
Albena
Albena Resort Complex is situated on the North Black Sea Coast, 35 km north of Varna and 12 km away from Balchik. It lies in immediate proximity to the cool forests of Baltata Reserve.
The complex offers approximately 15000 beds in over 40 hotels of various categories. The hotels are located in the park area and on the seashore. The lovely scenery and the marvelous beach allow visitors to spend a completely relaxing holiday. Albena beach strip is 3.5 km long and up to 150 m wide. The average temperature in the summer is +28°C, and the average temperature of the sea water in the summer is 25°C. Тhe Black Sea tides are low and there are no sharks or any dangerous or poisonous life forms in its coastal waters.
Apart from the sunbaths, tourists can also enjoy a refreshing sports afternoon in one of the volleyball, football, and basketball halls, or at the tennis courts and tables. The resort has seven football stadiums, a hockey ground, four indoor pools, outdoor and indoor tennis courts, etc. It also provides good opportunities for equestrianism and water sports (water skiing, surfing, and triathlon).
There are three spa centres on the territory of Albena that provide a wide range of classical and exotic rehabilitation and beauty procedures. The spa centres also offer prophylactic treatment of many diseases. The resort has a modern hemodialysis centre as well.
Albena provides various services that facilitate the pleasant stay of tourists. Excursions to places of interest are organised: routes to Aladzha Monastery, the Madara Horseman, Cape Kaliakra, and Yaylata Archaeological Reserve are available for the history lovers, while fans of nature can visit one of the nearby reserves. Entertainers take care of children and their spending pleasant summer vacations by organising different games and activities.
Congress tourism is also very well-developed in Albena. Various events are held there – festivals, conferences, congresses, sports events, etc., many of which are international. Some of these include The Festival of Horo (beginning of June), the Morning Star International Art Festival (first half of June), Albena Fashion Fiesta (June), the Cheerleading Contest (July), etc. They are of interest to the guests of the resort.
There are many places to visit in the vicinity of Albena – Zlatni pyasatsi (Golden Sands), another big resort, and the town of Varna are located to the south, while Kavarna, the “rock capital” of Bulgaria where a rock festival used to be held in the past, is to the northeast. The interesting villages of Tyulenovo and Kamen bryag (Stone Shore) are also in this direction. Many interesting sites can be visited in the neighbouring town of Balchik as well, for example, the Botanic garden and the Palace of Tsaritsa Maria. Tourists can find everything they need in Albena – shops, restaurants, bars, pharmacies, a post office, banks, ATMs, rent-a-cars, a medical centre, etc. Every 30 minutes buses start from the more distant hotels to the beach and back. An attractive small train is also available on the territory of the resort.
According to schedule the hotels in the resort open somewhere between mid-March and the end of May and close in the second half of September.
Take the coastal road from Varna to Balchik to the north and follow the signposts. There are two routes to the resort from Dobrich: the first one passes through Tsarkva Village (Church Village) and Obrochishte Village, while the second one goes through the town of Balchik.
Coaches to Varna, Dobrich, Balchik and Kavarna start from the Bus Station in Albena. In the summer coaches to and from these destinations start every 30-60 minutes. Tourists can also get from Sofia to Albena by riding the coaches of the big bus transport companies that travel every day.
Tourists who come from abroad can take advantage of the proximity of Albena to the international airport in Varna.
All shops and hotels in the resort have personnel. Most of them speak Bulgarian, Russian, English, and German. For questions or information about services turn to the receptionists at the hotel where you are staying.
TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER – BALCHIK
Contacts
Tel/fax: +359 579 76961
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Tel: +359 52 608918
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St. Kiril and St. Metodiy Str., city of Varna
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• Information about tourist attractions, transport, cultural, sports, business, entertainment events and products subject to the tourism demand and consumption;
• Information on schedules of various types of passenger transport, taxi services, accessibility to tourist sites, banks, bureaux de change, prices of basic goods and services, emergency phone numbers.;
• Information about museums, monuments and architecture, historical and natural phenomena;
• Distribution of printed and electronic media for shelter, food, entertainment, attractions.
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• Short-term travel;
• Reservations and ticketing for different types of passenger and tourist transport;
• Bookings for accommodation in shelters, including hostels and residences;
• Reservations for visits to restaurants and entertainment in Varna and the region;
• Reservations for cultural and sporting events and activities;
• Organized travel: half-day and full day excursions in and around the city, excursions into the country and abroad, entertainment events and attractions;
• Supply of transport services and transfers;
• Offering services “rent a car”;
• Gift and souvenir merchandise with nature;
• Travel Literature: teaching, research, travel books, memoirs, fiction and advertising representative;
• Postcards with tourist theme;
• Travel atlases, travel guides, road maps, etc.;.
• Audio and video with tourist-oriented advertising and informational in nature.
-Time in season (May 1 to October 31):
• Monday to Friday – from 9.00 to 19.00;
• Saturday – from 9.00 to 17.00
-Time in the off season (November 1 to April 30):
• Monday to Friday – from 9.00 to 18.00
• Saturday – a day off.
• Sunday – day off
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