DESTINATIONS SUNNY BEACH CROATIA & EASTERN EUROPE RIGHT: Neptun Beach
FAR RIGHT: Agents on a
Balkan Holidays mega-fam, Nessebar
BELOW:
Barcelo Royal Beach
ASK THE EXPERT
Chris Rand, sales and marketing manager, Balkan Holidays “Sunny Beach is the ultimate summer holiday resort for families. The Blue Flag sandy beach stretches for five miles and there are two aquaparks, alongside plenty of sports activities, and a buzzing seaside promenade with shops, restaurants and bars. Burgas, the nearest airport, is just 40 minutes away and there are weekly flights from 18 UK airports during the summer season. Bulgaria also has a strong cultural heritage, and for a day out, you cannot beat the nearby Unesco- protected town of Nessebar, with its quaint cobbled streets, traditional architecture and quality restaurants.”
Cook, Thomson and First Choice, and agents can dynamically package breaks with low-cost carrier Wizz Air, which flies to Varna and Burgas from regional airports. Agent verdict: “Clients often ask which destinations they can fly to from regional airports and smaller airports. Sunny
Beach is fantastic for accessibility and the choice of departure points.” Sarah Harding,
verycheapholidays.co.uk
w BEACHES The clue is in the name. The resort is set on a sweeping five-mile crescent of sandy beach that enjoys 12 hours of sunshine a day in summer, when temperatures peak at 30C. Sunny Beach is a Blue Flag resort and each
The clue is in the name: the resort is on a five- mile crescent of sandy beach that enjoys 12 hours of sunshine a day
morning, the sands are cleaned and groomed to perfection.
Minimal tides and gently sloping
waters provide safe bathing conditions that are ideal for families and just as attractive to watersports enthusiasts who can windsurf, water ski, parasail, jet ski or ride on a banana boat. For 120 days a year, the air and sea temperatures average a pleasant 18C,
while during the summer, the water temperature is 22-24C, reaching 26C close to the shore. Agent verdict: “The beaches are better than many in Spain and other beach destinations. They’re clean and there is a good
choice of hotels on the beachfront.” Joy Purkins, East of England Co-op
w HISTORY & CULTURE Perched on the edge of a peninsula which was once an island and known as the ‘Pearl of the Black Sea’, Unesco- listed Nessebar is a 15-minute drive from Sunny Beach. In contrast to the modern resort, Nessebar is one of the oldest towns in Europe, with a history dating back more than 3,000 years. Famous for churches adorned with brightly coloured stones, and the
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