Sunny Beach Local History

Bulgaria has been inhabited since the Stone Age and copper age. The Thracians first settled in the region. People of Asian origins, the proto-bulgars, settled in north-eastern Bulgaria during the 7th century. Forming a union with the Slavs they founded the Bulgarian state which was acknowledged by the Byzantine Empire in 681. In 1396, the state was conquered by the Ottoman Empire and for almost 500 years Bulgaria was under its rule.

The April 1878 uprising attempted to overthrow the Ottoman rule, however the results were not what they expected, and although they suffered a bloody defeat, they managed to attract the attention of big European countries to Bulgarian issues. In the early forties Bulgaria policy was in favour of Germany, and in 1946 Bulgaria was proclaimed a republic and Bulgarian Communism came to power.

Under the guidance of Bulgaria's leader from 1954 to 1989, Todor Zhivkov, the country developed into one of the most prosperous in Eastern Europe. With the collapse of communism in 1989, and industry exposed and weakened, the transition to democracy was a rocky one. Today the country is fighting inflation, unemployment, and disillusionment, but it is progressing under President Georgi Parvanov, and the government is looking for membership of NATO and the EU.

Sunny Beach Attractions

Top Attractions

Sunny Beach Shopping

Shopping in Sunny Beach offers some excellent choices, from originals to rip-offs, there is everything and anything you could possibly want. With the shops only five minutes from the beach, if you find yourself getting too hot and bothered with all the decisions you have to make about whether you really need that divine thingamajig, or prefer that exquisite thingamabob, you can cool off with a quick dip in the ocean.

Sunny Beach Activities

Children are well catered for in sunny beach where there are 24 hour day care facilities, and where they can build castles on the beach, splash around in the sea, guzzle down ice cream, and generally have a great time doing all the things kids love to do.

There are children's pools, merry go-rounds, pony riding, kid's discos, and electronic games for those who cannot leave modern technology alone.

Here they can learn a new sport and be coached in it by skilled instructors, or have a day out with Robinson Crusoe and his Man Friday, on a forty-minute boat trip to a deserted island to meet the 2 castaways, followed by games on the beach.

Sunny Beach Beaches

Varna Beach (Golden Sands) - This gorgeous beach is easily accessible by bus, and Varna is great for a day in the sun. With the Dolphinarium, Maritime Gardens Aquarium, museums, and art galleries located here there is more than enough to entertain even the most travel weary and 'been there, done that' crowd. Visitors are in fact spoilt for choice with all the beautiful golden sand beaches and calm waters aong the coastline, and the miles of walking and wondering they provide.

Sunny Beach Restaurants and Bars

Sunny Beach Restaurants

Rousska Troika Restaurant - Sunny Beach Resort. This great restaurant offers an oriental menu of delicious exotic dishes, which you can enjoy while watching the, exotic floorshows of dance and music.

Fregatata (Frigate) - Sunny Beach Resort. This is one of the local landmarks of Sunny Beach, and has all the atmosphere of a period frigate, and a menu to match. Certainly worth checking out.

Hanska Shatra Restaurant (Khan's Tent) - Sunny Beach Resort. To experience traditional Bulgarian cuisine while enjoying the floorshow, or trying out the dance floor, this is a great venue with a most original exterior and interior decor.

Oasis restaurant - with a decor that has very oriental overtones, excellent floorshow, and immaculate service, this venue offers good food and good entertainment for an evening to remember.