Travel Eye on St Konstantin (Bulgaria)

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Overview:

Formerly known as Drouzhba (Friendship) until reverting to its original name in 1994, St Konstantin was the first purpose-built resort on the Black Sea coast in the 1950s. Despite its proximity to the busy town and port of Varna, this "garden" village enjoys a peaceful existence, set well off the highway and sheltered by thick bands of woodland.

This resort caters for couples and mature families seeking a good-value, unsophisticated, low-key base close enough to a major town for added diversions. Not generally a favourite with the younger crowd. The facilities at Grand Varna and Palace Hotels make it popular with visiting business delegations.

There are about a dozen properties in all, varying from basic 2-star B&Bs to 5-star Grand Varna and Palace hotels offering Western-style standards. The usual preponderance of Communist-built concrete monoliths have been improved in places by modernisation and touches of individuality.

Locality:

St Konstantin , almost a N suburb of the regional capital and port of Varna. 8 mls S of Golden Sands. 10 mls NE of Varna airport. A compact concentration of accommodation and services lying slightly above and behind the central stretch of beach; a tranquil heavily wooded setting beyond the busy coastal highway that bypasses the resort.

Entertainment/Facilities/Attractions/Things to do:

The beaches are a series of golden sandy coves and longer stretches backed by some wooded, rugged slopes; the main concentration of hotels slightly above and behind are served by a promenade. To promote boating and water sports, there is a marina and breakwater at the S end of the beach. The generally placid sea and gently sloping beach are ideal for safe swimming and coastguards patrol the beach.

You will find that entertainment in the daytime offer little to occupy young children, other than the beach, the local public pool, tennis courts or cycling.

Nightlife gives a quite low-key and unsophisticated array. This tends to be centred in various hotel bars, principally Grand Varna's bar, nightclub and casino. Hotels Palace and Marina, situated in Sunny Day Resort, offer less convenient alternatives for those not staying on the complex. The most popular venues are frequented by a sprinkling of prostitutes from Varna ? a fact of life in these coastal resorts.

A few restaurants and snack bars scattered around the resort but not a great deal outside the major hotels. Menus are disappointing by Western standards but usually very good value. Staples are pork and veal, with chicken when available, accompanied by various rich gravies. Rice and tinned mixed vegetables are the most common side orders.