Dobrich Region
Dobrich Region is located in the eastern part of the Danube Plain and Dobrudzha as it borders the Black Sea, the Danube River and Romania. Despite its dry climate, it is very fertile and is called “the granary of Bulgaria”. Agriculture is exceptionally strong and wheat, fodder and technical crops are grown.
Dobrich region has a rich cultural and historical heritage – from Roman times to the 20th century the area offers attractions from different ages. Cultural tourism is highly developed, as is the maritime one. The resorts Albena and Rusalka along with Balchik, Kranevo and Shabla attract many tourists every summer.
The region in numbers
189 000 inhabitants
2 from the 100 national tourist sites
4723 sq. km. total area
Accommodation in Dobrich Region
Sites in the Dobrich area
Architectural Park Complex "The Palace"
The Palace is the former summer residence of the Romanian Queen Maria Alexandrina Victoria de Edinburg (1875 – 1938). It is situated approximately 2 km south-west of Balchik in a beautiful locality between the Balchik rocks and the sea. The Palace is a designated archeological and constructional monument of culture and a monument of the gardening and landscape art.
Kaliakra Archaeological Reserve
Kaliakra is one of the oldest reserves in Bulgaria and one of the 100 National Tourist Sites. In archaeological terms the cape is a classic ancient and medieval center, capital of The Dobrudzha despotism era of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom / XII – XIV c. / and residence of despot Dobrotitsa. Natural Reserve “Kaliakra” covers an area of 688 acres steppe areas and the marine area.
