The Village of Vlahi (the birthplace of Yane Sandanski) is located in South-West Bulgaria. It is part of Kresna Municipality, Blagoevgrad District. It is nestled at the foot of Southwestern Pirin Mountain. It is located between the rivers of Vlahinska and Kosovska, 10 km away from the town of Kresna. In the past the village had been a large settlement – a culture center. The stock-breeding, the tobacco-producing, wine-producing and trade had been developed. Nowadays the village of Vlahi is almost abandoned – only about 12 people live there. Most of the houses in the former big village are in ruins. Only stone walls are alighted on the steep rocky hills. The most significant project in the village is the protection of the races of animals, which had been selected by the Karakachans – the karakachan horse, sheep and dog. This hard but beautiful way of life, as well as the unique nature of the region, makes everybody, who has visited the village, to come back again and again.