Things to do in Burgas
Burgas is the second-largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast.Burgas is a key economic, cultural and tourist centre of southeastern Bulgaria, with the Burgas Airport serving the resorts of the southern Bulgarian coast. The Airport of Bourgas is the one where the international flights land in the summer.During the summer season the airport accommodates more flights because of the many visitors who come to live the Burgas life. Burgas is not famous as a beach resort ,but more as a turning point to the big southern Black Sea resorts in Bulgaria like Sunny Beach, Nessebar, Sozopol, Dyuni, Elenite. Bourgas.
There are a great number of museums and art galleries which you should include in your cultural trip around Bourgas. Some of these are the Ethnographic Museum, The Museum of Nature and Science, the eclectic Burgas Art Museum, its very classic Opera House, the Burgas Regional Historical Museum and the renowned International Folklore Festival. The city hosts a great number of festivals throughout the yearSome of the best music can be heard at the annual International Folk Festival in the last week of August, held in the open-air theatre in the Sea Gardens.
Other beautiful and interesting places of interest are the Armenian Church and the Sea Garden, the St. St. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral with its frescos and wooden alter, the Catholic Cathedral, the church “St. Holly Merry” and the church “St. Ivan Rilski”.
Burgas has so many hotels that tourists will not have a hard time looking for one that suits their budget. In Burgas there are a lot of cafes, shops, bars, pubs and restaurants where you can have a very good meal at the lowest prices imaginable. The food and the wines here in Burgas are superb and you do not have to worry about your health and hygiene because the standard of fare here is very high.
There are a very nice few resorts along the coastal near Burgas. Begin your trip to Burgas with car rental using Rentacar 5,car hire Burgas. The car rental prices for car hire are low, but fully inclusive and no limit of kilometres. Near Burgas are the resorts Sunny Beach, Nessebar, Sozopol, Dyuni, Elenite, Sveti Vlas, Pomorie, Ravda, Sinemorets, Obzor.
Sunny Beach is with more opportunities for entertainment and night-life than Burgas. Sunny Beach is situated 42 km to the north of Burgas and 434 km to the east of Sofia. Actually the resort occupies the territory between the resort village Vlas to the north and Nesebar to the south.
The beach strip of the complex is 8 km long. The list of entertainments, offered by the Black Sea resort, Sunny Beach is long: surfing, water skiing, yachting, tennis-clubs, horse ridding, motor-launch cruises, para-sailing, hang-gliding bowling, open-air and indoor swimming-pools, kindergartens, children's playgrounds, children's pools, fun and games, exotic restaurants and bars , folk-style restaurants with folklore program and dinner , night clubs with music and dancing over a glass of champagne.
The biggest Casino in Sunny Beach Resort you can find in Hrizantema Hotels, some 500 m from centre of resort in direction Nessebar. The Casino offers all kind of entertainment you expect.
The nice romantic sea resort of Nessebar is situated 3 km from Sunny Beach and 20 km north of Bourgas on a rocky peninsulaNessebar is a romantic heaven for fishermen, artists and lovers of beauty. Nessebur has an old town and a new town, but it is the old quarter that gives the peninsula its character, and is protected as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Nessebar charms visitors with its narrow cobblestone streets, period wooden houses, courtyards, taverns and romantic atmosphere.
The old town is famous for its medieval churches, with beautiful facades and well-preserved interiors, which are the remnants of the Slav and Greek Orthodox communities that were part of the peninsula's history.
Nessebar is one of the most favoured tourist resorts along the southern coast.
The resort also has a large assortment of restaurants, pubs and bars along the waterfront and in the town centre . The nightlife offers plenty of entertainment with new spots popping up every year. It is ideal for the younger generation as well as families as there are spacious restaurants, bars, night clubs. Nessebar is a favourite spot for people who return year after year.
Sozopol is located 34 km south of Bourgas. Together with Nessebar these are the two sea towns with traditional houses. Founded in 610 b.c. by Ionian Greeks from Miletus and named Apollonia in honor of their most adored god, this was the first coastal Greek colony to be established 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. Night Life in Sozopol is as equally varied and includes casinos, discos and nightclubs with live cabaret acts and colorful floor shows.
Ravda is a small resort at the shore of the Black Sea, it is only 3 km from Nesebar, 5 km from Sunny Beach and 25 km from the international airport of Burgas. Ravda has ecologically clean air and water, since it is away from big cities and industrial areas. Ravda has a life-guarded beach with magnificent golden sand, water slide and numerous bars and restaurants offering refreshments near the shore. There are several big and many family hotels, plenty of small restaurants, taverns, bistros, pubs, cafes and cocktail-bars; the time spent in the open air in some of the numerous bars, cafes or discos is an unforgettable experience for everyone.
St. Vlas is situated just 4 km to the north of Sunny Beach resort and 9 km away from the town of Nessebar. St. Vals offers a beautiful combination of sea and mountain climate. The adjacent beaches are of a total length of about 1km and average width of 16 meters. The magnificent scenery, the romantic bays offering exclusive privacy, has attracted many tourists who have visited this unique place. The eastern end of the village's adjacent coastal line hosts the small port of local fishermen.
