Tourist Places to Visit in Balchik, Bulgaria, Europe

Tourist Places to Visit in Balchik, Bulgaria, Europe

Balchik is a town on the coast of Black Sea in the Dobrich province of Bulgaria, around 33 km southeast of Dobrich, 44 km northeast of Varna and 540 km northeast of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Balchik is one of the prominent seaside resorts in Bulgaria attracting water sport lovers for its scenic beauty.

Geography of Balchik:

Balchik is geographically positioned at the northeastern Bulgaria between 43°25′ N latitude and 28°10′ E longitude at an altitude of 199 meters.

History of Balchik:

Trivia is named in the honor of the medieval monarch, Balchik who was the brother of Dobrotitsa. Trivia was initially formed as a Thracian settlement and the Ionian ancient Greeks were settled in Balchik in later years and they changed the name from Krounoi to Dionysopolis. The present name may be changed during the rule of the Ottoman Empire.

How to reach Balchik?

Balchik is catered by the Varna Airport which handles scheduled flights to Vienna, Burgas, Sofia and seasonal flights to St. Petersburg, London and Moscow and charter flights to Berlin, Frankfurt, Paris, Kiev, Zurich, Kuwait and other major cities of the world.

There are taxis and buses at all times accessible at the airport to Balchik. Other than airport travel, taxis are also available to reach tourist destinations and neighboring cities, charging around 0.79 leva per km. Advance booking is available.

Culture, Food and Shopping in Balchik:

The Process–Space Festival of Contemporary Arts is the major event organized in Balchik in the month of June annually.

There are many well equipped shopping centres in Balchik selling the modern and traditional products including perfume and traditional colorful clothes.

The reputed food corners in Balchik are listed below:

Restaurant Korona
Bistro Cedar
El Simpatico
The White House
Selena Restaurant

Things to do in Balchik:

Visiting Beaches
Visiting Botanical garden
Visiting Parks
Walking

What to see in Balchik?

The Balchik Botanical Garden:

The Balchik Botanical Garden is one of the two major landmarks as well as tourist attractions of Balchik, another being the Balchik Palace. It is a well maintained spectacular botanical garden packed with a variety of colorful flowers and shrubs. A must visit.

Balchik Palace:

The Balchik Palace was built between 1926 and 1937 during the Romanian rule on request of Queen Marie of Romania. It boasts a wine cellar, a monastery, numerous residential villas, a holy spring and a botanical garden.

The golf courses of Balchik:

Balchik is home to 3 18-hole golf course, 2 which are designed by Gary Player and another is designed by Ian Woosnam. Tourists can reach golf courses by taxi or car.

List of other places of interest in Balchik includes:

Museum of Ethnography
Naval Museum
Battle of Varna Park Museum “Varnenchik”
Varna Archaeological Museum
The Sea Garden
Varna Aquarium
Nicolaus Copernicus Observatory and Planetarium
Varna Dolphinarium
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox churches

When to visit Balchik?

Generally summer months are ideal to explore beaches of Balchik.

Where to stay in Balchik?

Balchik is a resort town housing more than 70 well known accommodation centres categorized as hotels, resorts, BB and Inns and holiday rentals with all the upgraded facilities and services. The major hotels in Balchik are as follows: