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Hotel Mistral ****
Bulgaria, Balchik
Hotel Mistral is located on the first line of
hotels immediately by the marina
and looking over the sea, this
hotel welcomes with its
beautiful stone façade, wrought
iron. . . ... »
Hotel Helios ***
Bulgaria, Balchik
The HELIOS Hotel is located on the very shore next to the Central beach of Balchik. It was built in 2004 and provides excellent opportunities for family holiday... »
Hotel Lotos ***
Bulgaria, Balchik
Hotel-restaurant
"Lotos" is situated at the sea shore. It has 59 double rooms and
apartments with a private bathroom, telephone, air-condition, TV with
a private satelite system.
All the rooms are with a sea view and a balcony... »
Hotel Naslada ***
Bulgaria, Balchik
Hotels komplex “Naslada” is situated in the resort zone in the town of
Balchik. It is above the old-time summer residence of the Romanian
Kings... »
Hotel Paris ***
Bulgaria, Balchik
Hotel "Paris" is a place that combines elegance, style and comfort, with high professional service and ambiance. Excellent conditions for active rest business and business meetings. ... »
Hotel Valeo ***
Bulgaria, Balchik
The Valeo hotel is situated on the sea side of the town of Balchik,
near the Botanical garden and the "Palace- Architectural and Park
Complex". The hotel is located on the coast street, just a second away
from the central part of the town... »
Dionysopolis
Summer residence of Queen Marie
The exceptional view of the town Balchik from the sea impressed the great Ovid who exclaimed:
"O white stone town, I salute thee for thy inimitable beauty!"
The Milesian colonists believed that the goddess of beauty, Aphrodite, was born there out of the sea foam.
The spouting karst springs gave the town its first name Krunoi (meaning spring or source in Old Greek). The next name was Dionysopolis. During the Middle Ages the town was named after the local feudal lord, Balik.
The first destination is the Quiet Nest Palace, the former summer residence of Queen Marie of Romania, and its famous gardens of more than 35 ha. The gardens are the "residence" of 3 000 or so plant species of which cacti alone are over 250, and thus Europe's second most important collection. The palace park is an imitation of the famous Cretan labyrinth. Each stone for the church therefore was brought from the island of Crete. The Garden of Allah is the prettiest. The Silver Well and the alleys paved with millstones are also very interesting. The earthen jars were brought from Morocco.
Photos: Christiana Ioncheva
