For parties and families with entertainers
- Sunny Beach – the biggest resort. Hotels, bars, nightlife until morning. If you are looking for peace and quiet, you are in the wrong place. More
- Golden Sands – near Varna, with a wooded nature park behind the beach. A bit calmer than Sunny Beach. More
- Albena – a tidy resort, suitable for children. The beach is wide and the sea is shallow. More
For romance and history
- Sozopol – stone houses above the cliffs, fish restaurants and sunsets. The Old Town is at its best early in the morning, before the tourists. More
- Nesebar – an ancient town, a UNESCO site, with more churches per square metre than anywhere else on the coast. UNESCO
- Balchik – the palace of Queen Marie of Romania and the botanical garden with its cacti. More
- Varna – the Sea Garden, the Archaeological Museum and evenings by the shore. More
For wild beaches
- Irakli – between Obzor and Emona. No hotels (for now). More
- Sinemorets – the mouth of the Veleka river, dunes and a bay. Almost at the very edge of Bulgaria.
- Karadere and Shkorpilovtsi – long beaches with few people.
- Koral and Arkutino – for those who bring an umbrella, water and patience.
Between us
On every Bulgarian beach there is at least one corn seller and one doughnut seller shouting “Corn! Hot corn!” with such energy that you can hear them from a satellite. Buy one – it is tradition.