Information about the Black Sea Coast.

The Black Sea shoreline is 378 km (240 miles) long is famous for its fine sanded beaches, and perfect temperatures of water and air.  The Black Sea Coast offers an attractive seaside holiday for rest and recreation. Various opportunities exist for climate and balneo-treatment, yachting, surfing, water skiing, diving, underwater fishing, other aquatic sports and diverse types of entertainment. In addition, opportunities for hiking, cycling, riding, photo-tourism, eco-tourism, and excursions to natural, archaeological and cultural places of interest abound.

The larger seaside resorts draw huge crowds of tourists from Western Europe, who come attracted by the low prices. The climate on the coast is warm and dry in the summer, making Bulgarian Black Sea coasts a most favourite holiday destination for many Eastern Europeans during the past 35 years. The sunshine record is exceptional - nearly 300 days of sunshine the yearly average.  In the 1980's, a lot of Western Europeans began to discover the Bulgarian coast as a holiday destination. The average temperature of the sea water along the south coast is 25 ° C (77 ° F) in July and August.

The two international airports of Varna and Bourgas connects the Bulgarian Riviera to the world.

Northern Black Sea Coast

Clean and calm sea with shallow sloping sandy bottom, wide beaches with fine grain golden sand, venerable forest and numerous mineral springs. All these features makes the Northern Black Sea coast an atractive place for Bulgarian and foreign holiday makers. Even the most refined reqirements will be satisfied by the modern resorts of Zlatni Piassatsi (Golden Sands), Albena, Roussalka, Riviera, Slanchev Den (Sunny Day), St.Konstantin and Elena. The greatest fans of natural beauty and historical places can find peace in the Balchik Botanical Garden or the museum at Kaliakra horn.......see more pictures

Southern Black Sea Coast

Picturesque bays and whimsical rocks, spacious beaches with sand dunes and a warm sea typifies the Bulgarian Southern Black Sea coast. Wonderful nature in combination with modern construction - this is the magic of the holiday villages of Elenite, Sunny Beach, Nessebur and Sozopol. To the north the long and indented coast line is bordered by the farthest spurs of the Balkan range and to the south by the heights of the Strandzha Mountain. Even nowadays the unique culture in Strandzha is a part of attitudes and habits of Ahtopol, Tsarevo, Kiten and Primorsko. In restaurants and bars foreign tourists are enchanted by the unique artistic atmosphere of the Strandzha fire-dances. History, culture and luxury combined together - this is the Bourgas Black Sea coast!.......see more pictures

Old Nesebar

Situated on a peninsula in the Black Sea, connected with the mainland by a narrow isthmus, this is a town with a history going back millennia. Each era has left its permanent marks, and today the town is unique, a huge museum displaying the way of life of the different people that have inhabited it. On this tiny island, castle walls from Thracian times, defensive structures, private and public buildings from the Hellenistic period, mediaeval churches and renaissance buildings combine to form a unique atmosphere. Nearby is the famous Black Sea resort of Slunchev Briag (Sunny Beach).
The churches were built during the early Byzantine period (V-VI) and during the middle ages (X-XIV). The oldest of them are the basilicas, cruciform with a single nave. The murals from the XIV-XVIII c. have an exceptional historic and artistic value, displaying the traditions and craftsmanship of the artisans and icon painters of that time. Old Nesebar was included in the World Register of Historical Sites in 1983........see more pictures