Related Topics  Varna  Resorts		Varna Out of Town Balchik The exceptional view of the town Balchik from the sea impressed the great Ovid who exclaimed: "O white stone town, I salute thee for thy inimitable beauty!" The Milesian colonists believed that the goddess of beauty. Aphrodite was born there out of the sea foam. The spouting karst springs gave the town its first name Krunoi (meaning spring or source in Old Greek). The next name was Dionysopoili During the Middle Ages the town was named after the local feudal lord, Balik. The first destination is the Quiet Nest palace, tile former summer residence of Queen Marie of Romania, and its famous gardens of more than 35 ha. The gardens are the "residence" of 3000 or so plant species of which cacti alone are over 250, and thus Europe's second most important collection, The palace park is an imitation of the Famous Cretan labyrinth. Each stone for the church therefore was brought from the island of Crete. The Carden of Allah is the prettiest. The Silver Well and the alleys paved with mill stones are also very interesting The earthen jars were brought from Morocco. The second sight which is 18 km away from Varna is Pobitite Kamuni. Pobitite Kamuni This locality is a geological miracle with out parallel in the world. The stones are so huge that the fossil forests in Argentina and India pale in comparison. Seven groups are scattered in a circle with a radius of 3 km. The Dikilitash Group comprising 300 big and small Scientists have been arguing over the origin of these works of nature for man)- gears. We simply gaze and rake pictures. The scene is magnificent when the miraculous forest is looked at against the backdrop of the setting sun. Moonlight makes the picture even more exciting. Kamchiya This nook of paradise, real unspoiled nature, is the longest Bulgarian river (254 km) that flows straight into tile Black Sea. A real jungle can be seen today in an area of 150 ha where over 40 tree species grow. The sun's rays can hardly penetrate the virgin forests whose uniquely spectacular aspect is due to vines that are up to 50 meter long. Giant trees, like miraculous umbrellas lean over the Kaliakra The almost straight Dobroudja shore juts out boldly 2 km into the sea forming the longest cape on the Bulgarian coast with purple cliffs at the end; a 70 meter vertical face that seems to have been cut by a giant ax. Caves dot the edge and if Strabo is to be trusted, the le

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