Balchik Palace

Balchik Palace. Built in 1926-1937 for Queen Marie of Romania as her summer residence. EE19751640

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August 3rd 1975
We flew to Varna from Sofia. Picking up a local guide and motorcoach, the group set off for sightseeing along the Black Sea coastline. In the Cold War era, Varna had the nickname in the West of the "Red Riviera". The city, on the Black Sea, was the site of many beach resorts visited by Eastern European vacationers who could not then travel to the West. A brief tour of Varna was included. Our vi ... read more

Europe » Bulgaria » Varna Province » Varna

The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, b... ... read more

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