The Resort

Golden Sands is one of the oldest and largest Bulgarian resorts on the Black Sea coast. It is located 488 km east of Sofia and 17 km north of Varna. The resort is surrounded by the forests of Golden Sands Nature Park. The resort takes its name from the wonderful golden sand spread across the resort’s beach line.

A local legend has it that pirates buried a golden treasure at the beach, as a revenge for the cruelty the Mother Nature turned it into fine golden sand.

The climate of the resort is Continental – Mediterranean. The summer is dry and moderately hot with lots of sunshine. Breezes blow onshore from the sea. During the day they blow from the sea toward the land making temperatures of 25 - 30°С pleasant. The sea water temperature is about 25 - 28°С.