
16:25And this is a big old curveball
16:28So I came over in September
16:29To look at a property
16:30Which I absolutely loved
16:32A lot of reasons
16:34It didn't work out
16:35Just had a phone call now
16:37And they are willing to sell me that property again
16:40And take off the money
16:41That I'd already deposited on that property
16:43Now I don't know what to do
16:45The estate in Oresh
16:47Is 4,000 euros more expensive
16:50Than the one she's seeing today
16:51So Kate's decided
16:53To keep her options open
16:55Hiya there
16:58Oh, not too bad
16:59So the property actually is
17:01I think we discussed this
17:02And you saw on the video
17:03It's about 1,700 square meters
17:05Yep, yep
17:06This small farmstead
17:07Complete with barn
17:08Outbuildings
17:09And just under half an acre of land
17:11Was built in the 1950s
17:13And it's soon clear
17:18That the low price tag
17:19Reflects the unlivable state of the house
17:22This is the stuff we discussed
17:25The hole in the roof
17:27Yeah, the tree
17:28This room
17:31I think could be
17:33A nice bedroom
17:34And
17:35Yeah
17:36I think
17:36The good thing
17:37Is the two windows
17:38Two windows
17:38Yeah
17:38Two windows
17:39It's bright enough
17:40It is
17:40The estate once had
17:42Everything required
17:43To be self-sufficient
17:44But it was abandoned
17:46More than a decade ago
17:47So this is
17:50I think
17:51Best place for a living room
17:53Yeah, yeah, yeah
17:54So who are the pictures of?
17:56They're the owner
17:57Who built the house
17:58Wow
17:58You know
17:59So why are the pictures left?
18:03Like why are personal things left?
18:06Sometimes I feel
18:07When I see the properties like this
18:08It's sad, isn't it?
18:10It's sad
18:11It is
18:11It looks like people just left
18:13And they never came back
18:14And never came back, yeah
18:14While the asking price is low
18:18It's instantly clear
18:19That renovating
18:20And modernising this estate
18:22Would require significant time
18:24And investment
18:25I've got a couple of concerns
18:28There's the
18:29Like the back of the property
18:30I've already just noticed
18:31There's no fence between
18:32Myself
18:33And the other neighbour
18:35So it's just like open land
18:37So I'm kind of a little bit concerned
18:39About that
18:40Because it then
18:40Doesn't become private
18:42But obviously the roof
18:45There, you know
18:45There is a gaping big hole
18:46In the roof
18:47Which would need to be done
18:49So I'm kind of
18:51I'm torn now
18:52So yeah
18:53I think I'm just going to go away
18:54Have a good think
18:55And then decide what I'm going to do
18:57Even with new custodians
19:09Shaping their futures
19:10Life in Europe's ghost villages
19:12Can only be sustained
19:14Through continued upkeep
19:15And investment
19:16At La Gallisserie
19:19Laurie and Sean
19:20Hope to generate an income
19:22Through bed and breakfast rooms
19:23And holiday lets
19:24It's July
19:26And the couple are preparing
19:28To welcome their first ever
19:29Gitte guests
19:30But it's fair to say
19:31They're not quite ready
19:33Oh gosh
19:37It's a day of
19:38Busy, busy, busy day today
19:39A thousand jobs
19:40So I'm
19:43Putting my hand
19:44To a bit of plumbing today
19:45I say a little bit of plumbing
19:46It's all of the bathroom
19:47And I have no idea
19:48What I'm doing
19:49And you're
19:51I think just to take a job
19:52Off of Sean
19:53I'm going to try my hand
19:54At grouting
19:55But making sure
19:58The Gitte has a functioning
19:59Toilet and shower
20:00Is only the start
20:02Of an epic
20:02Snagging list
20:04And time
20:05Is not on their side
20:06It's Friday
20:09And our deadline
20:12Is Sunday
20:13And not even late
20:14Sunday afternoon
20:14Sunday midday
20:16Actually
20:16So it will be
20:19As finished
20:20As it could be
20:21Lolly and Sean
