What you need to know about the Albena Black Sea resort

The "Albena" resort is located at only 35 km from the city of Varna, and you can easily and quickly drive there with your rented vehicle from a rent-a-car in Varna. The unique resort is the third largest in the country and is situated near the "Balata" natural reserve which is known for its beauty and cool forests. Opened in 1969 "Albena" is definitely one of the most beautiful, clean and popular Black Sea resorts in Bulgaria.

The "Albena" resort complex has more than 40 hotels of different categories with around 15,000 beds. The hotels are built in the cool a park area as well as on the coastline and right by the beach, so there are hotels suitable for all tastes and preferences. Besides hotels for every taste, "Albena" has different types of restaurants, sports facilities and spas to suit all needs and meet any expectations. Some of the sports facilities are: 7 football fields, volleyball, basketball, hockey pitches, table tennis, indoor and outdoor tennis courts and indoor and outdoor pools. For people who enjoy equestrian sport, the resort has suitable conditions for practicing it, as well as a large number of water activities on the beach and in the sea.

The beach is 3.5 kilometres long and its width reaches up to 150 meters in some places. Due to the proximity of the park and forest, the average summer temperatures are a nice 28 degrees. The average sea temperature in the summer season is about 25 degrees.

For those guests of the resort, who apart from sunbathing would like to enjoy some interesting trips to historical sites and monuments, there are various trips and tours to popular nearby attractions - historical and natural, such as Aladzha Monastery, cape, Madara Horseman as and to nearby reserves available.

The town of Balchik, which is only 12km from "Albena" also, offers a variety of sightseeing spots, such as the unique botanical garden and the palace of Tzaritza Maria.

Nearby is another famous Black Sea resort - "Golden Sands" and the rock music capital of Bulgaria – the town of Kavarna.

Of course, the guests of the resort have been provided with everything necessary within the complex itself, including: a variety of restaurants, bars, coffee pastry shops, post office, pharmacies, a medical centre, ATMs, banks and even a modern centre for haemodialysis. For the convenience of guests, there is a fun train which will take them from one point of the resort to another.

Well-organised entertainment and care for the children has been provided by groups of trained animators.

The "Albena" resort complex is host to major Bulgarian and international cultural festivals, seminars, conferences, congresses and sporting events.

In any case, if you are planning to visit the city of Varna and you are planning to rent a car, or if you are deliberating on which Black Sea resort to choose for your next vacation, be sure to keep the “Albena” resort in mind!