Albena

The resort of Albena with its 5 km long and 150 m wide beach is lying in a picturesque bay only 30 km from Varna and 502km north-east of Sofia.Albena is an ecological resort. The rare combination of fresh air, crystal clear sea and mineral water, remedial herbs, various natural products and perfectly organised Medical and Spa Centre make Albena a perfect location for family holidays.Most of the hotels have a terraceline structure with well-projected stories. The concept of this architecture is getting more sun in summer days.The resort has three camping sites –Albena, International and Ekzotika, which offer great opportunities for housing tourists and holidaymakers.The area is occupied with, football fields, tennis courts (4 indoor), swimming pools with mineral water (4 indoor), beach volleyball grounds, a modern horse riding club, a modern multifunctional sports hall, where 11 different sports can be exercised at one and the same time, bars, casinos, restaurants with entertainment performed by famous actors and actress, rnted automobiles, cutters, sail-boats, yachts, waterwheels and jets.There has been developed a whole range of water sports with the assistance of coaches and equipment.Albena has a Congress Centre, which provides the preparation, organization and holding of congress and business events in Albena Resort and coordinates all activities associated with these events within the resort area.There is an annual auto-rally called Albena held at the beginning of May, a folk festival for songs and dances, Golden Antennae festival for TV programs, bridge competition (in June), beach volleyball competition (in June or July), etc. Albena is a point in the route of the annual regatta; there is a football tournament, too. In Albena you can find 32 hotel restaurants, 4 snack bars, 3 cafes, 1 cocktail bar at the very beach, and several inns and taverns, with over 12 000 seats. Hospitality and good service are waiting for you in small cozy beach restaurants, as well as in the modern deluxe restaurants and taverns, offering different food – from continental-European and traditionally Bulgarian to Indian and Chinese cuisine.There is a regular transport to Albena from Balchic, Varna, Golden Sands and Dobrich Apart from the regular town buses there are a lot of private minibuses, route, and ordinary taxis, water transport from the small harbor of the resort.