Kordopulova house – building era of the national revival of Bulgaria, located in the South-East of the town of Melnik. The construction of the house was completed in 1754 and this building is still considered the largest in Bulgaria among the houses of winemakers. Bought the building Manolis an underground wine-cellar-known and successful merchant from Greece. In melnice he established his own vineyard.

Downstairs is the wine cellar. In addition the house has a basement room for household needs and living rooms.

Two of the four floors Kordopulov home – stone. The inside of the house and various outbuildings are interconnected by seven stairs, and the wooden floors are covered with luxurious colorful carpets.

The upper part of the building combines elements of Venetian and Ottoman architectural styles. This part is also decorated with Venetian glass, which makes the Kordopulova house is a unique architectural monument of Bulgaria. The lower number twelve Windows decorated in typical Bulgarian style.

A characteristic feature of the houses in melnice is the wine cellar, which is located in the tunnel, dug in the rock. In this cellar can store up to three hundred tons of wine, and the largest barrel is able to accommodate 12, 5 tons. The cellar corridors narrow and low enough, however, artificially created rock chamber equipped with a ventilation system.

The Bulgarian revolutionary Sandanski lived in this house until the First world war. The last representative of the genus Kordopulova was killed in 1916, after which the building became Agnes (it is unknown what exactly it relates to this genus, it is believed that she was either a maid or sister of someone famous Greeks).

Restoration of the building was conducted during the period from 1974 to 1980, after which the Kordopulova house became a private Museum. Every year on the tour attracts over 30,000 tourists.