When going to Varna you will have plenty of places to visit and a lot of attractions to enjoy. There is a restored Roman spa built in the 2nd century, during the reign of Antony Pii, and a Roman bath dating back to the 3rd century in the centre of Varna. The Holy Virgin Cathedral, […]
Things get much more interesting around cities like Varna (population 454,000). It is here-rather than in the resorts-that you will see and experience the real Bulgaria. When Channel 4’s A Place in the Sun team came to Bulgaria in 2001, they scoured the coast before deciding that Varna and
Dorich is a quiet inland town with a population of around 100,000. The rural areas around are well worth a visit and may be of interest to people who seek to combine rural tranquillity with access to the coast. The town is situated inland from Albena in the Dobrudzha Plateau.
The two resorts of Albena and Golden Sands are just a few kilometres from each other, along the coast road, north of Varna.
Albena has a late 1960s feel, with a swinging collection of pyramid-shaped hotel rooms and all the facilities needed to spend your whole holiday on site.