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Ravda is a small seaside resort on the Black Sea, located 3 km from Nesebar and 5 km from Sunny Beach. 30 km from Bourgas airport. After 1924, Bulgarian refugees from the villages of Koufalia , Bozets, Kirkalovo, Mikro Monastiri , Barovitsa, Ramel, Krya Vrysi , Kadinovo and Axos in Aegean Macedonia settled in Ravda.
The tiny Church of St Petka of the Saddlers from the 14th century featuring some fine frescoes. It is a one-nave edifice dedicated to St Petka, an 11th-century Bulgarian saint. Russian Church: The Russian Church or the Church of St. Nicholas the Miracle-Maker, built in 1914 is dedicated to the patron-saint of the Russian Tsar at the time ...
The newly renovated road to Burgas puts the International Airport within an hour's drive. Besides fishing, the major source of income today is tourism.There is a secluded sandy beach, and one of the most famous diving areas on the Black Sea known as the Dardaneli lies next to the village.
A variety of organizations and institutions participated in developing and promoting the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria. These include: The Bulgarian Tourist Union; The Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria; The Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria; The Bulgarian State Agency for Youth and Sports; The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Tourism in Bulgaria is a significant contributor to the country's economy. Situated at the crossroads of the East and West, Bulgaria has been home to many civilizations: Thracians, Greeks, Romans, Eastern Romans or Byzantines, Slavs, Bulgars, and Ottomans. The country is rich in tourist sights and historical artifacts, scattered through a ...
Map of Bulgaria. This is a complete list of all cities and towns in Bulgaria sorted by population. Province capitals are shown in bold. Primary sources are the National Statistical Institute (NSI) [1] and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. [2] The largest city is Sofia with about 1.4 million inhabitants and the smallest is Melnik with about 300 ...
The two cities' international airports, Varna Airport and Burgas Airport, are the main hubs servicing the region. In addition, the Trakia motorway (A1) was completed in 2013, providing fast access between Burgas and Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, and Plovdiv, the second largest city.
Burgas (Bulgarian: Бургас, pronounced ⓘ), sometimes transliterated as Bourgas, is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern Thrace and the fourth-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, with a population of 210,284 inhabitants, while 219,747 live in its urban area.