Sunny Beach on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast
Saturday, 23 May 2015 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union Category/Kategorie: General
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Sunny Beach is a major seaside resort on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria, located approximately 35 km north of
Burgas in
Nessebar municipality ,
Burgas Province . To the south Sunny Beach has grown together with
Nessebar and
Ravda , to the north with
Saint Vlas . Sunny Beach is known for its intense nightlife with numerous bars, pubs and clubs and especially popular among younger people.
Sunny Beach has a very small permanent population, but during the summer the resort is home to many thousands of tourists. The main strip of high-rise hotels backing onto the beach is several kilometres long and extends along a wide bay between Sveti Vlas and Nessebar. The airports serving Sunny Beach are Burgas Airport and Varna Airport . Sunny Beach (Sunny Beach bus station) is connected by bus with all larger Bulgarian cities.
Sveti Vlas resort with Dinevi Marina © flickr.com - Boby Dimitrov/cc-by-sa-2.0
The resort’s construction began back in
Communist times , in 1958. Construction works began at a site, where two old wells supplying Nessebar with water in ancient times and during the Middle Ages had been located.
Attractions for tourists include the beach, water sports and the nearby historical site of Nessebar. There are two aqua parks near the resort.
The Golden Orpheus International Festival of Popular Song, the Decade of Symphonic Music, part of the International Folklore Festival, fashion shows and various beach competitions are held in Sunny Beach.
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BeachBulgaria.com – Sunny Beach ,
Wikitravel Sunny Beach ,
Wikivoyage Sunny Beach and
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