Best Bulgarian Summer Resorts

A PREVIEW OF SOME BULGARIAN RESORTS

• 1ALBENA is situated in a park and the hotels look like being surrounded by a forest. It was the only Bulgarian resort where no new hotels were built in the last 20 years excluding the ones which were renovated.
  Pluses:
  - A good choice for people who prefer quiet places;
  - A nice sandy beach.
  Minuses:
  - It is a bit to the North and in May and September the water might be 1-2 degrees colder compared to some Southern resorts;
  - Some of the hotels are old and even after rennovation are not comfortable for a holiday.
• 2GOLDEN SANDS is the biggest and noisiest resort to the North. A lot of new hotels were built in the last years and the old ones were rennovated.
  Pluses:
  - A lot of attractions for the young people;
  - A nice sandy beach;
  - Close to the city of Varna.
  Minuses:
  - Overbuilt;
  - Noisy.
• 3OBZOR till several years ago used to be nothing but a village where some locals were giving rooms in their houses to tourists but in the last 2-3 years is developing as a resort very quickly.
  Pluses:
  - New hotels of a high quality;
  - One of the best and longest Bulgarian beaches.
  Minuses:
  - No attractions for tourists yet.
  - Far from any bigger towns.
• 4ELENITE is built 8 km to the North from Sunny Beach at the foothills of the Balkan Mountain. Compared to Sunny Beach is more luxurious but on the other hand is a bit isolated. There is a regular bus line between Sunny Beach and Elenite.
  Pluses:
  - A nice beach;
  - New luxurious hotels.
  Minuses:
  - Isolated from Sunny Beach and its attractions.
• 5ST. VLAS called also The Bulgarian is a small town just 4 km to the North from Sunny Beach. There was almost no beach but several years ago a lot of sand was brought and the beach became nicer and larger. There is a private yacht port.
  Pluses:
  - Good value for the money;
  - Quieter compared to Sunny Beach.
  Minuses:
  - The beach is too narrow and crowded in the high season (July and August);
  - No comfortable transport from Sunny Beach in the night. Ridiculous prices of taxis.
• 6SUNNY BEACH is the biggest Bulgarian resort with over 300,000 beds for tourists. Sunny Beach with its both positive and negative sides is a well known brand among the tourists all over Europe. Sunny Beach is built along a 7 km long sandy beach. The Northern part of the resort is more quiet and there are some 4 and 5 star hotels of quite a good quality. The central part is full of attractions and noisy.
  Pluses:
  - A lot of attractions for families and young people;
  - A nice sandy beach.
  Minuses:
  - Noisy;
  - Crowded especially in the high season (July and August);
  - In the last years one of the top destinations in Europe for alcohol tourism.
  - Overbuilt.
• 7NESSEBAR consists of an old town and a new town. The old town is a small peninsula with historical houses and some small botique hotels. It has almost no beach but is a wonderful place for a walk especially out of the high season. In the high season it looks more like a bazaar which spoils the pleasure of the walk. The new town is an ordinary small town with some blocks of flats and hotels.
  Pluses:
  - Close to Sunny Beach;
  - A wonderful historical part.
  Minuses:
  - No beach;
  - Crowded in the high season.
• 8RAVDA is a place for a low- budget tourism.
  Pluses:
  - Cheap.
  Minuses:
  - Low quality of hotels;
  - The beach is not very good.
• 9POMORIE is in the midle of the distance between Burgas and Sunny Beach. In the last years some good 4 and 5 star hotels were built.
  Pluses:
  - Just 10 km from the Airport;
  - Close to the city of Burgas;
  Minuses:
  - The beach is not very nice.
• 10SOZOPOL consists of an old town ( a small peninsula with traditional style two- storeyed houses) and a new town ( hotels and houses). It is one of the most charming Bulgarian towns, a favourite place for artists.
  Pluses:
  - both rocky and sandy beaches;
  - quiet;
  - a good choice for a family holiday.
  Minuses:
  - None.
• 11DUNI for me is the best Bulgarian resort - green, wide, with a nice sandy beach, built in a natural reseve.
  Pluses:
  - good hotels;
  - very green.
  - a nice beach
  Minuses:
  - too much separated from civilization and a taxi to Burgas costs a lot;
  - no outside visitors are allowed into the resort, so if you have Bulgarian friends you will have to meet them somewhere out.