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Sunny Beach (Bulgarian: Слънчев бряг [ˈsɫɤnt͡ʃɛf brʲak], Slanchev bryag) is a seaside resort on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria, 35 km (22 mi) north of Burgas and 94 km (58 mi) south of Varna. Created in 1958 as a weekend getaway for Bulgarian families, Sunny Beach has become the largest tourist and vacation spot in the country.
The Balkan Mountains cross the country reaching to the edge of the Black Sea at Cape Emine, dividing the coastline into a southern and northern part. Parts of Bulgaria's northern Black Sea Coast feature rocky headlands where the sea abuts cliffs up to 70 metres in height.
Official Holidays [1] Date English name Albanian name Remarks 1–2 January: New Year's Day: Viti i Ri: 14 March: Summer Day: Dita e Verës: ratified by the Albanian Parliament in 2004 22 March: Nevruz Day: Dita e Nevruzit: Bektashi Order Nevruz in Albania: 31 March: Catholic Easter: Pashkët Katolike: date varies, fell on a weekend in 2024 1 ...
The depths of winter leave many of us yearn to bask in the sunshine and in this episode of Travel Smart, we're helping you out by taking a look at how to plan that summer holiday in 2024 by taking ...
Balkantourist played a major role in the establishment of planned seaside resorts such as Golden Sands and Sunny Beach, and Bulgaria's policy of international tourism as a profitable branch inspired other socialist countries such as Yugoslavia and Romania to develop their own seaside resorts.
5 March – The Special Court on Corruption and Organized Crime imposes a two-year suspended sentence on Dhionisios Alfred Beleri, the mayor of Himare, for vote-buying, sparking a diplomatic row with Greece, [3] where he is named as a candidate by the ruling New Democracy party for the 2024 European Parliament election.
During the existence of Yugoslavia various public holidays were celebrated throughout or in some parts of the country. The most significant changes in the official calendar occurred in the aftermath of the World War II in Yugoslavia when the pre-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia was succeeded by the new Federative People's Republic of Yugoslavia.
Updated October 9, 2024 at 9:47 AM Guests at the Magic Kingdom in Bay Lake, Fla., on Sept. 26. They went to Disney World for theme park rides and photo ops with Mickey Mouse.