20:25Are avid upcyclers
20:27And want to use
20:28This old English sink
20:29In the bathroom
20:30We've got a little bit
20:32Of an issue
20:33Because half of our
20:35Plumbing stuff
20:36Is French
20:36And half our plumbing
20:37Stuff is English
20:37And we're trying
20:39To adapt both together
20:41Which is awkward
20:42And because I
20:43Have never done plumbing
20:45It's kind of
20:45It takes me a lot longer
20:47To think about
20:47And what to do
20:48Right let's
20:49Take this up
20:50Come on
20:50Come back
20:51And get a few bits
20:52To make matters worse
20:54The sink waste outlet
20:56Doesn't line up
20:57With the pipework
20:58Sean has already
20:59Fitted into the wall
21:00That's where
21:03I originally
21:03Guestimated
21:05Where my pipe
21:05Was going to come up
21:06And clearly my pipe
21:07Needs to be
21:08A little bit lower
21:09While Sean ponders
21:11The plumbing
21:11Loll is receiving
21:13A crash course
21:14In grouting
21:15Don't be afraid
21:15To make matters
21:16Don't
21:17Don't make matters
21:18No don't be afraid
21:19To make matters
21:20OK
21:21It's a case of
21:22Lathering it in there
21:23I think
21:23Oh god
21:26Oh god
21:27You put yourself
21:28Under so much pressure
21:29Doing these silly jobs
21:30Don't you
21:30This roll top bath
21:34Will add a splash
21:35Of luxury
21:36To the jeet
21:36But means tiles
21:38Are essential
21:39In this section
21:40Of the bedroom
21:40The pipe is in
21:43It probably could
21:44Be trimmed a tiny bit more
21:46But at least it's in
21:47I don't know
21:49I always panic
21:50Over jobs like this
21:51I'm not very confident
21:54But it looks OK
21:55But just when it looks
21:57Like everything
21:58Is running smoothly
21:59I just need to now
22:01Cut the pipe
22:02For the
22:04For the hot and the cold
22:06And attach them
22:07And then it's job done
22:08For the day
22:08On this sink
22:09So
22:09Yeah
22:10Sean makes
22:12A rookie mistake
22:13Obviously the water
22:15Works up here
22:16Yeah
22:17Do you want some help?
22:18No
22:18What happened then?
22:21I just chucked
22:21Some water down here
22:22And then I remembered
22:24That there's holes
22:25In the bottom
22:26And it's not sealed
22:26So I've now
22:28Plugged the holes
22:29And I'm going to
22:31Put some water in
22:31And see what happens
22:32We could be running
22:33Away very sharpishly
22:35Because we get too wet
22:35But hopefully
22:37Fingers crossed
22:38We'll be alright
22:39And might have
22:39A flushing toilet
22:40We will see
22:41Oof
22:43We have
22:48A flushing toilet
22:49It may have taken me
22:51Longer than most people
22:51It takes
22:52But
22:52It's working
22:55For the first time
22:58In its history
22:58This building
22:59Has a flushable toilet
23:00And running water
23:02We have water to a sink
23:04But that's not the end
23:06Of Sean's plumbing list
23:07The shower still needs
23:09Fitting and tiling
23:10And the kitchen sink
23:11Also needs connecting
23:12To the water mains
23:14The plumbing
23:16Is kind of like
23:18A big jigsaw
23:18But it's just making sure
23:20That the jigsaw
23:21Is
23:21Watertight
23:23And they now have
23:26Less than 48 hours
23:27Before their guests arrive
23:29Patience
23:31Well done
23:32I didn't have a lot
23:34I didn't
23:35There's an enormous
23:38Amount of work to do
23:39But yeah
23:40We were kind of
23:41Dreading today really
23:42Because
23:43It's kind of
23:44It's out of our comfort zone
23:45Yeah
23:46Massively out of our comfort zone
23:47So it's kind of
23:48Yeah
23:49Well we're not
23:50Skill trace people
23:52Like they do it every day
23:53So you have to really
23:54Think about it
23:54And it's kind of worked
23:56Yeah
23:56And we'll crack on early tomorrow
23:59Yeah
23:59Coming up
24:10Running on empty
24:11We started at nine yesterday
24:12Finished at midnight
