The oldest resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast is only 9 km north-east of Varna and 479 km east of Sofia. Its construction began in 1908 in the vicinity of St. St. Konstantin and Elena Monastery and the purpose was to receive patients ill of tuberculosis. The church itself was built at the beginning of 18th century. Today the building of the monastery is a hotel and a restaurant of high category.

 

Accommodation: More than 50 hotels in the resort offer accommodation. First to mention is the 5-star Varna Grand Hotel equipped with swimming pools, lobby-bars and confectioneries, excellent restaurant, bar, fitness halls and many other additional facilities. Part of the Scientists’ Rest Home is used as a hotel called Julio Curie. Other hotels offering excellent comfort are: Prostor Hotel, Roubin Hotel, Coral Hotel, Slunchev Den - a chain of four hotels, the Vakantsia Summer Resort with 25 villas and bungalows. For accommodation, information and reservations one may refer to the Tourist Bureau.

All hotels, bungalows and villas have been described in the article about St. St. Konstantin and Elena in Varna related chapter herein. Tourists should better make reservations on time as the resort is always packed throughout the high season.

Catering: The big restaurants at the hotels offer excellent food. Famous restaurants in the resort: Manastirska Izba (Monastery Cellar) – housed in the building of the monastery, Bulgarska Svatba (Bulgarian Wedding), Sedemte Odai (The Seven Old Bulgarian Rooms). Very interesting and much visited is the Sirius Fishing Ship, situated on a hill above the sea. It offers numerous fish specialties and seafood. As a rule the resort prices are high. Some tourists often prefer to eat in Varna.

Transport: Regular town buses run every ten minutes (from 6.00 a.m. till 11.00 p.m.) from the resort to the sea capital city. Many minibuses and route-taxis are a good opportune for quick transport to Varna.

Surrounding areas: Between St. Konstantin and Zlatni Pyasutsi is the small Chaika Resort-Complex offering sufficient accommodation and catering facilities. The Evksinograd Residence is located further southwards. It was built in a New Baroque style with exceedingly beautiful garden, park, fountains, and stairs leading down to the seashore. The residence can be visited with a special personal permit and tourists can have a look around in scheduled hours and days (usually on Fridays and Saturdays, reservations on tel.: 052 393140, 393150.

Almost next to Varna is the small resort of Pochivka (Rest) offering accommodation facilities. The new means for attracting tourists are interesting, i. e. barbecue and a program performed by eminent actors who come here after their tours in the big resorts. Most of the hotels have parks and gardens, swimming pools for children.

The shore below Pochivka is interesting and picturesque with its typical rocky formations, slightly projected into the sea.

Sveti Konstantin Bulgarien

Das Älteste Seebad an der bulgarischen Schwarzmeerküste mit einer langjährigen Tradition als Kurort ist ein charmanter, ruhiger, romantischer und erholsamer Ort, nur wenige Kilometer von der Hafenstadt Varna entfernt. Der natürliche Park mit altem Baumbestand, die kleinen Buchten mit feinsandigem Strand und die heilenden Thermalquellen mit einer Temperatur von 42° C machen den Flair des Seebades aus. Kleine Geschäfte und Stände sowie Restaurants und Cafés erwarten ihre Besucher. Abends lohnt sich ein Besuch im Nachtclub oder im Spielcasino des eleganten Hotels Grand Varna.