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Burgas is a seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and and an important industrial, transport, cultural and tourist centre.


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Hotels in Burgas

 

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Tour Operators 

Balkan Holidays 
Leading specialist holidays tour operator to Bulgaria.

Thomas Cook 



  Via Pontica
Via Pontica Tours organizes a variety of wildlife and cultural tours in Bulgaria.

  Chettusia Tours   -   Romanian Black Sea coast
Chettusia Tours is a small private eco travel agency  

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  Bourgas Airport

  

 
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  Intershipping.net   -   Black Sea ferry line Bourgas - Poti - Novorossiysk - Bourgas

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Travel by bus or coach to Burgas.


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  Municipality of Burgas

  Bourgas   -   Port of Burgas
Port of Bourgas is established pursuit to the Decree for Construction, signed by Prince Ferdinand I on 20 December 1894. The opening ceremony has been held on 18 May 1903 and since this moment the port is considered as open for commercial shipping. Few years before, in 1899, the first Bulgarian port light-the Light of Bourgas, has been put on.

  Burgas province  -  see Regional Administration Burgas
Located in southeastern Bulgaria, on the southern Black Sea coast. Its capital is the city of Burgas.

The center of Burgas is dominated by two pedestrian streets: Alexandrowska Street and  Aleko Bogoridi Street.

  Bay of Burgas
  Besistan   -   monument Russian soldiers
  Burgas Regional Historical Museum
  Burgas Sea Bridge
  Burgas Sea Garden  -  Puschkinallee
  Cathedral of the Holy brothers Cyril and Methodius
Dedicated to the Slavic apostles Cyril and Methodius, located in the city center. Built 1897-1907 by the Italian architect Ricardo Toscani.
  Ethnographic Museum
  Greek Church
The present church of the Holy Assumption, also known as the Greek Church, the oldest Orthodox church in the city.
  House of Petro chemist
  Iwan Rilski  church
  Mineral springs of Burgas   -   about 10 km from the city centre
The hot spas were already known in antiquity under the name Aqua Calidae and later as Thermopolis with the Thracians, Greeks and Romans. In the 16th Century hamans were built on the Roman foundations by the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, which to this day still works.
Today's bathrooms are in the midst of a major park and are a balneological and mud-healing resort of national importance. The mineral water has a temperature of 41 ° C.
  Monument of Russian soldiers
The monument of Russian soldiers was built between 1952 and 1953 and is popularly known as Alyosha.
  Museum of Nature and Science
  Radio and TV Tower, Burgas [72 meters]
The tower resembles the Eiffel Tower and is also called the Eiffel Tower on concrete feet
  The Pantheon of Burgas in the sea garden

Close to the seaside are the Atanasovsko Lake, Pomoriisko Lake, Mandrensko and Burgas (Vaia) Lake, which form the biggest complex of maritime lakes in Bulgaria. Unique because of its extremely rich biodiversity. From here passes "Via Pontica", one of the main fly ways of the European migratory birds.

  Develtum Archeological Reserve
The remains of the ancient city Develtum are located west of Burgas, near the village of Debelt. The colony for veterans of Legio VIII Augusta, founded during the reigns of the Roman emperor Vespasian, is the only colony of free Roman citizens within present-day Bulgarian territory.
In 2010 the archaeological reserve was awarded with the European Heritage Label by the Bulgarian state.

  News from Burgas   -   Factor Online
Bourgas news, analysis, commentaries and interviews.

Cuisine   -   Bulgarian Kitchen   -   Recipes



History Burgas

The name of Burgas derives from the latin word "burgos", meaning a tower. Local legends speak of a roman travel post, which used to lie in the area of today's Burgas Port.

On the 6th of February 1878 Burgas was liberated from ottoman rule by a contingent lead by Colonel Lermontov, brother to the great Russian poet, Mikhail Lermontov.

  History of Burgas

Music, Art & Culture, Events

The city of Burgas is known for its musicians and music festivals.

  Opera House

  Kultur und Freizeit  

  Art Gallery

  Burgas and the Sea
  Burgas Blues & Jazz Festival
  Burgas Town Festival   -   on December 6th, the Church's feast day of St. Nicholas
  International Folklore Festival Burgas
  International Sailing Regatta Port Bourgas Sailing Week
  International Theatre Festival Erata na Wodoleja
  National literature competition Petya Dubarowa
  Sand sculpture festival on the city beach
  Summer Cultural Festival  -  Burgas Summer
  Sofia Film Festival at the coast
  Spirit of Burgas

 
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