Albena
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Albena is a BLUE FLAG winning resort, located in a picturesque and ecologically clean gulf on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, famous for its flower gardens, close to Varna international airport (30 km).

This area offers a temperate continental climate, vast sandy beach and clean sea without any dangerous animals.

 Close-up map Albena is a beautiful place on the Black Sea Coast with good location, high standard accommodation and a variety of amenities.

Albena

Albena is the place where the sea meets the sand. Sport and recreation facilities, numerous entertainment spots, nightlife in bars and beauty facilities offers as much or as little action as you need. Albena is also a perfect place for business contacts and meetings, as well as for entertainment at the night clubs there is the congress centre with conference halls offering simultaneous translation facilities in four languages.

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's contruction started in 1968, which makes it one of the most modern holiday cities along the Bulgarian coast. The complex lies beneath a relatively high hill and is given particular charm by the near-by forest of Baltata, a part of which is declared a protected area. To the north the coast is steep, featuring yellow sandstone and limestone typical of the area.

The coast between Albena and Kranevo is high and extremely picturesque with steep rocky formations. The nearby village of Obrochishte has a well-preserved fortress dating back to Ottoman times, and the village of Kranevo with remains of the ancient fortress used in Roman times and the Middle Ages is also located close to the Albena resort.

The resort has modern sport facilities that apart from summer holidaymakers, are used by local and foreign sportsmen around the year. The complex is rich in tennis courts, swimming pools, children playgrounds, golf courses, etc. Places where tourists can rent bikes, cars, cutters, sail-boats, yachts, waterwheels an jets, or take a horse ride also abound.

Albena boasts well-organised spa and medical centres, staffed with highly qualified personnel. The mineral water springs in the resorts are hypothermic with a temperature of around 300 C.