24:13We're not as far ahead
24:14As we wanted to be
24:15Can Lolly and Sean
24:17Summon the energy needed
24:18To reach the finish line
24:20I think adrenaline's kicked in
24:22Because we know
24:22It's got to be done
24:23And Jonas and Ulrike
24:25Wrestle with red tape
24:26As they fight
24:27To keep their village alive
24:29The standards are
24:30Way too high for us
24:32Led to an explosion
24:33Of a budget here
24:34Back in Transylvania
24:48It's September
24:49And Jonas is checking the progress
24:55Of his new cookery school
24:56Taking shape
24:57In the former Vicarage stable
24:58And after a slow start
25:05The project is progressing
25:07At pace
25:08So we're just witnessing
25:11The windows to be delivered
25:13That's great
25:14Because it's going to
25:15Have us have
25:16This place watertight
25:18That's the good news
25:21But as with any renovation
25:23Progress comes with
25:24Its fair share of setbacks
25:26The challenging part here
25:29In the cooking school
25:30Is that in order
25:31To get it certified
25:33We were digging into
25:34How to certify it
25:36In the first place
25:36And it appears
25:38There is no set of rules
25:41For a cooking school
25:42Teaching amateurs
25:43So we're just going to
25:44Have to adhere
25:45By the same standards
25:46As these professional
25:49Cooking schools
25:50The standards are
25:51Way too high for us
25:52Led to an explosion
25:55Of a budget here
25:56The adaptations include
25:58Building showers
25:59And office facilities
26:01In the building
26:02Costing not only money
26:03But time
26:04Their October deadline
26:06Is now out of the window
26:07Jonas and Ulrika
26:15Need to get creative
26:16To raise renovation funds
26:18This is local
26:19Responsibly fought
26:21Firewood
26:21That we're using
26:22And as summer
26:24Turns to autumn
26:25They're preserving
26:26A harvest practice
26:27That has sustained
26:28This region
26:29For almost a thousand years
26:30Today we are prepping
26:33About 50 kilograms
26:34Of vegetables
26:35And the idea is
26:36To preserve them
26:37For the winter
26:38Today they're making
26:40Zakuska
26:41A beloved
26:42Romanian preserve
26:43Packed with roasted
26:45Vegetables
26:45And rich smoky flavors
26:47It's very tasty
26:49It's very tasty
26:50It's healthy
26:51It's vegan
26:52Each family in Romania
26:54Used to make
26:56Their own zakuska
26:57And we tried to
27:00To keep this tradition
27:02In the past
27:04For the farmers
27:05This was the only source
27:07Of vitamins
27:08You could get
27:09In wintertime
27:10Where in the past
27:13Zakuska
27:14Would have been served
27:15To farm workers
27:16Today it's sold
27:17In both the restaurant
27:18And hotel
27:19It's an incredibly
27:21Satisfying aspect
27:23Of our work
27:23To be able to
27:24Work first of all
27:26Such fantastic
27:27Produce
27:27To know that
27:28All of this
27:28Is coming from
27:29The village
27:29When you be able
27:30To taste
27:31At the end of the day
27:32The fruits of this labor
27:33It's just for me
27:35An utter joy
27:38Jonas and Ulrike
27:40Hope to keep
27:40Traditions like these
27:41Alive
27:42At their cookery school
27:43Whilst the eggplant
27:46Is being steamed
27:48In its own skin
27:49It is also being smoked
27:51And that additional smoke
27:53Is just for me
27:54Such a beautiful thing
27:55It's a labor
27:59Intensive process
28:00But in the past
28:01This would have been
28:02A village-wide event
28:03Neighbors would gather
28:05To share the workload
28:06And preserve the abundance
28:07Of the harvest together
28:09After hours of slow cooking
28:12The smoked and blended
28:14Vegetables are ready
28:15To be sealed in jars
28:17The glasses here
28:20Have been sterilized before
28:22Now we're adding
28:23A little bit of
28:24Local fire water
28:25To the lids
28:26And it's being set on fire
28:28And whilst it's burning
