Golden Sands resort - area information

The name Golden sands comes from an old legend: Pirates diged in huge golden treasure in the seaside north from Varna. The land took revenge on the bandits and transformed the gold into wonderful sand.

Golden sands is famous with its nice golden sand and long beaches. The Black Sea beaches are covered with crystal clear sands. Because of its natural beauty, Bulgarian Black Sea coast has become famous international resort area.

The Golden sands resort is 18 kilometers north of the city of Varna and near the Golden Sands National Park. It is a magnificent resort, the largest one on the Northern Black Sea coast, with richly wooded hills, white golden beach and clear blue sea. There are lots of famous and ancient mineral water springs, which have a flow of 150 m/sec and were known already to the Thraciains and the Roman Caesars. The resort's beach strip is 3,5 km. long and up to 100 m wide. The average air temperature in Summer is 27-30 degrees and the water temperature is 25-28 degrees. Golden sands suits both sun-worshippers and sightseers being near by Varna - the third largest town in Bulgaria, the pearl of the Bulgarian Black Sea coast with a great number of places of interest. The resort has wonderful conditions for recreation, entertainment, sport and spa treatment. It is a paradise for children and restful holiday for parents. It has been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag international ecology prize several times.

There are numerous first-class restaurants, folk-style taverns, snack-bars and cafeterias scattered all over the resort and along the coastline where everyone can have a meal at reasonable prices. Meals and specialities of the traditional national cuisine as well as of the European and exotic cuisine are served. The rich assortment of Bulgarian red and white wines and brandies is a refreshing addition to the menu.

Bulgarian food is close to the traditional European cuisine. Traditional Bulgarian menu includes bread, yogurt and fresh milk, cheese, tomatoes, paprika, potatoes, onions, beans and fruits, brandy and red or white wine.

The mineral springs at Golden Sands give you health and beauty all year round. There are four particularly valuable mineral springs with a flow of 150 m3/sec. Several balneotherapy and fitness centers have been established on the basis of their curative properties which offer over 100 different kinds of medical services, combined with various treatment and recuperation programs. The resort's natural factors are utilized here all year round - specific climate, clean air, sea water, abounding in salts and microelements, curative mud and different kinds of herbs. Arthritis, arthroses, stress, neuroses, chronic pharyngitis, bronchitis, asthma, etc. are successfully treated at the balneotherapy centers.

Besides traditional methods, treatment with apian products - propolis and beesvenom as well as ancient Chinese medical methods are also used.

You have at your disposal in the resort:
10 tennis courts
bowling hall
volleyball playgrounds
basketball playgrounds
mini-golf
open-air fitness area
horse-racing arena
cycling alleys
bow shooting grounds
other ...

Many aquatic sports can be practised. The capacity of the yacht port is more than 100 places. Qualified training courses in tennis for children and grown-ups, in racing, diving, skin-diving and yachting are organized. Sports lovers can take part in tournaments in beach volleyball, street ball, court and table tennis, yachting regattas.

Golden Sands resort organizes for your children many sports competitions, games and other pleasant occupations, discotheques and unforgettable meetings with their favourite characters from puppet shows.

At the children’s sports centers they can ride ponies and shoot with bows. There is also a Slalom slide, mini golf, computer and electronic games, children’s railways, inflatable castles, Rolba slide and water toboggans.

The cultural and information center in the complex offers a rich and versatile concert program, folk music performances and shows in the open.

It organizes exhibitions of Bulgarian artists, courses in the Bulgarian language, folk songs and dances, vanguard fashion shows. You can take part in beauty contests, beer festivals, a parade of retro cars, to mention but a few.

You can enjoy the performances at the International Varna Summer Festival of opera, ballet, theatre and jazz music, folklore and others.

With nightfall, an endless fiesta of light, sound and night entertainment begins at Golden Sands. Variety shows amid exotic atmosphere, splendid cuisine and exquisite drinks - and gradually you join in the party under the stars.

Roulettes, slot machines, black jack and many more games of luck will provoke the gambling spirit you have never suspected you have.

If you feel like dancing, modern nightclubs along the beach will be the place for you. And finally your night can end with a cocktail at one of the numerous small beach bars.