Varna

Obzor

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Nesebur

Sozopol

Veliko Tarnovo

Other Activities

Bulgarian Wedding

Want to let your hair down and have a real knees up? Come along to the Bulgarian Wedding situated near Sunny Beach. If you want to get ideas of how the locals celebrate then this evening is one not to miss.

The traditional welcome involves bread dipped in spices, whilst the band plays along. Enjoy a traditional Bulgarian meal as you watch the festivities begin. Join in with the colourful locals as they teach you their dancing footwork! Watch as the groom and bride are prepared with their colourful costumes to mark the ceremony. And if you are brave enough there is a hot coal walker who may just carry you over the hot coals. This is an evening where you can have your dance and eat it!

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Simply Bulgaria

For a leisurely day out in the countryside and to witness the locals in their rural setting this is one the family will love. Take a horse and cart ride round a village and see what a slower, simpler way of life can be. Afterwards take it all in as you are welcomed into a Bulgarian home for fun, food and dancing if you so wish. Witness some of the farming land and the kids will love the animals. It really is an afternoon to remember and then a visit to a local winery is a great way to end the day.

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Khans Tent

Khans tent has to be one of the best selling evenings on the Black Sea coast.

Situated on a hill above Sunny Beach, this really sets the scene for a cabaret evening. This special evening certainly has a touch of Rio there as well as a few other surprises. Look in amazement at the spectacular dancing, fire eater and acrobats. Watch ‘cat woman’ as she bends herself into all sorts of weird and wonderful shapes. Another lady too has flexible ways of retrieving a rose! And if you are wondering what to do with all those plates the Charlie Chaplin look-alike can show you his plate spinning antics. A night to remember? Definitely!

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Scuba Diving

I used Deep Blue diving School based in Golden Sands. My dream was to see seahorses which I had never seen in 12 years of global diving. This is was it, at Kranevo, at a depth of just 6m my little friends were starting to appear. What a beautiful sight, it was July and some of the sea horses where pregnant. There were several jelly fish around too. Some of their domes were about the size of a child’s head. One can also see stone and trumpet fish as well as crabs.

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Cape Kaliakra

A drive north, way past Golden sands will bring you to Cape Kaliakra which is well worth a visit due to the beauty of its wilderness. This reddish crag lies 70m above sea level. There is a legend that states during the Ottoman Empire 40 women tied their hair together and jumped from the rocks rather than be raped by the Turks. This unusual statue can be seen near the entrance. Visiting in September, I was fortunate to see dolphins diving through the surf down below. The cape has a restaurant ( I was not impressed by the service) and several souvenir stands. This area is superb walking territory.

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The Palace of Queen Marie, Balchik

Situated near the beautiful beach resort of Albena, Balchik has a charm of its own. I visited the summer residence of Queen Marie of Romania (who no longer lives). The winding road entrance is lined with souvenir kiosks so it is a relief to reach the grounds. In the main villa which is the palace, the ground floor has an art gallery and a souvenir shop. Upstairs there is a hammam looking bathroom, a two room museum, bedroom and salon. The palace faces the sea, and behind it runs steep terraces, with the main feature being the minaret. There are some stone villas in the grounds too.

This woodland area leads towards the Botanical Gardens which have a variety of cacti, shrubs and trees. Descending towards the sea, there are six terraces behind the villa, one terrace for each of the children Marie had. A watermill, rose garden, a roman bath and a small chapel are also in the grounds.