28:29The glasses are being closed
28:32And then fire is going to stop
28:34But it also kills off
28:36All the air that is in there
28:37So it creates a vacuum
28:39This tradition is about as old
28:40As drinking alcohol is
28:42While preserving
28:44An ancient village tradition
28:46Today's harvest will also
28:48Help raise valuable funds
28:50Needed to restore
28:51For the village's 14th century church
28:53Living with the season
28:55Embracing them
28:56Harvesting the seeds
28:58Of what you've been producing
28:59For such a long time
29:01An utterly beautiful period
29:02For me
29:03In France
29:13Lolly and Sean are also battling
29:15To boost their bank balance
29:16They're now hours away
29:18From opening their holiday let
29:20I think adrenaline's kicked in
29:22Because we know
29:23It's got to be done
29:24But have finally admitted defeat
29:26In their battle
29:27To have everything ready
29:28Started at nine
29:32Yesterday finished at midnight
29:33We're not as far ahead
29:34As we wanted to be
29:35We had wanted to toll
29:36But we haven't got round
29:37To doing that as of yet
29:38But it is what it is
29:39You know
29:40At least they've got baths
29:41They've got
29:42Flushing toilet
29:43And a sink
29:45They are friends
29:46So there's an element
29:49Of relaxation with it
29:51A small element
29:52But one thing
29:56They're not relaxed about
29:57Is the stairs
29:58Which are functional
29:59But precarious
30:00Luckily their neighbour
30:02Is a master joiner
30:04And has come to the rescue
30:05We've got our guests
30:06Arriving in about four hours
30:08Five hours
30:09So we need a handrail
30:11At the top
30:12So kindly Robert
30:13Has come round
30:14Because he's a skilled
30:16Joiner
30:17And a legend
30:18It enables me
30:19To do another job
30:20They didn't find anybody else
30:21No they were all busy
30:22So they just
30:23Dragged me off the street
30:24While Robert
30:27Cracks on with the handrail
30:28Sean has one final job
30:30To finish in the bathroom
30:31With plasterboard walls
30:34And a shower
30:35That doesn't work
30:35It's never going to be
30:37The Ritz
30:38But Sean does want
30:39Their guests
30:40To be able to use
30:41The toilet
30:41In comfort
30:42Have a toilet seat
30:47Beautiful
30:52Lolly and Sean's
30:55First holiday let
30:56Has been 12 months
30:57In the making
30:58And they now have
30:59Just 30 minutes
31:00Before their guests arrive
31:02What's left to do
31:04What's left to do
31:05So it's just
31:05Clearing away
31:06Everything for you
31:07Yeah
31:07When they bought
31:15This abandoned village
31:16Lolly and Sean
31:17Set up camp
31:17In this dark
31:19Damp hay barn
31:20It had no electricity
31:21No running water
31:23And a native population
31:25Of field mice
31:26Now this former
31:29Agricultural space
31:30Is unrecognisable
31:32With an inviting
31:33Open plan
31:34Living and dining space
31:35And a chic bedroom
31:37Complete with a roll top bath
31:38I can't believe
31:44That we've got
31:44To this point
31:45Obviously
31:46You know
31:47You want everything
31:48Finished
31:48But another few weeks
31:51It'll all be done
31:52The shower room
31:54May be a few tiles
31:55Away from completion
31:56But the transformation
31:58This building has seen
31:59Is remarkable
32:01Voila
32:03Gorgeous
32:05Arriving today
32:08Our friends
32:09Sarah and Tim
32:10Who are staying here
32:11Overnight
32:11Together with their daughter
32:12On their way
32:13To the south coast
32:14Of France
32:15How are you?
32:24Come, come, come
32:25Through
32:26So this is
32:27This is your little
32:28Spot for the evening
32:30I can say
32:32Till it's yours
32:32Thank you
32:34And then this is
32:36Your bedroom
32:36I'll have a look
32:38At the nearly
32:39Yes, nearly finished
32:40En suite
32:41Oh, it'd be great
32:43Though, wouldn't it?
