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Defnitely Worth A Full-day Visit
codrutz Says: The most important place to visit in Balchik is the Palace of the former Romanian Queen Mary - wife of King Ferdinand of Romania (reign 1914-1927).The palace was built between 1926-1937 when Balchik was inside Romanian territory (now it's only 65 kilometers below the...
zlatiq Says: It 's referred as the Palace but actually is the former summer residence of Queen Maria of Romania. So u won't see luxurious palace! But the treasure is in the beautiful gardens. The villa is designed by the italian architects and builders Augustino and Amerigo. The gardens...
Why not to bother with the Botanical Gardens
Ascelin Says: Visiting the Botanical Gardens... forget it if you are disabled. We were greeted by a surly guard at the gate who basically looked at our european disabled pass and told us to 'get lost'. the woman taking money was equally unhelpful and told to us to park over a mile away...
johngayton Says: Whilst Balchik is definitely trying to position itself as a tourist attraction it is still very much a working town and as such has quite a diverse range of buildings. This makes the town itself worth a wander as you never know what'll be round the next corner.
Queen Marie's Palace and Gardens
johngayton Says: Unfortunately I didn't have time to visit these on this trip but they certainly look well worth devoting a couple of hours to on my next excursion.Whilst Balchik was under Romanian rule, 1913 to 1940, the Romanian Queen, Marie of Edinburgh, was so impressed with the town...
codrutz Says: The Balchick Palace Garden is a truly Botanical Garden, established in 1955, it's huge (65,000 sqm), with 2000 species of plants and the second largest (after Monaco's) cactus species zone (1,000 sqm). The rose gardens are fantastic, as well as the rest of the areas with...
Childish Says: built in Mauritanian style
1 Review and 7 Opinions I stayed there in 2007 and it was a nice stay. The hotel is simple but efficient. It is not on the...
Selena: Lunch Straight Off The Boat!
johngayton Says: When I passed this little place on a chill, but sunny, January early lunchtime on my wander along the seafront it seemed to be the only place doing any real business. More importantly one of the local policemen was having his lunch there. That was therefore a double reason...
The Mill (Vodenicata): The Mill
Childish Says: It is both a guest house and a restaurant
The Minibus Service From Varna
johngayton Says: Balchik is about 40 km north of Varna from which there are regular minibus services, roughly every two hours, with a journey time of about 45 minutes. The local bus station is in the town centre from which it is a short downhill walk to the seafront.This is a pleasant...
Childish Says: you may a rent a boat - it costs 50 lv/hour = 25 euro/hour for the whole boator you may get on to the 'ships', for example to the 'Ship of the Pirates', I think the price was 10-15lv
trip to Varna/Nessebar with a boat
Childish Says: There is regular boat route: saturdays from Varna to Balchic and back to Varnaand tuesdays to Nessebar, the return is by a bus
johngayton Says: This little fishing boat, moored away from from the others with its own little slipway and winch, caught my eye. I presume it belongs to one of the local restaurants and should I ever happen to be in Balchik when its landing its catch then that's where I'll be for...
Wrapping Up The Palm Trees For Winter!
johngayton Says: Summers in Bulgaria can be blisteringly hot whilst winters can be almost Arctic - the highest recorded summer temperature being 45.2 degrees centigrade (1916 in Sadavo) and the lowest -38.3 (Tran 1947). The Black Sea coast doesn't suffer these sort of extremes but is...
Childish Says: There are live performances every day at about 4pm. You may enjoy listening to the Bulgarian folk music and watching Bulgarian folk dances. It is free of charge. And you do not need to be a guest at the casle. Just walk to the castle and see it from the beach.
johngayton Says: Heading south from where the town's main street meets the harbour the first mile, or so, is where all the development is. Continuing past this there is a road which follows the shore as far as Albena (I think). This was constructed at the same time as the EU-funded Coastal...
johngayton Says: There's no coastal path as such as you head out of the town to the north but there's a sort of side road which skirts the sea with places where you can get off-road for great panoramic views of the town and the bay. There's also some interesting flora and fauna to be...
johngayton Says: Balchik is very much a working port and so swimming is only advised in the designated areas between the breakwaters. Despite the rocky shoreline the main part of the bay is relatively sheltered and free from underwater hazards. During the season the recommended swimming...
Balchik Tourist Information Office
johngayton Says: There's quite a usefully-located tourist office down by the seafront on Ribarski Square, at the start of the main ul Primorska. On my visit the place was shut (it seems it's only open May to September) but there is a detailed local map outside if you just need to get your...
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Tranquility in Balchik - Balchik have a beautiful botanical garden fasing the black sea
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Q: Hi everybody! I want to visit Balchik in August so I am curious to find out as much information as I can get from you. Tell me...
A: I've only had a day trip there but I have a useful page here on VT about the town - http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/9d51c/5db7e/ If you check out my tips and...
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Balchik is a little coastal town between Varna and Romanian border. It is build between cliffs and the Black sea coast. The town of Balchik was under Romanian administration before second world war......
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Balchik is a cute little town by the seaside. In the summer is a great attraction for tourist especially the ones staying in the nearby resort Albena. But still, it's worth taking a walk on it's...
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I've got some interesting experiences in Balchik. I'd love to share with you the 3 tips I've written, the 2 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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Balchik is a nice place but if you want to take a rest or to sunbath is not the best place to be. Visit first the Queen Maria's Palace and the gardens and then go to the beach. You will be...
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I visited this place for the first time when I was a pupil. It took me more than 20 years to come back. But what a return! I spent 10 days on a vacation in one of the villas in the castle complex. Ten...
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