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Black Sea Coast

Bulgaria's long Black Sea coastline is the country's summertime playground, attracting not just Bulgarians but tourists from across Europe and beyond. The big, purpose-built resorts here have become serious rivals to those of Spain and Greece, while independent travellers will find plenty to explore away from the parasols and jet skis.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Archaeological Museum

    Archaeological Museum

    Varna

    Exhibits at this vast museum, the best of its kind in Bulgaria, include 6000-year-old bangles, necklaces and earrings said to be the oldest worked gold…

  • Poda Conservation Centre

    Poda Conservation Centre

    Burgas

    Four lakes surrounding Burgas (Pomoriysko, Atanasovsko, Mandrensko and Burgasko) comprise 9500 hectares and represent the largest wetland system in…

  • Kaliakra Nature Reserve

    Kaliakra Nature Reserve

    Black Sea Coast

    This 687-hectare reserve covers nearly the whole of Kaliakra Cape, a 2km-long headland that juts into the Black Sea 13km southeast of Kavarna. Visitors…

  • Ropotamo Nature Reserve

    Ropotamo Nature Reserve

    Black Sea Coast

    This nature reserve is located 10km south of Sozopol, along the main road to Primorsko. Visitors can hike or picnic, but most come for a 30- to 40-minute…

  • Aladzha Monastery

    Aladzha Monastery

    Black Sea Coast

    Little is known about this bizarre rock monastery; the caves were first inhabited by 11th-century hermits, but what remains today was created during the…

  • Chateau Euxinograde

    Chateau Euxinograde

    Black Sea Coast

    Located about 2km south of Sveti Konstantin, along the main road to Varna, the 90-hectare Euxinograde complex boasts a 19th-century palace featuring…

  • Monastery of Sveti Georgi the Victorious

    Monastery of Sveti Georgi the Victorious

    Black Sea Coast

    Sveti Georgi Monastery, built in 1856, is a small complex set in pretty gardens with a quaint, icon-filled church and a bell tower covered in saintly…

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Sunny Beach, across the bay from Nessebăr. Image by Axel Schwenke / CC BY-SA 2.0

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Bulgarian Riviera: best beaches of the Black Sea coast

Dec 15, 2014 • 4 min read

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