Where To Go On Holiday In Bulgaria

Article Written By: Mark Walters

Bulgaria is a country with a rich but troubled history dating back thousands of years. Located in the southeast of Europe, Bulgaria has been experiencing rapid economic growth over the last few years, though it still maintains one of the lowest income levels in the European Union. The country has some wonderful geography with vast plains and mountainous regions all controlled by a temperate climate.

In terms of tourism, Bulgaria is an up and coming destination for primarily European tourists, the Lonely Planet guide even placing it as high as 5th place in its top ten destinations to visit.

The capital of Bulgaria is Sofia, a city of approximately 1.2 million people. Sofia is an amazing city with some of the best nightlife in the Balkans coupled with areas of impressive historical architecture. Sofia was once ruled by Alexander the Great after he defeated the Thracian rulers around 334 BC, though a few hundred years later it was conquered by the Romans and subsequently became a municipium meaning a center of an administrative region. Today Sofia is well known for its huge range of cultural buildings including numerous museums, and arts orientated constructions.

Varna is the largest city on Black Sea Coast, and it is famed for the huge range of marine based activities on offer coupled with 12 miles of sandy beaches on the Black Sea coast that is warmed by underground springs, bringing the water temperature up to between 35 and 55 degrees Celsius. The waterfront promenade is lined with a huge number of bars and clubs offering various music genres to suit most people's tastes.

Just behind Varna in terms of population is Burgas, (occasionally referred to as Bourgas). Situated amongst the Burgas Lakes, this extremely popular seaside resort has something for everyone, with fascinating historical architecture and modern trendy bars and clubs. Although the tourism industry in the city is not as developed as other destinations, Borgas still has a lot to offer in terms of good quality restaurants, museums, art galleries and some scintillating nightlife.

Although not a city, Golden Sands is the most popular seaside resort in the whole of Bulgaria. Golden Sands is only 17km from Varna though it has become more popular due to (amongst other things) having the purest quartz sand on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast.

What makes Golden Sands so special is that it is a seaside resort that has been developed with only one goal in mind, to entertain and accommodate tourists.

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