- Beach vacation with children
- Summer youth vacation
- No noise and crowd
- TOP 5 best summer resorts in Bulgaria
- Treatment in the resorts of Bulgaria
- TOP-3 ski resorts in Bulgaria
Bulgarian resorts are very attractive for the Russian traveler and there are enough reasons for that. Firstly, it will not take too long to fly to a neighboring country on vacation: flights from Moscow and St. Petersburg last a little more than two hours. Secondly, the cost of tickets and tours to the best resorts in Bulgaria is quite low, which means that travelers with any size of bank account can spend a vacation on the Black Sea coast. Thirdly, the customs, culture and cuisine of the neighboring country are very similar to domestic ones, and a Russian tourist will feel comfortable on the Bulgarian beaches, in restaurants and hotels. And, finally, a seaside vacation in Bulgaria can be successfully combined with interesting excursions, spa treatments and even trips to neighboring Romania, fortunately, the Bulgarian visa allows.
Beach vacation with children
Choosing Bulgaria as a destination for your family vacation, you get a lot of pleasure:
In Albena, located on the territory of the reserve, children and their parents are traditionally greeted cordially. The resort was built in the 60s of the last century, and since then it is the family vacation that has been given special attention. Kindergartens are open for young tourists and playgrounds are built in parks and on beaches. A variety of kids' clubs offer hobby classes and workshops led by experienced instructors for primary school children and teenagers. Rescue services work on the beaches, and the menus of Albena restaurants and cafes invariably include special dishes for kids. Albena beaches are covered with fine clean sand, the entrance to the water is usually shallow, the sea warms up quickly and the swimming season lasts from the first days of June to the end of September. A local water park called "Aquamania" will help entertain the younger generation in Albena.
It is not far from Albena to Golden Sands - the most popular Bulgarian resort for families with children. On the local beach, the sand is really very clean and shines with gold, and the infrastructure allows you to comfortably rest with children of any age. The only problem can arise with strong winds - then the waves on the beach in Golden Sands may be too strong for swimming with babies. On such days, it is best to sunbathe by the pool at the hotel or go to the Aquapolis water park, where children and their parents will find water slides of different difficulty categories, several swimming pools, attractions for every taste, a small climbing wall and a cafe with refreshing drinks and ice cream. It will be pleasant to wait out the intense heat in the national park, where the resort is located. There are hiking trails in the park, some of which are specially designed for young tourists.
Just 30 km from Burgas airport there is another wonderful resort for families. Sozopol is quiet and calm, unlike the noisy youth resorts. The city has a long history, and its old part is protected within the framework of the UNESCO program. The beaches in the resort are sandy, their infrastructure allows you to organize a comfortable and safe holiday. There are also five-star hotels in Sozopol, but private hotels are more suitable for a quiet family vacation, the owners of which offer accommodation with a boarding house.
Sunny Beach may seem noisy and bustling, but it is perfect for a family vacation as well: you just have to carefully choose a hotel. All the beaches of one of the best resorts in Bulgaria are covered with clean, fine sand, the bottom near the coast is usually gentle, and the Blue Flags that adorn the coastal strip symbolize the special purity of the resort. On the beaches of Sunny Beach, there are many playgrounds and play areas; various holidays, competitions and discos for young tourists are often held. You can also spend time in the Action Water Park, equipped with pools, fountains, tunnels and many water slides of different heights and degrees of difficulty. Luna Park has overland attractions that are perfect for families. There are also attraction towns right on the beach, and young guests of Sunny Beach can always have a good time in the company of like-minded people.
Bulgaria is one of the few countries where a family beach vacation can be ideally arranged at any resort. If the hotels seem too noisy for you, pay attention to the new residential complexes that are being built in every town and village in the seaside part of Bulgaria. The tourist will be offered to rent an apartment in such a complex and relax comfortably using the pools, restaurants, spa centers and shops located right on their own territory.
Summer youth vacation
Bulgaria and its beach resorts are an ideal destination for youth holidays as well. The advantages are the same: inexpensive, homely and very modern. Beach holidays can be easily combined with active entertainment, and for fans of excursion programs, the country offers a good selection of educational routes.
For a friendly company of travelers, Albena, Golden Sands and Sunny Beach are best suited. The tourist infrastructure of these beach resorts in Bulgaria is ideally suited for active and sometimes even sports recreation. Here you will find nightclubs, beach volleyball courts, rentals of the necessary equipment for water sports, and inexpensive hotels.
Bulgaria can hardly be called a popular dive destination, but even there fans of diving will be able to find suitable underwater sites for themselves. If you cannot imagine life without scuba gear and underwater landscapes, choose Sozopol, where a diving center with qualified instructors and a rental point for the necessary equipment is open. At the bottom of the sea near Sozopol rest sunken ships, which are of interest to divers.
No noise and crowd
The list of resorts in which adherents of a quiet, measured rest most often stay, in Bulgaria, is usually headed by Tsarevo. The village is located in the south of the Black Sea coast. Its beaches are preferred by locals looking for silence and tourists who like a kind of lack of civilization. The beaches in Tsarevo are hidden in small bays, and therefore there is practically no excitement at sea. The hotels are not new, but also inexpensive.
You can also relax in Obzor, famous for the warmest sea in Bulgaria. The best resort for budget travelers, Obzor is ready to offer guests very pleasant prices for entertainment, food and hotels. Children will love the playgrounds and attractions right on the beach, and lovers of antiquity will enjoy interesting excursions to the sights of the resort and the surrounding area, sometimes preserved from ancient times. In the Obzor you can also get medical treatment: the resort has hydrogen sulfide and mineral springs, on the basis of which health centers have been opened.
