- Nessebar
- Excursion to the Bulgarian village
- Valley of Roses
The resort town of Sunny Beach began to be built in 1958, and due to its youth it cannot boast of its own sights. But a 10-kilometer long beach with golden sand, open to everyone along its entire length, a huge forest park with many coniferous and broad-leaved trees, wonderful hotels along the coast have turned Sunny Beach into the largest seaside resort in Bulgaria. Its surroundings are full of unique tourist sites, and numerous travel companies offer various excursions in Bulgaria from Sunny Beach.
Nessebar
The nearest town to the resort is Nessebar - a real pearl of Bulgaria and one of the oldest cities in Europe. Its age is estimated at several millennia. The city is divided into two parts: New, which actually merged with the resort complex Sunny Beach, and Old Nessebar, located on a small rocky peninsula. At the beginning of the 1st millennium BC. on this place there was a Thracian settlement. Throughout its history, the city was a colony of Greece, belonged to the Roman Empire, the Bulgarian Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire, and each of the eras left its mark on its appearance. Remains of the fortress wall, towers and gates have been preserved since ancient times. Of the 43 Byzantine churches that once adorned the city, only 11 remain, and two of them date back to the 4th-5th centuries. Old Nessebar is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Walking along the cobblestone narrow streets of the old town with wooden buildings of the 19th century, with small shops, restaurants and numerous cafes on the embankment will not take much time, but it will leave an unforgettable experience.
You can also use the services of a guide. The approximate price of the excursion is 13 euros, for children - 6 euros.
Excursion to the Bulgarian village
An excursion to the Bulgarian village leaves from Sunny Beach inland in the late afternoon. The purpose of the trip is to dive into the mysterious world of Thrace, the homeland of the legendary Orpheus. Mysterious nestinars live here in the Strandja mountains - prophets, healers and clairvoyants, carriers of a strange religion, a mixture of paganism and Orthodoxy. On holidays, nestinars dance ritual dances on hot coals.
The inhabitants of the village welcome tourists, show their houses, beautiful clothes, share the secrets of making jewelry and embroidery. In the evening, guests will enjoy a dinner of delicious national dishes with homemade wine and rakia from barrels. And closer to the night, the most interesting thing begins - the dance on the coals. This is an absolutely fantastic sight: a dancer in snow-white clothes gracefully steps over the bright red glowing coals under the underlined Bulgarian sky.
The approximate price of the excursion is 27 euros, for children - 13 euros.
You can also go
- To Sozopol and the Ropotamo nature reserve
- In Veliko Tarnovo and Arbanassi
- To the Rila mountains to the seven Rila lakes
- To the Bulgarian Riviera - Varna and Aladzha
Valley of Roses
Bulgaria is the world's largest supplier of rose oil. The famous Rose Valley lies in the very center of the country at the foot of the Balkan Mountains. The sun almost always shines here, the fields are strewn with flowers and a divine scent reigns in the air. The excursion to the Valley of the Roses begins with a visit to Kazanlak, a city that arose not far from the ancient capital of Thrace and keeps the imprints of ancient cultures. Here, first of all, it is worth visiting a monument of world importance, which is under the auspices of UNESCO - the Thracian tomb of the 4th century BC. with unique wall paintings. Further - a visit to the rose museum, rose brewery, tasting of rose liqueur, wine and rose sweets. The excursion also includes
- Climbing the Shipka mountain pass
- Climbing the peak of General Stoletov to the Freedom Monument
- Visit to the Church of the Nativity of Christ in the village of Shipka
Then the path lies in Gabrovo - the funniest city in Bulgaria. There is an architectural and ethnographic complex "Etar" - an open-air museum representing the life, culture and crafts of the country of the XVIII-XIX centuries.
The estimated cost of the excursion for adults is 50 euros, for children - 25 euros.
