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North Black sea coast

Sea, Mountain, Mineral springs, Wide beaches ... 

Varna

Varna is the biggest city on our coast and the third one in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv with an area of 205 sq. km.  It is named the “Sea Capital” of Bulgaria and it is situated 470 km. north-east of Sofia on the coast of Varna Bay.

The city is an administrative center with well developed transport and infrastructure. There is a big trading and passenger port, a modern station that connects Varna with the other part of the country.

Its situation on the Northern shore of the Black Sea, along with its richness in natural resources make it one of the famous resorts Europewide, definitely the largest one in the Black Sea region. It also happens to be on the crossroads between Western Europe and the Middle East.

The Regional Museum of History – Varna is an administrative body which unites the historical sites Pobiti Kamani, Rome Baths and Aladzha Monastery as well as the following departments each occupying a separate building – Archeological Museum, National Revival Museum, History of Varna Museum, Modern History of Varna Museum, Museum of Ethnography, Museum of Natural History.

The Festival and Congress Centre – Varna was opened to public in 1986 and from then on it became a centre for the most prestige events in the field of art and culture. Apart from different artistic events and festivals, science meetings and seminars are carried out. The Festival and congress centre is the face of Bulgaria in prestige international congress organizations such as ICCA, EFCT, AIPC and the only Pan-European chain of cinemas Europe Cinemas of the European Union. Some of the most prestigious events, of which FCC is a coorganizer, are Zlatna roza (Golden rose) Bulgarian featured films festival, European film productions festival, the Varnensko lyato (Varna summer) International Music Festival, Varna Summer Theatre Festival, International May Choir Competition, International Ballet Competition – Varna and many other events. Every day at least 8 events take place and annually the visitors attending the cultural events only are about 250 000.

The Roman baths (Thermae) in Varna dating from the second half of II century, when here was a Roman town - Odessos. The baths existed until the end of III century. The site has an area of 7000 square meters and today is located in the area between Varna streets "Khan Krum", "Tsar Kaloyan", "Knyaz Dondukov" and "Captain I rank Dobrev".

The Odessos Baths have been one of the most impressive and magnificent buildings in the eastern Roman Empire. The arch-like constructions are supposed to have been at least 20 m high. Its thick walls were built under a specific technology - on layers of stones and bricks, bound by a mixture of plaster and crumbled tiles and bricks.

The internal stairs and the arches of the doors are made of huge stone blocks and decorated with splendid mosaics, fragments of which are still visible today.

There were spacious rooms, creating a natural barrier against the cold air, before the "balestra" - a huge (840 square meters) hall where citizens of Odessos had used to discuss important things from the public life. Extremely interesting is also the heating system - the baths have a double floor and special hollows, through which the warm air could reach even the top of the baths.

Today the ancient Roman Baths of Odessos are a major historical landmark of Varna - an evidence of the wealth and importance of the city in the ancient times.

Aladja monastery is is one of the few preserved and accessible rock monasteries in Bulgaria. It is located 14 km in north-east direction from the city of Varna, close to the Black Sea resort of Golden Sands.

The monastery was established in XI-XII-th century when the hermits first inhabited it. Monastic cells and a small church have been dug into a 25-m high vertical carst cliff near the upper edge of the Franga plateau on several levels. The complex also includes two small nearby catacombs.

The name of monastery originated from the Turkish word for colourful "aladjha" ("aladja"). Several brightly coloured 13th-14th century frescoes are still discernible on its walls. 

Golden Sands

Zlatni Piasaci (Golden Sands) is one of the oldest and popular sea resort on the Bulgarian coast. It is just 18 km. north of our sea capital Varnaon a picturesque bay.  

Zlatni Piasaci is declared a reserve area since 1943. Its territory covers 177,13 hectares. The unique combination of the mild climate and sea water has influenced the flora and fauna in the complex. The climate is close to the Mediterranean resorts. Sunbathing is possible even from the end of May. The average temperature during the summer is around 27 ° C. The beach area is 3.8 km. long and 100 m wide at some points and is covered with fine golden sand. There are 2 mineral springs rising from the beach with temperature about 24 ° C and are suitable to cure asthma, arthritis, neurosis etc.

The resort offers great opportunities for tourists, looking for relax and enjoyment, combined with sport and entertainment facilities, like swimming pools with mineral water, tennis courts, spa and massage centers, mini gulf courses, basketball and volleyball facilities, water sports etc.

