Roussalka
In a rocky area near the sea, the resort of Rusalka (in Bulgarian this word means‘mermaid’) is located 14 km east of Kavarna and 59km away from the city of Varna. The coast here is comprised of small bays, covered by sand, pebbles, bigger stones and even rocks.
The resort of Roussalka is a relatively new one as it was built in 1968 in the famous Taukliman (Birds’ Bay in Turkish) – the latter being declared a nature reserve. The resort is a real birds’ paradise, even if the number of its bird species has declined significantly due to the opening of the resort.
The resort of Roussalka is a relatively new one as it was built in 1968 in the famous Taukliman (Birds’ Bay in Turkish) – the latter being declared a nature reserve. The resort is a real birds’ paradise, even if the number of its bird species has declined significantly due to the opening of the resort.
The village of Kamen Bryag (Stone Coast) is just a couple of kilometres away to the north of Roussalka. A few kilometres more down the sea coast one is faced with the eminent Yaylata area. Yaylata, which is difficult to access if one does not count a few pathways through the rocks, features magnificent rocky bays and about 40 caves with their mouths in the steep rocks. Worth noting is that most of the caves have smooth walls with holes dug into them, rectangular entrances, and primitive cave paintings which makes archeologists believe that Yaylata once had been a cave settlement in ancient times.