32:43Yeah
32:44The toilet works
32:45And the thing works
32:46So we've made you
32:47Rush to get this ready
32:48Basically
32:48We've had a few
32:49Thirteen hour days
32:50And then last night
32:51We finished at midnight
32:52We're going to have
32:53A drink on the terrace
32:53Shall we?
32:54I think that sounds
32:55Like a very good bath
32:55It may not be
32:59Perfection
32:59But Sarah and Tim
33:01Are impressed
33:02With what
33:02Lolly and Sean
33:03Have achieved
33:03The sheet's lovely
33:06It's very lolly
33:07Very
33:08Can very clearly
33:09See her style
33:10And all those
33:10Little touches
33:11Are absolutely beautiful
33:12And very looking
33:13Much looking forward
33:14To staying in it
33:14Absolutely
33:15And in the end
33:17The setting
33:18Outweighs the lack
33:19Of functioning facilities
33:20We're not worried
33:23About the bathroom
33:23Not working
33:24We built our own
33:25House a few years ago
33:26And know how
33:27Difficult these things
33:28Can be
33:28Especially when
33:29You're up against it
33:30So yeah
33:30For one night
33:31It really isn't
33:31Going to worry us
33:32At all
33:32Not a problem
33:33They're very
33:35Generous in nature
33:36Knowing that things
33:37Weren't finished
33:38For tonight's stay
33:40But yeah
33:42All in all
33:43A good few days
33:44So we are now
33:46Really looking forward
33:47To sitting down
33:48And not doing it
33:49I don't think
33:50It'd be good for me
33:51To sit down
33:51I might see us
33:52All this late
33:53I know
33:53You would be
33:55Vajit's completion
33:56Marks another
33:57Important milestone
33:58In La Glicery's
33:59Journey
33:59From dereliction
34:01To salvation
34:02Now Lolly and Sean
34:03Can move on
34:04To the next stage
34:05Of the rescue plan
34:06Cheers
34:10Coming up
34:16In Romania
34:17It's like an Easter egg hunt
34:19But in a culinary manner
34:20Jonas and Ulrika
34:21Go in search
34:22Of nature's bounty
34:24So we'll go
34:25And hopefully find
34:26Some of the black gold
34:27In the Transylvanian wilderness
34:28And Kate
34:30Dares to dream
34:31In Bulgaria
34:32As you can see
34:34There is no roof
34:35We have no windows
34:36We have a doorway
34:37But this will be
34:39Brought back to life
34:40In northern Bulgaria
34:50The rural population
34:52Is rapidly dwindling
34:54But as locals depart
34:55Brits are snapping up
34:57Properties here
34:57Helping to stem the tide
34:59Of rural decline
35:00Former truck driver Kate
35:03Recently viewed
35:04Two abandoned estates
35:05And now needs to decide
35:07If this is where
35:08Her future lies
35:09The property that I looked at
35:11In Karamanova
35:12I think that's how you pronounce it
35:14That was a lovely property
35:16It had a huge barn
35:17You could do a lot with it
35:19It had really nice views
35:20The other property
35:23That I looked at
35:24In Eresh
35:24Had amazing views
35:26Stunning views
35:27It was more contained
35:29It had a lot more
35:30Outbuildings
35:31And that property
35:33Was pretty much done
35:34Ready to move in
35:36In as much as it had
35:38Electric done
35:38It had lights done
35:41It had double glazing
35:42So I'm just weighing up
35:44What to do really
35:45The estate in Karamanova
35:51Is 4,000 euros
35:53Cheaper than the one in Orish
35:54But in the end
35:55Kate decides to buy
35:57The first house she viewed
35:58A few hours later
36:02A deal is agreed
36:03For the farmhouse
36:04In Orish
36:05And Kate visits
36:06The local notary
36:07To sign on the dotted line
36:09The notary deed
36:12For buying
36:13Selling real estate
36:15Lured by low property prices
36:16And a simpler way of life
36:18In recent years
36:19Ten British families
36:20Have relocated
36:21To Orish
36:22Kate will join
36:24A blossoming
36:24Expat community
36:25Fighting for the future
36:27Of this storage settlement
36:29The deed
36:31Was read to the parties
36:33The text was translated