TOP 5 best summer resorts in Bulgaria
All Bulgarian resorts have admirers, because every traveler expects something of his own from the rest and prefers to spend his vacation exactly the way he likes. Nevertheless, there is a rating of the beach resorts in Bulgaria, and tourist guides are usually named among the best:
- Golden Sands with its varied infrastructure, suitable for any holiday - from family and quiet to youth and very active. There are no industrial enterprises in the city, its transport system allows you to go on an independent excursion to anywhere in the country, and hotels and restaurants in the resort can be found absolutely for every taste and budget.
- Sunny Beach, which is considered the largest beach resort in the country - there are more than eight hundred hotels here alone. The city is full of entertainment for both children and their parents. Its beaches are particularly clean and are awarded annually with Blue Flags, and dozens of rental points for water sports equipment are open for active visitors on the coastal strip of Sunny Beach.
- Ahtopol, invariably called the best among adherents of lazy and calm rest. The warmest and southern resort of Bulgaria is preferred by early birds - the swimming season here begins in mid-May. The beaches of Ahtopol are the most beautiful in Bulgaria, and you can admire the sea here almost in solitude. The resort is not very popular, and therefore ideal for lovers of meditation, sunset photo shoots and lovers.
- Nessebar, whose long history attracts fans of ancient architecture and ancient history to this Bulgarian resort. Nessebar is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and beach holidays here can be perfectly combined with educational excursions. By the way, the coast in Nessebar is considered by many Bulgarians to be the most beautiful in the country.
- Albena, a little expensive, but very modern, with the richest infrastructure that makes this resort ideal for any vacation. Albena's beaches have kindergartens and youth nightclubs. Its restaurants serve national cuisine and the best European food. Albena hotels proudly display five stars on the façade, while cozy family hotels offer affordable rooms with breakfast and sea views. You can improve your health in the country's largest balneological center, the Dobrudzha Hotel, and have fun in numerous variety shows, bars and discos.
All beaches in the country are municipal and admission is free, regardless of which resort in Bulgaria you have chosen for your vacation.
Treatment in the resorts of Bulgaria
One of the largest Bulgarian cities, Varna attracts for summer holidays not only fans of beaches and attractions, but also those who have decided to combine vacation with treatment. The resort has several sanatoriums, in which the waters of a dozen mineral springs and healing mud and silt of the local lake are used as therapeutic factors. The main indications for treatment in Varna are diseases of the musculoskeletal system, endocrine diseases, disorders in the work of the nervous and cardiovascular systems. Varna Lake mud and mineral waters are used in the rehabilitation program for postoperative patients and patients who need to recover from sports injuries.
The resort of Pomorie is also popular with tourists, known for its curative mud since the time when the Black Sea coast was inhabited by the Thracians. Black mud from the estuary in Pomorie heals diseases of the musculoskeletal system and respiratory system, helps in the rehabilitation of patients with disorders of the nervous system and dermatological pathologies. Among the therapeutic factors of the sanatoriums in Pomorie, there is also the meadows extracted from the water of the lakes. Meadows contain a lot of valuable microelements, enzymes and waste products of plankton. With the help of the most valuable meadow in Pomorie, diseases of the lungs and bronchi are treated.
The hottest mineral spring in Bulgaria is located in the town of Sapareva Banya, where several clinics and sanatoriums are open. In addition to thermal waters, doctors of local clinics actively use the latest methods of physiotherapy and massage, seaweed wraps and salt baths. While resting in Sapareva Banya, you can undergo cosmetic procedures, the course of which will help get rid of cellulite and improve the condition of the skin.
TOP-3 ski resorts in Bulgaria
In recent years, the republic's ski resorts have been gaining increasing popularity among fans of winter sports. The mountain ranges of Bulgaria are difficult to compare with the Alps or Pyrenees, but for beginners or a measured family vacation, the Bulgarian slopes are perfect:
- The list of winter resorts in Bulgaria is usually headed by Borovets. The resort is located an hour and a half from the capital, which makes it a popular holiday destination among Sofia residents. More than 40 km of tracks are equipped in Borovets, most of which are suitable for beginners and athletes who are not too keen on records. There are slopes in Borovets that are illuminated in the evenings. After skiing in the resort, you can get acquainted with the national cuisine and drinks of Bulgaria in local restaurants.
- An active day filled with skiing on the Pamporovo slopes is pleasant and useful to end in the wellness center: several balneological clinics are open near the resort. Snowboarders will especially like Pamporovo, because this Bulgarian winter resort has a fan park and a school where experienced instructors teach everyone to stand on the board. Another advantage of Pamporovo is the presence of a whole battery of snow cannons that “shoot” until the first days of April and provide the resort's guests with a long and comfortable ride regardless of the weather.
- Bansko is the most inexpensive Bulgarian ski resort, and therefore there are the most students and young people for whom well-groomed slopes are important, and not the number of stars on the facades of hotels. To services of visitors in Bansko - more than 60 km of slopes of different levels. The season on its slopes begins in early December and lasts at least until the end of March.
In total, more than a dozen resorts operate on the territory of the republic, concentrated in the Rila, Pirin and Rhodope mountain ranges.
When planning a summer vacation or New Year's vacation, consider the Bulgarian destination, because a decent reputation of this country among adherents of high-quality and inexpensive rest becomes more and more impeccable every year.
