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The Balchik Palace The Queen’s Winery House . The Collection of wines, rakia and brandies which the house presents is unique. There you can find Gamza wine (sort of black grapes) from 1909, Mavroud wine from 1956, mastika, rakia and brandy produced prior to 1945.The rest of the collection consists of wonderful ehibits and own wines the house produces. We tasted the Duccessa wine with bee honey and almonds and the digestive rakia, destilled with 26 herbs and honey, aged in oak barrels. We were so pleased with the quality that we went further and bought a bottle. Villa Gabka (Villa Mushroom) . The villa reminds the watchtower of a fortress. It is hidden amongst the green trees and looks like a mushroom which just came up after the rain. From the windows there is a great view to the sea horizon.
Villa Sinyata Strela (Blue Arrow) Prince Nikolay . The villa was the residence of Prince Nikolay - the second son of Queen Maria - and later of Princess Ileana - the youngest daughter of Maria, married to the Habsburg duke Anthony. The villa was built in 1931. The western wing is on three floors, and the eastern wing is on one floor. The first and second floors have small rooms, which served as bedrooms for the children of the princess, the ladies-in-waiting and the chambermaids. The third floor held the apartment of the princess. The sunny bedroom was separated by a heavy curtain from the rest of the apartment. The floor of the room was covered with decorative stone slabs. On each floor there was a bathroom with a sumptuous porcelain bathtub. The rooms were furnished with woodcarved furniture and there was a library with mainly English literature volumes. Nowadays the house holds two bedrooms and a VIP suite for four (read more on p…. in our where to stay section). The view is amazing and reveals glimpse of the mountains, Cape Ekrene and Cape Galata. The first floor of the villa accommodates a Gallery which presents photographs and paintings of Balchik and the Palace. On the same floor is the Queen’s winery house, which holds a sampling hall, where you can taste and buy some of the best wines from famous wine regions in Bulgaria.
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now restaurant Korona is located, was the dining room of the entourage of the Queen and the kitchen. The kitchen was modern for those times with a kitchen stove, two refrigerators and grilles. The second mill is now turned into a villa called Moara, the ground floor of which hosts the restaurant The Three Mills. The third mill is turned into Villa Magnolia (read more on p…. in our where to stay and restaurants section.)
Tourist information Tourism Information Centre ul. Primorska 25A, tel.+359 579 7 69 51, balchik_tic@abv.bg. Opened from 2004. Gives up free information about hotels, bars and restaurants, transport, culture events, sightseeing. Open May-September.QOpen 09:00 - 18:00.Hotels
Visyashtite Terasi - Labirinta (The Pendant Ter-
races - the Labyrinth) . Following the narrow stone staircase passing through the arches, behind a wrought iron door is the Labyrinth. It was a project of Jules Jani and realized in 1926. These terraces are neatly shaped amphitheatrically above the building of the palace itself. They have been planted with figs, roses, tecoma radicans and ampelopsis.
Vodenitsite (The Mills). Before The Palace was built there were water mills in this area. Queen Maria insisted that the buildings were preserved as they were. The Old Mill, where
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Inde Admiral 40 Akvarel 21 Alba 20 Aleyata na Vekovete 51 Aleyata na Vinoto 51 Art gallery 50 Art hotel 18 Astera Hotel & Casino 40 Astra 19 At the Nuns 20 Byala Kushta 47 Byala Kushta 49 Bibliotekata 20 Bistro Morski Briz 49 BM Korona 49 Bordeau 20 Boryana 43 Boutique Splendid 18 Bowling & Disco Club The Grand Strike 39 Brilliantine 24 Cafe Inteligent 49 Café-pastry shop Lilia 49 Cape Kaliakra restaurant 50 Church of St. Georgi 50 Church of St. Petka 50 Church of St. st. Konstantin and Elena 50 City Historical Museum 50 Comics 24 Costa Coffee 23 Da Capo 24 Darzalas 22 Davidovi rela 19 Deja Vu 23 Delicia 23 Dionis 19 Divesta 18 Dorostor 43 Drujba 43 el Gordo club 25 Elitsa 44 El Simpatico 49
