Albena

Albena is a Blue Flag winning resort, located in a picturesque and ecologically clean gulf on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, famous for its flower gardens, close to Varna international airport (30 km). Temperate continental climate, vast sand beach, clean sea without any dangerous animals - your guarantee of wonderful conditions for seaside holidays from May through October.

This is a beautiful place on the Black Sea Coast with good location, high standard accommodation and a variety of amenities. Albena is the place where the sea meets the sand. Sport and recreation facilities, numerous entertainment spots, nightlife in bars and beauty facilities - Albena has it all.

Albena - a world of quality service and value! Albena - a delight for all ages - sandy beach, crystal sea, and as much or as little action as you need, Albena has something for everyone.

The resort hotels are located in a natural environment, either right on the beach or on the nearby hills which command a splendid views of the sea. There are total of 14,900 beds in 43 hotels, 5 holiday villages and 1 campsite. It has 1 four-star, 17 three-star and 22 two-star hotels. The resort is intent on offering its guests the best it can by constantly improving hotel facilities and the standard of service.

Albena has more than 100 catering establishments, ranging from top class restaurants to fast food outlets, small cozy spots right on the shore, bars and discos, taverns and folk-style places, Chinese and Indian cuisine, to suit any taste and pocket.

Year-round climatic and spa centre in the Dobrudja Hotel: highly qualified medical staff, 120 kinds of medical procedures making wide use of natural factors, special cosmetics programs. Also there are many swimming pools, bowling alley, water skiing, boat-driving banana and other sport entertainments: Water skiing, para-sailing, yachting, surfing, jets, underwater fishing, tennis, mini golf, bowling, riding, beach volleyball, aerobics, hang-gliding, diving school, horse riding ground. Children's amusement park - fun fair, kids' discos, mini- trains, inflatable trampoline, water carting.

Albena is also a perfect place for business contacts and meetings, as well as for entertainment at the night clubs - Bar Variety and Casino - congress centre with conference halls and simultaneous translation facilities in 4 languages.

Albena is a host of different catering establishments:
Varied cultural programs - International Children's Fest, Golden Antenna Festival of Musical and Entertainment TV Programs, Pop-rock festival, Coast of Hope Festival.
There are many concerts, symphony and wind orchestras, Art Gallery Still, contests for children's drawing on asphalt, puppet theatre.
Inland excursions, exotic trips to Istanbul and Cairo, jeep safari, photo safari, yacht trips.

Unique Sea climate clean air, rich in salts, ozone, iodine bromine, calcium. The average annual temperature is around +12°C. Air temperature in the summer is over 25°C and often reaches 29-32°C. In May and September the day time temperature is 20-25°C, and in April and October around 15-19°C. Optimum humidity of the air 63-65%; There are typical light refreshing winds from the sea - days with refreshing breezes make up 2/3 of the summer months.

From April to September the days are from 13 to 15 hours long and the sun shines from 8 to 11 hours. The intensity of the summer sun radiation in summer at noon is up to 1.4 joule/cm2 per minute. Predominating are the sun rays of the UV spectrum whose length is 280-315 nanometers (well outside the danger zone of skin cancer stimulating sun rays).

Sea Water Salinity: sea water has low salinity of up to 18 g/kg by the shore and up to 22 g/kg in deep water. With content of favorable concentration of magnesium and calcium, over 50 beneficial ions and trace elements like manganese, iron, iodine, copper, cobalt, and zinc, plankton rich in minerals and vitamins. The temperature of sea water in June, July, August, and September is around 22-25°C. In the third week of may it reaches 20°C, while at the end of October it gradually drops down to 15-16°C. Considerable heat capacity and weak heat release with a 2-3°C difference in the temperature in the morning and in the evening.

Mineral water in the resorts is with temperature 30°C, slightly mineralized, hydro carbonated, containing magnesium, calcium, sulphurous oxide compounds: 2.2 mg/I and free hydrogen sulphide with pH 7.39 and discharge of 2580I/min. Curative firth mud highly mineralised: 65.8 g/kg, calcium - 1.1 g/kg, magnesium - 3.6 g/kg and sodium - 18.0 g/kg. It contains hydrogen sulphide - 0.6 g/kg and biologically active substances, biogenetic stimulants, trace elements - iodine, copper, strontium, molybdenum and manganese.

Available are individual programs 0g thalassic therapy and anti-stress, programs for health, beauty and good form, curative programs of different duration. Silhouette (intensive slimming program) with special diet, Slim body, Beauty (facial uplift), Geri Cain - anti-aging program (with Bulgarian medicines), Beautiful mother (after birth program), beautiful age (only for clients over 55), Anti-cellulite, Relax, Wellness; Fruits of Beauty (treatment with fruit dieting after a special methodology), Aromatherapy, Anti-rheumatic arthritis program, curative, curative for children. The facilities at the centre and their first-class fitness equipment of the Techno Gym trademark offer excellent conditions for training and recreation.