Bulgaria has a long coastline along the Black sea bordered by Turkey to the south and Romania to the north. Along this stretch, one can find large international resorts, ancient towns, big cities, and numerous villages. Bulgaria’s resorts are not newcomers to the international holiday market. During its 40 years of communism, the Bulgaria beach destinations greeted hundreds of thousands of Russians, Poles, East Germans and others from that side of the Berlin wall. It took about 10 years after the fall of communism for the tourism industry to reinvigorate, however. For a decade, the resorts experienced almost no development. Then, going along with the global property boom, billions of dollars were poured into Bulgaria transforming its coastline, its ski resorts and its major cities. A number of Western European countries including Germany, the UK and Ireland send thousands of tourists that vacation alongside people from the former communist bloc. Bulgarians themselves, after period of tough transition with hyperinflation, banking crisis, declining incomes and sky-high unemployment, started traveling again at the turn of the century. Now, the beach resorts in Bulgaria offer a spectacular mixture of cultures from every corner of Europe.
The two largest resorts are Sunny Beach and Golden Sands. Golden Sands is on the north coast, about 20 km from the sea capital of Bulgaria Varna. Sunny Beach is on the southern coast, also nearby a large city – Bourgas. A number of international flights arrive in both Varna and Bourgas from major European cities year round. A bus ride from the capital Sofia can also get you there within about 6 hours drive. The Sunny Beach hotels accommodate hundreds of thousands of tourists each summer. It offers 5-star hotels, dozens of three and four star hotels and many apartment complexes where tourists can rent a private apartment. Golden Sands is smaller because its expansion is constrained by the steep hills surrounding its beach. The combination of a forests with the sandy beach appeals to many tourists. Other popular resorts include Albena situated near Golden Sands, and Duni on the southern coast.
Besides the resorts, the two most famous destinations on the Bulgarian Black sea coast are Nessebar and Sozopol. Both of the towns date back to Ancient Greece times and are thousands of years old. Nesebar Bulgaria is a UNESCO – protected historical destination. Both towns are splendidly picturesque built on top of large rock overlooking the sea. The architecture of the towns is unique, making for wonderful walks through their cobblestoned streets and along the promenades surrounding each of them. One can find a variety of restaurants, cafes and pubs along with the different accommodation options including holiday apartments and villas. There is really something for everyone. All tourists seem to flock there at exactly the same time during the high season in July and August. Once may therefore consider visiting in the off season. The weather is still wonderful, all shops and restaurants are open but the crowds are smaller. And prices are significantly lower.
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