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10 ALBENA MAGAZINE SEPTEMBRIE 2009 ALBENA the paradise near us The name of the resort comes from the main character of the story written by the bulgarian author, Yordan Yovkov, which was a woman of an unseen beauty by the name of Albena. Having ’Blue flag’ certified beaches, Albena is renown for the therapeutic mineral waters which are used in the SPA centers. When you think of Albena you think of quality, refinement and elegance. Albena is a resort for all tastes, it has something to offer to every tourist, regardeless of the standards. The SPA centers, like the one at the Dobroja Hotel or the more recently built Flamingo Grand, offersover 120 cosmetic and healthcare treatments, using natural ingredients, all perfomed by trained personel. For those who love aquatic sports, Albena offers a large variety of such activities, like water-ski, underwater fishing, yachting, surfing, parasiling, underwater diving for both adults and children, and nautic carting. The design of the hotels, the introduction of the all-inclusive and ultra all inclusive concepts along with the promotional activities made abroad have raised the Bulgarian seaside resorts to the standard of the ones in Greece, Turkey or Spain. The price-value ratio is very good if we are to analize the services that are being offered and their prices. The beach maintenance is good and the constructions fit in excelently in the scenary. Even though it is a seaside resort, Albena has a lot of vegetation which constantly oxigenates the salty air brought by the marine currents. Albena’s main advantage in front of other resorts is the structure of its relief, which gives the whole area a unique look due to the presence of the mountains carved out of limestone which can be seen from 400 metres from the shoreline. It is possible
Even though the resort is rather small, the attention to details is impressive. Private beaches, sand that is leveled and maintained everyday, allinclusive and ultra all-inclusive hotels, exceptional services, food served at the restaurants that could satisfy the most refined of tastes and a large variety of entertainment activities, this is what you can find here. You can find restaurants which serve Argentinian, Bulgarian and Mexican traditional foods. The presence of nightclubs and discos completes the nocturnal peisage of the resort along with the hotel swimming pools and the souvenir shops. The staff of Albena is mostly composed out of young people, which will tend to the needs of all turists, so that all will feel welcome, regardless of age and nationality. For those that love South American music the ’Bailando’ Bar of the Flamingo Grand ***** offers a large variety of Argentinian foods and has professional musicians and dansers that can entertain the customers. Every little detail is taken into account. The traditional Argentinian drinks along with the restaurants’s decorations complete the delicious food types served. The food contains all sorts of exotic spices and olive oil and can easily compete with Italian and French cuisine. The Havana Restaurant, situated on the beach, not only offers tourists traditional Cuban food, but has a large variety of artistic programs performed by dancers and musicians form Cuba. Like in all the resort, quality comes first here too. Every year, due to constant efforts, Albena manages to bring something new for all tourists. This is one of the main reasons for which you always feel you are here for the first time, no mather how many vacations you have spent here. Those that like having things spicy can enjoy themselves at the Tex-Mex traditional Mexican Restaurant. Besides the classic burito, taco and salsa, you can drink the world famous liquor made out of agaves, Tequilla. The traditional atmo - sphere is created by the Mexican orchestra that play for those who choose to eat here. As expected, this is a high class restaurant, like all the services offered in Albena. Another thing that makes Albena unique in the seaside resort scenery of Bulgaria is the Caliacra Superior Hotel, which was the first hotel in Bulgaria to introduce the ultra allinclusive concept, which at the time was only used in Turkey and Greece. The Flamingo Grand Hotel, the only five star hotel in Albena has won the price for best hotel in Bulgaria. Opened on the 20th of June 2008, the Flamingo Grand is a superb adition to Albena, with its unique architecture and the confort it offers. It also contributes to the resort’s night life, as it has its own nightclub, located at the basement. It also has a winery where you can taste Bulgaria’s finest wines. The SPA center at the 3rd floor, ensures that those who choose these services will have a comfortable and relaxing stay at the hotel. Being a business hotel, the Flaming ALBENA MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2009 Grand is open all year, having an amphitheatre with a capacity of 320 people and 5 conference halls. The guests can benefit from a wireless internet connection. Tourist sites The Baltata Natural Reservation enriches Albena’s natural scenery. Having a surface of 198 hectares it could be considered a real delta, on the Batov River. The reservation is host to over 250 different plant species, out of which 28 are protected by law, and 100 of them are medicinal plants. Here you can find over 300 species of unvertebrates, some of them being indigenous to this area. Here there are 183 different types of birds, out of which 167 are protected by law. and animals. Here you can admire the rare osprey and the heron, just to name a few of the magnificent birds found in the reservation. The ’Calm Nest’Castle in Balcic, found at 9 km fromAlbena is famous for the its historical importance and for the beautiful botanical garden around it, containing an impressive collection of cactus plants, making it unique in all of Central and Eastern Europe. The castle was the favored residence of Queen Mary of Romania. Know as the ’White City’, Balcic was built on the site of the ancient Greek city of Dionissopolis. The first records mentioning the city are 2600 years old, Balcic is one of the main attractions on the Black Sea coast, along with Cape Caliacra and the city of Nessebar Cape Caliacra, found at 45 km from Albena, pierces 2 km into the Black Sea, having an altitude of 60 m. It is formed by limestone cliffs and is an important part of the ’Silver Coast’. In antiquity, Cape Caliacra was named Tirisis and was the second largest fortress after Tomis. Nowadays you can find a museum which contains a model of the old fortress.You can still see the ruins of the old gate, churches, fountains or communal baths. From here you can belucky enough to spot 3 species of dolphins from the Black Sea and birds like the sea gull. 11
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