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Ethnographic Museum 50 Europe 20 Flamingo 44 Florenza 22 Formula 23 G' Bar 39 Georgian Cuisine 42 Gergana 44 Getsimanskata Gradina 51 Gibraltar 42 Godzila 22 Golden Tulip 18 Gradina Angliiski dvor 51 Gradinata na Allah 51 Gradinata na Placheshtite Darveta 52 Gradinata na Princesa Ileana 52 Gradinata na Sveti Martin 52 Gradinata s Krastovidnoto Vodno Ogledalo 52 Grand Hotel Casino International 40 Grand Hotel Musala palace 18 Grand Hotel Varna 38 Grand Italia 22 Happy Bar & Grill Musala 20 Havana Casino & Hotel 41 Holiday Beach Hotel 47 Hotel Atlant 38 Hotel Capitol 18 Hotel Comple Iberostar Obzor Beach 41 Hotel Helios Spa & Resort 41 Hotel Imperial 40 Hotel Lotos 40 Hotel Nympha 40 Hotel Ritza 38 Hotel Riviera Beach 40 Hotel Slunchogled 41 Hramat na Vodata 52 Indian bar 24 Jazz café 24 Joker's Club 25
Makedonia A2, A3, B3, B4 Maritsa D1 Marko Balabanov B3 Mihail Koloni C3 Mois Levi A1 Musala C2 Neofit Bozveli A1 Nikola Daskalov B1 Nikola Kanev B1, C1 Nikola Mihaylovski A4 Oborishte A1 Odesos C2, C3, D2, D3 Odrin C3 Ohrid C2, D2 Okolchitsa C1 Opalchenska A3, B3 Panagyurishte C2, D2 Panayot Volov B1 Paraskeva Nikolau D3 Parizhka Komuna B1 Patleyna D3 Petar EncheV B3, C2, C3 Petar Parchevich B2, B3, C2 Petko Karavelov B3, B4 Pirin A1, A2 Pirot C1, C2 Pliska D3 Pop Bogomil D1 Pop Hariton A1 Praga C1 Preslav C2, D2 Prespa C3 Prezviter Grigoriy D3 Prezviter Kozma D3 Prof. Asen Zlatarov C2 Prof. Marin Drinov A3, B2, B3 Prof. Nikolay Derzhavin A2
Kaliakra 44 Karaoke club Akvarel 25 Karaulnoto 52 Kavatsi 50 Laguna Beach 44 Laguna Garden 44 La Pastaria 22 La Piazza 23 Lilia 41 Lobby bar Musala Palace 24 Lora 44 Lotos hotel 47 Marina City 48 Mavi Dulga - Aleya Siniata Vulna 53 Meliá Grand Hermitage 42 Mikado 50 Minareto na Villa Tihoto Gnezdo 54 Mi Club Aleander 24 MM Karaoke Bar 25 Modus Hotel 18 Morsko konche 22 Mosta na Vuzdishkite 53 Mussel Farm and Restaurant Dalboka 50 Nona 44 One 24 Orient Turkish restaurant 22 Panorama 18 Panorama Beach Club 24 Paraklisat Uspenie Bogorodichno 53 Patisserie Dolce Finale 39 Pench's 24 Pizza Bundy 22 Pushilnia Chernata Vulna 53 Queen's palace - Villa Tihoto Gnezdo 53 Ralitsa Superior 45 Rehabilitation Hospital Tuzlata 47 Rela Hotel 19 Restaurant Belle Epoque 39
Radetski A1 Rayko Zhinzifov C1, C2 Rayno Popovich A4 Rila A2 Ruse C1, C2 San Stefano D2, D3 Sava Dobroplodni B1 Sava Radulov A4 Shabla D2 Sheynovo B2, C2 Shipka B2, C2 Slavyanska B3, B4, C3 Sofia D2 Sofroniy Vrachanski C2, D2 Solun C1 Stefan Bogoridi C3 Stefan Karadzha B3, B4, C3 Stefan Stambolov C3 Struma A1 Sv. Kliment C3 Ticha C3 Todor Ikonomov A4 Trakia A1 Tsani Ginchev A4 Tsar Asen A2, A3, B2 Tsar Ivan Shishman D3 Tsar Kaloyan C3, D3 Tsar Petar A2, B2 Tsar Samuil C3 Tsar Simeon I C2, D2 Tsaribrod D1, D2 Vardar D2, D3 Vasil Drumev A4 Veliko Hristov A1, B1 Vitosha A2 Voden B3, C3 Yoan Ekzarh C3, D3
Restaurant Capitol 21 Restaurant Dolce Vita, Grand Albatros, Grand Hot BBQ 39 Restaurant Musala Palace 21 Retro club Liqueur 25 Revival comple 50 Ribarska Shatra 20 Romance Hotel 38 Rosso 24 Rucher Artistico 23 Sazae Sushi restaurant 22 Sea star 48 Sirius Beach Hotel 38 Soho 24 Spa Hotel Orchidea 42 Splendid Aparthotel 39 Srebarniat kladenets 54 Stereo Club 25 Tanasi Greek restaurant 20 Teketo - religious cult monument 50 The Balchik Palace 51 The Botanical Garden 53 The Grave of Maria 54 The Irish Rover 48 The Palace Hotel 38 The Queen's Winery House 54 The three water mills 49 Tourism Information Centre 46 Venetsya 42 Villa Gabka 54 Villa Gutman 52 Villa Izbanda 52 Villa Moara 52 Villas Arabella 45 Villa Siniata Strela 54 Villa Sinyata Strela 52 Villa Suite 52 Villa Zalez 52 VIP Fashion 23 Visyashtite Terasi - Labirinta 54 Vodenitsite 54 Western Club 40
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