General Information

The town of Saint Vlas (Sveti Vlas or St. Vlas) has a population of 3 000 people. It is located 4km from the resort Elenite, 5km from Sunny Beach resort, 9km from the town of Nessebar, and 48km from Bourgas.

Its closeness to resorts and historical towns make it a pleasant place to spend your holiday. Fast building of beautiful and many cozy hotels has proven Saint Vlas to be the fastest growing resort in the last years.

The beach is approximately 1,5km long and 15m wide. Except the central beach, the resort offers one smaller beach called The Camping, which is also suitable for camping.

The unique location of St. Vlas on the Black Sea coast and at the foot of the Balkan mountain, offers a combination of sea and mountain climate that makes it a proven climatic sea resort, as which it was officially announced in 1963.

St. Vlas also offers a medical centre for pulmonary treatment.

 

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Sights

You can visit:

• St. Atanasii Veliki temple – built in 1865;This temple and the near chapel are devoted to the same patron saint as the monastery churches Vlaherna and St. Andrei. These churches have supported Christianity and the national spirit of the Bulgarians for many years.
• Balneotherapy sanatorium, which is open daily.

History

St. Vlas was first built by the Thracian tribe Larisi in II c.b.c. By this time it was named after the tribe – Larisa. Later in XIV c.a.c. it was named St. Vlasii – a healer and protector of the tradesmen and the cattlemen. Saint Vlasii is honored saint by both the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.

During the Ottoman rule XIV – XIX c.a.c. the village was registered in the administrative documents as ´Monastery´ or ´Kiuchuk Monastery´ – because of the five monasteries located near the village. Unfortunately, none if these monasteries have been preserved to the present time. The village received its name of St. Vlas back after the Bulgarian Unification in 1886.

 

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Entertainment

You can enjoy:

• A variety of beautiful and stylish hotels;
• The many private villas and houses which show the Bulgarian way of life;
• The many breezy and lovely restaurants, offering a variety of delicious dishes from the Bulgarian kitchen as well as foreign cuisines;
• The variety of tourist facilities in St. Vlas as well as in Sunny beach, which is just 5 minutes away, traveling by car.

Tourists can also enjoy:

• Many sightseeing tours around the country and abroad;
• Transport to Sunny beach, Nessebar and Burgas by bus, private minibuses, route buses and ordinary taxies. Besides there are also boat rides from Nessebar and Burgas to Sunny beach..

St. Vlas and Nessebar are hosts of the International festival of the Christian art and culture.

 

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Sports

Fishing enthusiasts can use the small harbor in the eastern part of the coastline where local fishermen fish daily and tell wonderful stories.

People who like more dynamic sports can also visit Sunny Beach resort (4km away of St. Vlas) which offers: water sports, horse riding, tennis courts, bowling, mini-golf, volleyball and lots of other beach sports, shooting grounds, etc.