Bulgaria - “Bulgaria vacation. A very detailed review. Let's take a look at what we liked and what we didn't. And in general, is it worth going there? + PHOTO»

✗ Introduction to the course

It so happened that the vacation was taken in August. And August is one of the most expensive months to travel. Therefore, when visiting our tour operator, the main condition was an inexpensive trip. Considered several options, one of which was a holiday in Bulgaria.

Several cities were proposed: Golden Sands, Nessebar, St. Vlas, Sunny Beach. Vlas was the most expensive city with excellent hotels. Golden Sands and Sunny Beach - sovdep, as the tour operator said. The choice fell on the small town of Nessebar with a historical center on the peninsula.

We chose the Hotel Vigo Panorama 4 * - swimming pools, close to the sea and inexpensive. Everything you need. Separate review for the hotel.

✗ Acquaintance with Bulgaria

Now I’ll write everything point by point, what I liked, what I don’t have in this country.

✗ Nature

Nature in Bulgaria is ordinary. You feel like in Gelendzhik or in any other city on the Black Sea. Nothing special.

✗Climate

It was hot in August. I got burned out 2 times. It's fresh in the evening

✗ Beach

The hotel does not have its own beach. Exactly like most hotels in Nessebar. The beach line is divided into paid beaches and free. It so happened that our hotel was at the beginning of paid beaches, and it took 10-15 minutes to go to the free one. Of course, this is not very tiring, but it is a little annoying, especially when your shoulders are burning and you want to quickly run away to the cool bosom of the hotel. The beach itself is clean, lifeguards are constantly sitting on the towers. Ah, those lifeguards!

The entrance to the sea is smooth, not sharp. There were not many crabs. I have something to compare with: when I was in Italy in Riccione, it was scary to go into the sea - it was literally teeming with crabs. And they bite quite painfully.

There is a nudist beach next to the free beach. Grandparents without clothes occupied a small corner of the beach next to the rocks. And when I wanted to take a picture, I had to walk through a series of holopops with my eyes closed) Not a very pleasant sight

✗ Cafe

The prices in the cafe were a pleasant surprise. Considering that we went to a cafe right on the seashore, the prices were 1.5 times lower than in Moscow. If you go perpendicular to the coastline, the prices get lower and lower.. Well..this is standard in all seaside cities.

Literally on the third day of our vacation, we found a restaurant that we fell head over heels in love with! And there were 3 reasons for this:

The first reason is the waiters. Very friendly girls in shorts/skirts. They don't speak Russian, but they smile and bring whatever you want very quickly.

The second reason is food. Very tasty, huge portions. Everything is ready for a short time. Sometimes one salad was enough for me to eat.

Huge portions in the cafe "White Rose"

The third reason is the cat! He walked around the cafe and begged for food from everyone. But no, I didn’t climb on my hands and into a plate. He just glared.)

We are not the only ones who love this restaurant.

The interior of the cafe "White Rose"

If you come at lunch hour (13:00-15:00), you will have to wait in line!

Restaurant "White Rose"

Because there were more people who wanted to eat in this wonderful place than the places provided J Of course, this can also be called a minus, because a couple of times we had to eat in other cafes, because we did not have the patience to stand in line. By the way, the name of the restaurant "Byala Rosa" (White Rose) Address: New Nessebar,street G.S.Rakovski 40 | str. G.S.Rakovski 40, Nessebar, Bulgaria

✗Pharmacy

In Bulgaria, some drug names are called differently. Therefore, if you need a particular drug, do not be afraid to show it how it looks. I showed the picture on the phone J The girl immediately realized what I needed. On my example: it just so happened that I forgot Yarina. And since Yarina's course cannot be interrupted, I decided to buy it at a local pharmacy. It turned out that here it is called "Yasmine" .. and by the way it costs 2 times cheaper.

Ice cream deserves special attention. It's insanely delicious! Moreover, a ball of ice cream costs 3 times cheaper than in Moscow) Therefore, we were often seen with huge balls of all kinds of different ice cream

Oddly enough, the old city did not impress us with anything. Very nice town with small houses. By the way, it is included in the protection of UNESCO. I did not like that the whole city was turned into a market. Souvenirs, ice cream, local food, cafes and so on are everywhere. That is, it does not evoke the impression of an old town.

But there are some places in the city where it is really beautiful. It was there that we first tried Lobster) The taste, I tell you, is nothing special. Didn't eat half. The most interesting thing was to choose which lobster to throw in to prepare)

✗ Entertainment

Nessebar is rather stingy for entertainment. There are no huge clubs and bars here, but cocktails are cheap)) And you can try everything in a row, which I did) True, then I left for 2 days. Mom said: "Don't mix!"

✗ Diving

As I wrote above, the city is stingy with entertainment. Therefore, we took a chance to take diving) It was scary, but we managed. Even I did better than my young man) He had a panic at first, but then everything calmed down. The instructor was Ukrainian Nikolay. He explained everything very calmly and in detail) We swam for half an hour at a depth of 4-5 meters. This, of course, is not enough, and the Black Sea is not particularly diverse in terms of living creatures. And there was no time to look at the fish! By the time you get used to scuba gear, fins, breathing, and so on, half the time has already passed. But a lot of impressions! I would like to go somewhere with a more beautiful underwater world.

✗ Excursions

Here everything is very sad. When applying for a visa to Bulgaria, be sure to issue a bilateral one. Although we made out this one, they gave us only a one-sided one. Apparently, the Bulgarians do not like us ((

With a bilateral visa, one could go to Istanbul. Oh, how I wanted to go there!

You can also go to Romania and visit the castle of Count Dracula

But alas, we were not allowed to do this, so we chose only local excursions. Our choice fell on Velikovo Tarnovo - the pictures on Google were pretty. The city is beautiful and worth a visit. There are a lot of ancient ruins) But it was so hot on our trip that the only thing we did was run from shade to shade)

✗ General impressions

Bulgaria is an interesting, inexpensive country with good beaches and inexpensive hotels. But I don't want to go there anymore. Why? Because I'm used to every day being full of impressions, and not just going to the beach and delicious food. The old city is passed in just an hour. And all the 2 weeks that we spent there, we walked there almost every day ... boring!

Such a holiday is suitable for those who want peace without fuss and unnecessary impressions. Warm your little bodies in the sun and eat deliciously.