| Varna
Dolphinarium is a modern building made of aluminium
and glass with original architecture. It was opened for
visitors in 1984. The dolphins are three adults and one
baby dolphin, born in the Varna Dolphinarium.The adults
have been brought here from the Carribean.
You
can enjoy yourself at the dolphin shows, including acrobatics,
balance and dances in the water. For 30 minutes you will
be a guest to the world of dolphins – a world full of emotions
and surprises.
Bansko
is a town in southwestern Bulgaria, located at the foot
of Pirin at an altitude of 936 m above sea level. Today
it is a popular mountain resort. It is the birthplace of
20th century Bulgarian poet Nikola Vaptsarov and, sometimes
disputed, Bulgarian enlightener Paisiy Hilendarski.
Bansko,
once mainly a stockbreeding and travelling merchant community,
has nowadays become a center of winter and summer tourism.
The mountain peaks near the town, the numerous lakes and
the old pine woods make it a popular site for recreation.
In recent years, the town has gained international popularity
after the start of the annual Bansko Jazz Festival and consequently
the annual Bansko pop-star concert featuring top pop stars.
The nearby village of Banya, located only 5 km from the
town, is known for its 27 thermal mineral springs.
A
new gondola lift was built in 2003 to replace a minibus
ride up to the ski slopes of Todorka. Several other gondolas
and ski lifts are in the process of being built. These developments,
along with the construction of extensive housing and recreational
facilities around the gondola (which is on the southwest
end of the town by the river), have made Bansko a popular
and growing destination.
Pamporovo
resort is located in the Western Rhodope mountain. It lies
in the heart wide meadows and century-old coniferous woods.
The peaks Snejanka (1925 m) and Murgavetz (1858 m) rise
in the South end of the locality. Winter is mild here, with
a long-lasting and thick snow cover, suitable for winter
sports. Summer is fresh, giving the great number of tourists
a plenty of summer days.
Borovetz
resort is located in the Northern slopes of the Rila mountain
at the height of 1346 m above sea level among old pine forests.
It's the biggest and the most up-to-date winter resort in
Bulgaria. It has been twice a host to rounds of the World
Ski championship.
The
Balchik Palace is a palace in the Bulgarian Black
Sea town and resort of Balchik in Southern Dobruja. The
official name of the palace was "Quiet Nest Palace".
It was constructed between 1926 and 1937, during the Romanian
rule of the region, for the needs of Queen Marie of Romania.
The palace complex consists of a number of residential villas,
a smoking hall, a wine cellar, a power station, a monastery,
a holy spring, a chapel and many other buildings, as well
as most notably a park.
In
1955, after the return of Southern Dobrudzha to Bulgaria
with the Treaty of Craiova, the Balchik Botanical Garden
was established at the place of the palace's park. It has
an area of 65,000 m? and accommodates 2000 plant species
belonging to 85 families and 200 genera. One of the garden's
main attractions is the collection of large-sized cactus
species arranged outdoors on 1000 m?, the second of its
kind in Europe after the one in Monaco. Other notable species
include the Metasequoia, the Para rubber tree and the Ginkgo.
Velingrad
is a town in Bulgaria and one of the most popular Bulgarian
balneological resorts. It lies at the western end of Chepino
Valley, part of the Rhodope Mountains in Southern Bulgaria.
There are 70 sources of mineral water with curative and
preventive properties in and around the town. The mineral
waters (from springs and wells) vary considerably in temperature,
mineralization, radon, silicic acid and fluorine content,
and are suitable for treatment of a wide range of diseases.
9000 litres of water per minute spring from the five thermal
and mineral deposits in Ladzhene, Kamenitsa, Chepino, Rakitovo
and Kostadinovo.
Together with the numerous mineral waters, Velingrad boasts
another natural phenomenon as well - the Kleptuza lake,
the biggest Karst spring in Bulgaria, with an average discharge
of 1200 litres of ice-cold water per second. |
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