36:35By the translator
36:37To the buyer
36:39In English
36:40All searches
36:41And legal checks
36:42On the plot
36:42Have already taken place
36:44Meaning the sale
36:45Is a simple process
36:47Twelve years ago
37:00Kate lost her husband
37:01Daryl
37:02And for more than a decade
37:04She's lived in a one bedroom
37:05Flat in Bournemouth
37:06Battling her demons
37:08I remember this
37:10Gate
37:11From last time
37:12On England's south coast
37:1410,000 euros
37:16Wouldn't get you
37:17A garage space
37:18But for that price
37:19Kate now owns
37:20A half acre estate
37:21Complete with two houses
37:23And multiple outbuildings
37:25What I'd like to do
37:27Is have like
37:28A little retreat
37:28So these are perfect
37:30For if guests come over
37:32Um
37:32Is there just
37:34Sweet little rooms
37:35And they're all
37:35Double glazed as well
37:37Ready
37:37The first dwelling
37:39Constructed on this site
37:40Was a humble
37:41Single story farmhouse
37:43Built in the 1930s
37:45Part of the house
37:46Still remains
37:47Together with cattle sheds
37:48Erected at the same time
37:50As you can see
37:53There is no roof
37:54We have no windows
37:56We have a doorway
37:57But this
37:58Will be
37:59Brought back to life
38:00A second home
38:03Was built on the estate
38:03In 1959
38:05Like the original farmhouse
38:07It had only one bedroom
38:09And one living space
38:10But it was recently modernised
38:13Adding a shower room
38:14Plus modern electrics
38:15So this
38:19Will be
38:20My forever home
38:22Wood floors
38:24I love the wood floors
38:25So this will be my bedroom
38:28I'm thinking
38:30This will be my bedroom
38:31And then
38:31This room
38:33Will be
38:34My kitchen lounge
38:35But the beginning of her life
38:40As a village saviour
38:41Is tinged with sadness
38:43As it's one journey
38:45Kate would rather not be making a loan
38:47The money that I had
38:52Was because of the loss of my husband
38:54So to be able to buy a property
38:56In his memory
38:57Going forward with my life now on my own
39:00Yeah, it's really emotional
39:02But because of him
39:03You know
39:04I've got this
39:05And obviously
39:07He's there with me
39:08And the property
39:08Will be called
39:09Daryl's spirit
39:10In memory of him
39:12Rescuing Europe's ghost settlements
39:17Requires selflessness
39:19Strength
39:20And willpower
39:21Virtues Kate has
39:23In abundance
39:23But one person alone
39:25Cannot save Orish
39:27Now Kate joins
39:28A legion of local Brits
39:30Determined to breathe life back
39:32Into another
39:32Of Bulgaria's lost villages
39:35There is a lot of renovations
39:37That need doing
39:38But the actual
39:39Accommodation side of it
39:41The house
39:41There isn't a lot
39:42That needs to be done
39:43So it is a case
39:45Of I could move straight into it
39:47So now
39:48The next step
39:49Is to
39:50Just move over
39:52Drive
39:53I'm driving over
39:54And
39:56Yeah
39:56Yeah
39:56To get settled
39:58And start my new life
40:00Over here
40:00Back in Krund
40:13Jonas and Ulrike
40:15Are on a mission
40:16To raise the funds
40:17Needed to restore
40:18The village's
40:1814th century church
40:20Food tourism
40:22Is central to their plans
40:24And beyond the meadows
40:26Hidden beneath
40:27These ancient forests
40:28Lies the region's
40:30Most elusive
40:31Lucrative delicacy
40:33So here we are
40:34In one of my
40:35Favourite places
40:36Of all of Transylvania
40:37This is a piece of forest
40:39About four kilometres
40:40Away from the Valle of Edda
40:42Where we are
40:42Finding truffles
40:44So as a chef
40:45This is like
40:46Winning the lottery
40:46To have a place
40:47So close by
40:48Where you can find truffles
40:50At this time of the year
40:52Jonas regularly hosts
40:54Truffle hunting tours
40:55Giving guests a taste
40:57Of this deep-rooted tradition
40:59Sharing this experience
