Sveti Vlas
Sveti Vlas is situated at the foot of the Balkan Mountain and surrounded by picturesque nature and a chain of sandy beaches 1.5 km long and 15 meters wide. Sveti Vlas is a part of the biggest resort area in Bulgaria. Sveti Vlas lies at the northern end of a bay which has Sunny Beach in its middle and the ancient town of Nessebar at its southern end. Sunny Beach and Nesebar are easily accessible by bus or taxi, and there are also boats going between Sveti Vlas and Nesebar and between Nessebar and Sunny Beach.
Sveti Vlas attracts tourists with it`s marvelous combination of sea and mountain climat. Sveti Vlas is a modern resort with newly built hotels and well developed tourist infrastructure: restaurants and bars, clubs, SPA centers, billiards, fitness and tennis, water sports facilities – everything you need for a pleasant vocation in Bulgaria. The resort is also famous with it`s brand new and beautiful yacht port. Sveti Vlas is a perfect place for a peaceful family holiday. Though if you want entertainment – it`s only several minutes driving to Sunny Beach and Nessebar.
Sunny Beach
Sunny Beach is one of the biggest and most popular sea resorts in Bulgaria, with the longest and widest beach. Sunny Beach sea resort offers various sports amenities, such as a yachting club, and aquatic facilities along the whole beach: instruction in yachting, wind surfing, water skiing, motor-launch cruises, para-sailing, hang-gliding, well-maintained and equipped tennis courts, tennis schools, skilled partners, tournaments. You can also visit aqua park which is situated close to the center of the resort. There are also stables and a riding school. In addition, the resort offers alternative sports, such as aquatic sports, bowling and mini-golf, volleyball on the beach and archery. Sunny Beach is mainly popular among young people. 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 here. Sunny Beach is a good place for dining out as here you can find plenty of restaurants with different cuisines and bars. One of the attractions for tourists is nightlife of Sunny Beach. Numerous clubs open their doors for those who like to party.
Nessebar
The city of Nessebar is one of the treasure cities of cultural heritage along the sea coastline, as well as a very welcoming sea resort attracting holidaymakers and tourists as an ambient and distinctive sea resort. Nessebar is located on a small peninsula in the Black Sea which is linked with the land only by a long and narrow isthmus. It has existed for more than 9,000 years. It emerged as a fortified Thracian settlement; afterwards it was a Greek polis, then a Roman colony. Has 2 parts - the Old Town and the New Town. Nessebar is best known for the old town (about 9000 years) on the peninsula. No one can say for sure whether the isthmus is natural or man-made. The largest number and best known buildings date from 11th to 14th centuries almost all of them churches in the so called "picturesque" style: walls intersected by pilasters and lunettes, with stone, brick and ceramic ornaments and arches along the cornice.
Most of the churches have stunningly beautiful facades and interiors and are among the best preserved ones in the Balkan Peninsula. The oldest one is the Sveti Ioan Krastitel (St.John the Baptist, 10th -11th century. Today the old part of the town has regained its original romantic atmosphere: narrow cobblestone lanes, tiny squares, two-storied period houses with stone-built ground levels and wooden upper floors jutting above the streets and external staircases, gift shops, pubs, tavern and lovely flower gardens.