South of Varna a minor road leads to Kamchiya
(The Longoza, Nature Reserve), where the river of the
same name widens into a big lagoon before flowing into
the sea. A small picturesque resort spreads along the
wooded river banks. Kamchia resort is in the immediate
vicinity of the Black Sea. The beaches are wide, covered
with sand dunes. The climate is pleasant. The nearby 500
hectares of nature reserve, Longoza, is an area of marsh
and forest with dense almost tropical undergrowth.
Ancient trees with a variety of climbers interwoven
amongst them form a canopy. This is a typical deltaic
formation, which, in spring, is regularly flooded,
inundating a huge area. Here there are pelicans,
kingfishers and water birds of all kinds.
A cozy little town named Obzor,
appropriate for family tourism, is situated at a point
roughly midway between Varna and Bourgas from the hilly
wooded terrain into a brief open coastal stretch.
Despite the town's convenient location and six-kilometer
long sandy beach (the largest between Golden Sands and
Sunny Beach), this remarkably pleasant spot is
surprisingly uncrowded even during peak season.
South of Obzor, the highway courses
for 14 kilometers through open vineyards and the heavily
wooded Balkan range to Cape Emine, which overlooks the
Bay of Nessebar. Bulgaria's stormiest cape has a
lighthouse and the ruins of a medieval fortress and
monastery. Today, a deserted church is the only
remaining structure. The nearby hamlet of Emona had a
Thracian sanctuary and, later, a temple to Jupiter.
A holiday village named Elenite
sheltered in a quiet bay, with a large beach and green
meadows, for modern eco-style holidays, with plenty of
sports and entertainment. It is situated about 10 kms
from Sunny Beach resort and about 40 kms from Bourgas
Airport.
St. Vlas is a newly built resort with
modern family hotels. A coastal road leading east from
Sunny Beach passes through Sveti Vlas. This is a local
village with small family hotels, holiday villas and
restaurants all over the town.
Sunny Beach is the biggest
resort, with the longest and widest beach strip, with
hotels spread along the beach and among the dunes, the
sunniest resort for the sunniest tourists - children.
This holiday address, destined by nature, lies only 35
km away north of the city of Bourgas. A wide
semi-circular bay facing east an over 8 km long beach
strip, 30-60 m wide fine golden sand, natural dunes, a
clean and gently sloping sea no dangerous fish 1700
hours of sunshine from May trough September. Over 130
catering establishmnets: restaurants, taverns with
folklore programmes, bars with floor shows, night clubs,
casino, discotheques and cafes provide culinary
pleasures and a good mood. Every conceivable opportunity
for sports: surfing, water skis and parachutes,
hang-gliding and banana, sailing, yachts, paddle boats,
cutters, scooters, rowboats, tennis courts, beach
volleyball, playing grounds, mini-golf, skittle alley,
bowling, riding ground, fitness halls, sports
tournaments for amateurs and professionals. A genuine
children's paradise - plenty of fun and games,
children's pool, slides, karting, Rolba water slide,
inflatable trampoline, sport schools.
Located 34 kilometers south of Bourgas
on a slender rocky peninsula, Sozopol is the oldest of
Bulgaria's coastal towns. Today, this charming place is
a popular tourist resort best known for its casual
ambiance, two sandy beaches, and distinctive
nineteenth-century stone and wood houses, some 45 of
which are designated national cultural monuments. While
Sozopol is a bustling place during July-August, in the
off-season it reverts back to a sleepy fishing village
and is a favored haunt of artists, writers and other
contemplative types.
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