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The resort of Albena is situated 32 km north and north-east of Varna, 502 km
north-east of Sofia and 12 km south-west of Balchik. It is located on a long
sand stretch in the open northern part of Varna Bay.
It was built in 1969 in an architectural style reminiscent of one of Walter
Gropius’ urban models and of the time of Bauhaus. Most of the hotels have
a terrace-line structure with well-projected stories. The concept of this architecture
is getting more sun in summer days. The resort has three camping sites –
Albena Camping, International Camping and Ekzotika Camping, which offer great
opportunities for housing tourists and holiday-makers.
The Batov River is interesting with its location in a natural forest. Ovidius
came here on his way to the country of his exile - Tomi (present Kyustendzha
in Romania). To the north the shore is steep, formed of the yellow sandstone
and limestone typical of the area. It is these stone slopes that gave the material
for building the resort. It seems to match the landscape of the area in a most
natural way. The resort was given its present name in honour of Albena, a female
character of the great Bulgarian writer Yordan Yovkov, from the drama play of
the same title “Albena”. She is a symbol of purity and beauty in
Bulgarian dra-ma-turgy and literature. The area is rich of tennis courts, bars,
casino, restaurants with entertainment performed by famous actors, children’s
playgrounds, swimming pools, golf playground. One can ride a bike or a horse,
there are stunts with horses and cascade tricks, fans can rent automobiles,
cutters, sail-boats, yachts, waterwheels and jets. The whole range of water
sports facilities is available with the assistance of coaches.
There is an annual auto-rally called Albena held at the beginning of May, a
folk festival for songs and dances from Dobroudzha, Zlatnata Antena (Gold Antennae)
Festival for TV programs, bridge competition (in June), beach volleyball competition
(in June or July), etc. Albena is a point in the route of the annual regatta.
The resort hosts an annual football tournament “Vladimir Grashnov”,
too.
Besides the village of Obrochishte mentioned in the section about Balchik, nearby
is the village of Kranevo with remains of the ancient fortress Kranea and Gerania.
There are many youth and school camps, as well as running mineral water in the
village. The shore between Albena and Kranevo is high and extremely picturesque
with sharply cut rocky formations. There are a lot of vine yards and small private
gardens on the shore. The prices in Kranevo are far cheaper than those in Albena,
besides there is a great capacity of private lodgings for foreign and Bulgarian
tourists. The holiday-makers lodged in Kranevo often go to the beaches of Albena
during the day.
Between Albena and Kranevo are the three big camping sites offering accommodation
to tourists in bungalows and tents. There is a direct asphalt road through the
area of Baltata connecting Kranevo and Albena. In the past the road was used
by villains.
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