Burgas: Hotels and Accommodation

Park Ezero connects Burgas’s Sea Garden with the protected area of the Atanasovsko Lake Nature Reserve. The park features rare trees and shrubs, sculptures from an international symposium, a riding station and tennis courts. The bird observatory at Atanasovsko Lake and the Spoonbill Trail are most conveniently reached via Park Ezero.

The Poda Protected Area is open year-round for birdwatching and has designated routes, an observation hut and a tower. A total of 265 bird species have been observed there.

The Marine Casino officially opened in 1938, was restored in 2011 and reopened as a contemporary cultural centre. Its halls and outdoor areas are used for concerts, theatre performances, film screenings, exhibitions, book presentations, workshops, training sessions and festivals. Binoculars and telescopes are available on the top terrace for views of Burgas Bay.

Aquae Calidae comprises Roman baths from the 1st century AD with warm and cold pools. It also includes the fortification walls of the ancient city of Therme, which was also known as Thermopolis.

The Burgas Aviation Museum displays civilian and military aircraft that formed part of Bulgarian aviation between 1960 and 1996. The interactive Homo Volans exhibition is located inside an AN-12 aircraft. Visitors can use virtual reality headsets there to simulate piloting an aircraft.

Sveti Anastasia Island has served as a monastery and, for a time, as a prison. The island features a maritime restaurant, a café-pharmacy, a small amphitheatre, a museum and a small beach.

The Sea Garden begins about a ten-minute walk from Burgas railway station. Magazia 1 is approximately a five-minute walk from the publicly accessible entrance to the Port of Burgas and can be reached on foot, by car or by bicycle. Municipal catamarans run regularly from Magazia 1 at the Port of Burgas to Sveti Anastasia Island.

Burgas has an extensive cycle network and a bicycle rental system called Velo Burgas. The Burgas Tourist Information Centre provides detailed information about natural, cultural, architectural and historical attractions in Burgas Municipality, as well as tourist routes, gastronomy and entertainment, sports facilities, transport and communications.

Chengene Skele, 15 km south of Burgas, is described as a place where local fishing traditions are preserved through exhibition houses, demonstrations of net weaving and maritime knot tying, traditional dishes and specialities prepared according to old recipes.

Other destinations: Bryastovets, Kraymorie, Rudnik, Sarafovo.

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