Zlatni Piasaci has the “Blue Flag” award for clean and environment friendly resorts.

The hotels are disposed between vast green areas and provide a large variety of services. Many of them offers business and conference rooms and the complex is often a center of business meetings. 

Albena

Albena is one of the most beautiful sea resorts on the Bulgarian seaside . Albena is the place where the sea meets the sand. The resort is a delight to people of all ages. With the sand lines, and the crystal sea, Albena offers a pleasure to every taste. Albena is situated only 30 km away from Bulgaria's sea capital Varna. The resort is remarkable for its 6-km long beach. It has over 14 900 beds in 43 hotels (2 to 4 stars), situated at the very beach or at the picturesque hills with exciting views of the sea and the “Balata” National Reserve. Hotels are equipped with all modern facilities: cable TV, telephone lines, restaurants, bars, Internet cafes, medical services, rent-a-car, congress halls, swimming pools, sports services, etc.

With marvelous sandy beach, fresh air breeze, mineral waters and curative mud, Albena is truly a special place where natural energy and beauty are restored and a sense of well-being is created.

Albena offers two exclusive Spa & Wellness Centers - each setting with its own special charm, providing the complete Spa- experience you deserve, accented with individual treatment and gentle service.

The dense forest reserve "Baltata" contributes greatly to the unique natural conditions that Albena offers to its guests. The reserve spreads out on 183 ha dense forest, starting from the main road Kranevo - Albena, continues behind the hotels in the resort and reaches the open waters of the Black Sea. Nowadays "Baltata" is an integral part of Albena; together they offer a unique combination of preserved nature and a modern tourist resort providing different forms of recreation and ecotourism.

Nearby Albena is the village of Kranevowith remains of the ancient fortress Kranea and Gerania. A spring with mineral water is also running through the village. The shore between Albena and Kranevo is picturesque with rocky formations.

St. St. Constantine and Helena Resort

St. St. Constantine and Helena Resort is the first officially recognized Black Sea resort. It is one of the most popular and beautiful Bulgarian tourist attractions. It is situated 10 km north of Varna sity /16 km away from Varnaairport/ amidst an area of remarkably splendid natural beauty. The terrain is a natural terrace above the sea of about 10-15 m height. The whole area are   covered with many-years broad-leaved forest reaching the sea coast. The seaside coast is more than 3.5 km long. In the resort there are tennis courts, children playgrounds and a football ground, outdoors and indoors mineral water pools and 2 yachting ports with the capacity to accommodate 40 medium-size yachts. One of major priorities of the resort is the availability of seven mineral springs with depth from 1800 to 2050 m and a general capacity of 175 l/sec together with 400C to 600C mineral water temperature. 

The beaches are open from May to October and offer various entertainments such as: hiking and relaxation, sunbathing, waterskiing, surfing, jet gliders and a lot of more amusements to spend your time away.

The bars, restaurants and different clubs scattered all along the beach and among the resort offer a wide variety of national cuisine dishes and culinary dainties to satisfy every taste.

The unique combination of green parks, golden beaches and mineral springs of  St. St. Constantine and Helena resort , gives you the chance to experience a real holiday at affordable prices. 

Balchik

Balchik stays 29 km. north of Varna and 19 km. from Kavarna. This is an ancient town which has been inhabited even from the Thracian tribes. Later on some Greek settlers came and have been so impressed by the natural beauty of this place that they have established their own town, named “Dionisipolis” from the Greek god Dionissius – god of wine and feasts. 

The town impresses with its picturesque nature, nice beach strip almost 4 km. long and its cultural and historical monuments, old houses, churches, museums.

The palace and the botanical garden in Balchik is one of the most beautiful places on the Bulgarian coast. This interesting and beautiful residence has organized rich gardens around it which are able to inspire everyone, especially combined with incredible views of the coast. 

The Palace in Balchik is actually the summer residence of Queen Maria and the botanical garden is one of the most exotic which can be seen in Bulgaria. Together with the two religious temple complexes of the Palace and the botanical garden in Balchik they still acquire completion. 

Indeed, the Botanical garden in Balchik is impressive with its exotic plants and the overall look of the park against the residence. The complex of the Palace and the botanical garden in Balchik is also home to the second largest collection of cacti in Europe. The Botanic Garden is managed by St. Kliment.

The Palace and the botanical garden in Balchik are a part of the movement created in 1966, The 100 National Tourist Sites of Bulgaria. 

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