Bulgarian Black Sea beaches

After Shabla it has the second largest population (455 in December 2009) of the Dobrich province in North Eastern Bulgaria. It has as neigboring village Vama Veche at the other side of the Romanian frontier. Durankulak is best known for its lake, only few meters from the Black Sea and on some places separated from it by only a small road.

Explore Durankulak

Down the seaside path from Tyulenovo to Kamen Bryag there is a megalithic complex called the Rocky Monasteries. Tyulenovo is especially known for its oil fields discovered from which the first was discovered on on 31 May 1951. Witnesses of the oil drills can be seen on the pictures.

There are 600 luxurious all-inclusive one-storey houses in the resort. In the 2000s mainly German tourists came here, but in the 1990s it was French-dominated.

There are many tennis courts of different soils, a small football pitch, and a volleyball court. Other sports can be practised as archery, horse riding, yachting, kayaking, scuba diving, and more. Situated between Yailata and Kaliakra nature and history reserves are among the attractins in the vicinity.

The cove has a perfect semi-circular shape with a beautiful sandy beach. A very small river flows into the sea. It is the only approachable place where the sea can be reached for kilometers of cliffs spread out northwards and southwards.

Firstly it is a nature reserve where you can observe dolphins and cormorants. It is situated on the Via Pontica, a major bird migration route from Africa into Eastern and Northern Europe. It makes Kaliakra a place for observation many other rare birds. Kaliaka’s fortress exists in the remnants of Despot Dobrotitsa’s residence.