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Bourgas Region Holidays
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Blue Flag beaches, nightlife and towns crammed with history – holidays to the Bourgas region of Bulgaria set the summer break bar high.
Blue Flag beaches
Primarily, it’s the beaches that make the Bourgas region tick. This pocket of land on Bulgaria’s eastern side lays claim to some of the best swathes of sand on the country’s 378-kilometre coastline. Sunny Beach is the place on most tourists’ lips. The Blue Flag beach here is 8 kilometres long and complemented with more than 600 cafés, restaurants and bars. Obzor follows hot on its heels in the popularity stakes. The 6-kilometre sandy beach here sidles up to thatched beach bars, mini golf courses, and fun fairs.
Historical sites
The Bourgas region’s cultural clock chimes loudest in Nessebar. Just 10 minutes’ drive from Sunny Beach, the old part of this town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Three millennia of history are accounted for here. There are Byzantine churches, 19th-century town houses and the ruins of Roman and Middle Age forts.
Nightlife with a capital N
The Bourgas region’s after dark scene gives night owls something to really get their beaks into. No-one keeps time in the bars and clubs in Sunny Beach. The party starts with booze cruises at lunchtime, continues with bar crawls before tea, and ends when the sun rises the next day.
At a glance
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Work on your tan on Sunny Beach’s 8-kilometre strip of sand
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Plunge into Pomorie’s restorative mud baths
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Catalogue the history in Nessbar’s old town
Destinations in Bourgas Region
Top Destinations
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Nessebar
Holidays to Nessebar line up all the very best bits of Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast. You’ll get to discover a UNESCO-protected old town one day, and Blue Flag beaches the next.
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Pomorie
On a holiday to Pomorie, you can explore antique old towns, relax on the sandy beach, or slather yourself in good-for-skin mud at the lake.
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Sunny Beach
Holidays to Sunny Beach are anchored around fun – you’ve got a long, sandy stretch and lively nightlife right on the doorstep. Dramatic mountains and age-old cities are within easy reach, too.
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Duni
Holidays to Duni are all about slowed-down days on the beach, with some nearby culture added for good measure.
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Sozopol
Holidays to Sozopol team a pair of white-sand beaches with Ancient Greek history, all wrapped up in a fusion of Balkan and Mediterranean flavours.
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Obzor
Holidays to Obzor take you to a small, friendly town on Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast. And they get you a super-sized beach, mountain views and a relaxed, laid-back nightlife.
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St Vlas
Holidays to St Vlas roll out gold-sand beaches, a mountain backdrop and a glitzy, restaurant-packed marina. And if you want to crank up the volume, Sunny Beach is just down the road.