XL.com Travel Guides - Black Sea Experience
Bag a seascape watercolour or gilt icon from street artists along the coast. Browse the curio shops of Nessebar's old town for Communist mementoes. Drop into Sozopol's Archaeological Museum to see aged anchors and replica boats.Escape Poda Reserve is the place for bird watching on the Burgas lakes. East of Kavarna, chance the steep descent to Dalboka Mussel Farm for a seafood lunch.NightlifeThe beach bars and sharp clubs of Varna welcome a mixed international crowd. For a quieter life, boat rides along the estuaries of the Ropotamo river or Kamchia Reserve are rewarding alternatives. For quality Bulgarian souvenirs, hit Aleko Bogoridi St in Burgas. For up-market, old-world wining and dining Bulgarian style, go to Burgas' Burgaska Sreshta and Varna's Prodadena Nevesta. Hike in the wild forests of Strandja National Park and the prehistoric Stone Forest near Varna. On the southern coast, untouched sandy beaches merge with hilly Strandja National Park. Promenade along rock terraces at Cape Kaliakra or take a dip in the Veleka estuary.Adventure Wreck diving and cave diving off the little-explored northern coast will delight adrenaline-junkies. Take the wooded trail from Sveti Konstantin to Aladja's medieval rock monastery. The cobbled streets of Sozopol are lined with hip café-bars.Take homePick up hand-made lace outside Varna's cathedral and buy fig jam or rose-scented cream in the narrow streets of Sozopol. There are the historic towns of Sozopol and Nessebar and the attractive centre of Varna to explore, as well as busy resort beaches and stretches of wilderness both inland and coastal. Track Nessebar's early-medieval history through its basilicas, and admire the wood-panelled Revival houses of Sozopol. Wander among ponds and cacti in the botanical gardens at Balchik.
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