41:02With them is something
41:02That what we are
41:03Really renowned for
41:04And what people
41:06Just really enjoy
41:07So we'll go
41:08And hopefully find
41:09Some of the black gold
41:10In the Transylvanian wilderness
41:11Local hunter Sandru
41:13Is leading the group
41:14He comes from a long line
41:16Of truffle hunters
41:17With skills passed down
41:19Through generations
41:20His highly trained pointers
41:24Sniff out these pungent
41:25Delicacies which grow
41:27Underground near the roots
41:29Of ancient trees
41:30So
41:42Truffles have been hunted
41:57In these forests
41:58For centuries
41:59Their culinary fascination
42:01Began in the 18th century
42:03When French chefs
42:04Introduced them
42:05To the aristocracy
42:06Of Europe
42:06Today
42:08Some varieties
42:09Command prices
42:10Of up to 5,000 euros
42:12Per kilo
42:13Making this
42:14Centuries-old practice
42:16A vital source
42:17Of funds
42:17For the village
42:18First of all
42:21People are enjoying
42:22A walk in nature
42:23And then
42:23With the excitement
42:25Of going to look
42:26For something
42:26It's like an easter egg hunt
42:28But in a culinary manner
42:29And it's the first time
42:30For everybody who's here
42:31They've never been truffle hunting
42:32So I think it's an experience
42:34Everybody really enjoys
42:36Each guest has paid
42:3850 euros
42:39For today's hunt
42:40Which includes
42:41A glass of wine
42:41And lunch prepared
42:43On site
42:44Using fresh truffles
42:45What a beautiful day
42:49And as pop-up restaurants go
42:51This takes some beating
42:53So this is where
42:57We're going to have
42:58Our wilderness lunch
43:00As you can see
43:02The guys have already
43:03Started to set everything up
43:05In this really
43:06Really nice spot
43:07Ovidio is cooking
43:10A risotto
43:11On the open fire
43:12So risotto
43:13Is a traditional dish
43:14From Italy
43:14The background
43:16Of this creamy rice
43:18Is the perfect platform
43:20For a truffle
43:22To shine on top
43:23Not just profit
43:26So it actually looks like
43:29All our guests
43:30Are arriving
43:30From the truffle hunt
43:31Now
43:31These experiences
43:34Have become
43:34A key part
43:35Of Jonas
43:36And Ulrike's business
43:37When it comes to
43:43Reversing decades of decay
43:45There's no set formula
43:46For our village saviors
43:48Each project
43:49Presents different challenges
43:51But for Jonas and Ulrike
43:53Bringing back traditions
43:55From the past
43:55Is helping them build
43:57The strong foundations
43:58Needed for the village
43:59To survive
44:00And thrive
44:02Being out and foraging
44:04For your own ingredients
44:05Really deepens
44:07Your own relationship
44:08And in a way
44:09Surely also
44:10Appreciation of the food
44:11That you're eating
44:12So I think
44:13That is something
44:14That we like to
44:15Introduce our guests to
44:17And that
44:18We are passionate about
44:20Next time
44:25Dan takes his
44:27Chateau restoration
44:27To dizzying new heights
44:29It's been such a struggle
44:31To get to the top
44:32For that to be finally done
44:34Is going to be a great feeling
44:35High emotions
44:37And drama
44:38For Lolly and Sean
44:39Unfortunately
44:40He's caught it
44:41With that arm
44:42A water shortage
44:44Threatens Kund
44:45Never been imagining
44:47That in my lifetime
44:48I'll be having to deal
44:49With such challenges
44:51And Kate
44:52Hits the road
44:54I can't stay here anymore
44:55Wasting anymore
44:56Of my life
44:57When I could be out
44:58Living my life
44:59I can't stay here
45:00I can't stay here
45:00I can't stay here
45:01I can't stay here
45:01I can't stay here
45:02I can't stay here
45:02I can't stay here
45:03I can't stay here
45:03I can't stay here
45:04I can't stay here
45:04I can't stay here
45:04I can't stay here
45:05I can't stay here
45:05I can't stay here
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