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The resort of Albena is situated 32 km north of Varna and just 12km south-west of Balchik on a long sand stretch in the open northern part of Varna Bay. The resort was erected at the start of 1968, which makes it one of the most modern holiday cities along the Bulgarian coast.Iit lays beneath a relatively high hill thee near-by forest of Baltata, a part of which is declared a protected area gives the resort a particular charm.
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The latter is also called Batova Gora (Batova Forecast) after the Batova river, in the valley of which it grows. The resort’s architecture resembles one of Walter Gropius' urban models as most of the hotels have a terraced structure aimed at providing as much sun as possible in summer days. To the north the coast is steep, with yellow sandstone and limestone typical of the area.
It is in fact this stone slope that was the main source of construction material for the resort.
According to legend, Ovidius came here on his way to the country of his exile - Tomi (present Kyustendzha in Romania). The resort was given its present-day name by Albena, a female protagonist of the great Bulgarian writer Yordan Yovkov, gifted with extraordinary beauty.
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Albena is one of the smaller resorts on the Black Sea and has a definite "up-market" feel when compared to Sunny Beach and Golden Sands the more well known and popular.It is more of a family-friendly resort, though it is probably not really suited for party animals, as most of the bars are closed by midnight. |
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There are three camp sites - "Albena" camping, "International" camping and "Ekzotika" camping. There are plenty of tennis courts, bars, casinos, restaurants, playgrounds, swimming pools and a golf playground. The resort offers plenty of activities for all ages and persuasions. If you enjoy an active and sporting holidays you can fully enjoy windsurfing, sailing, parasailing, speed boating, scooter-driven parachuting, pedal-boating, water skiing, horseback riding, archery, mini-golf, roller and in-line skating, bowling, tennis, bicycling, wall climbing and beach volleyball.
If you prefer walks and sightseeing there are arranged trips to historic and scenic spots throughout Bulgaria through local travel services. There are plenty of eating establishments of all kinds featuring a wide range of cuisine. Traditional Bulgarian folk-style mehanas are also well-represented. There is an annual rally and two annual festivals held here.
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Bulgaria is thousands of years old and covers only 2% of the territory of Europe, it has more than 30,000 historic monuments (7 of which are included in the UNESCO world culture heritage list), 36 culture reserves, 160 monasteries, 330 museums and galleries.
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These Bulgarian monuments are from different historic eras: pre-historian finds, Thracian tombs, finds from the Ancient Greek times, Roman fortresses, historical monuments from the period of the First and the Second Bulgarian Kingdom, architectural and ethnographic reserves from the National Revival period.
Art lovers can enjoy the rich cultural events, folklore calendar, including traditional holidays and customs, related to the Bulgarian way of life and culture, as well as visits to prestigious international festivals in the field of theatre, cinema, ballet, opera, and to attend concerts of world famous musicians, orchestras and formations, exhibitions, etc.
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