The Black Sea coast of Bulgaria is the eastern border of the republic, the length of which is 378 km. In the north, the Romanian coast of the Black Sea continues, in the south lies the coast of Turkey.
Black Sea coast - the pearl of Bulgaria
130 kilometers of sandy beaches allowed the Bulgarian Riviera to have dozens of world-famous resorts on the coast, the popularity of which is added by mineral springs, which are plentiful here. Balneological health resorts located on the beautiful coast - this is what Bulgaria is famous for. “St. Constantine and Helena” - so abbreviatedly, throwing out the word “resort”, is called one of the oldest places of treatment and rest on this seaside.
Balneology - what is it?
Balneotherapy, translated from Greek, means treatment with healing natural baths, or water treatment, the benefits of which Herodotus wrote in the 5th century before the Christian era. And in the 1st century AD, the first classification of mineral waters was carried out by the forces of the Roman physician Archigen . Savonarola wrote about their benefits in the 15th century, and a doctor from Italy G. Fallopia proved that they are curative by the presence of various minerals - carbonic salts, magnesium sulfate and sodium chloride. All these elements, plus many others, are part of the mineral water springs that Bulgaria is so rich in. "St. Constantine and Helena" - this is the resort where there are many springs, and they come to the surface at a temperature of 42 degrees.
Oldest and most honored
1908 is the beginning of the glorious history of this healing paradise. And the first attempts to use these territories for therapeutic and recreational purposes date back to 1848.
In 1905, the Bulgarian Queen Eleanor founded a sanatorium for children suffering from joint and bone tuberculosis with her own money. This marked the beginning of the construction of the first
balneological resort here. When Bulgaria was a socialist republic, it was called "Friendship." A very good name, but now no worse - the resort "St. Constantine and Helena." The monastery gave him his name, which was here in the XVII century. And although only a chapel remained from it, half-grown into the ground, services are regularly held here, which also gives this place additional charm, filling it with the aroma of antiquity. Who are Saints Equal-to-the-Apostles Constantine and Helen?
Great saints
To this face the church ranks the people who lived immediately after the apostles - the disciples of Jesus Christ, and who did everything possible and impossible to affirm Christianity. Emperor Constantine I and his mother Tsarina Elena went down in history as genuine ascetics of Christianity. By the will of the emperor, the practice of this religion was officially permitted on the territory subject to him. He gave the mother great powers and means to travel to Jerusalem to find the Life-giving Cross, which was acquired in 326. Through the efforts of mother and son, churches were erected, temples were built. The monasteries named after them can boast not only Bulgaria. There are images of St. Constantine and Helen on a beautiful mosaic in St. Isaac's Cathedral. And indeed, a lot of churches and parishes bear the name of these ascetics. And the name of the popular, famous resort, which is famous for Bulgaria, - "St. Constantine and Helena" - is also a tribute to the imperial family.
A rare combination of natural properties
The beauty of the climate zone we are considering also lies in the fact that all life-giving springs are located on the shores of the beautiful sea, which from ancient times has the glory of a healing, healing wound of Prometheus. And in itself rest on the golden sands is not without pleasantness. Neptunus omnia sanat, translated as “Sea heals everything,” is the most appropriate saying to characterize these places. An additional value is the relict, ancient park, where centuries-old oaks, fig trees, cypresses and lemon trees grow. The unique coastline, characteristic only for these places, with numerous bays and rocky cliffs, combined with the original coastal development, make these places irresistible and desirable.
High service
You can add magnificent hotels to rich natural data. "St. Konstantin and Elena" is a resort that includes the complex "St. Ilias" equipped with the latest technology. On the territory of the Varna Grand Hotel you can find absolutely everything you need for a pleasant and useful pastime: cultural, active, extreme, relaxing, healing and just relaxing for the whole family with children. This resort complex stands out from more than two dozen of the largest health resorts of the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria. Therefore, "St. Constantine and Helen" reviews have the most positive. And how could it be otherwise if this resort has 100 types of preventive treatment, for which it has the most modern equipment. Here rheumatic and arthritic diseases are cured, the musculoskeletal system is restored, they successfully fight the mental and physical exhaustion of the body.
All for health
The Varna Grand Hotel offers several original programs: mud therapy, anti-stress programs, healing with bee products and much more. Mineral waters in warm natural and artificial pools are rich in iodine, bromine, calcium, magnesium. There are many sources, but each of them has a unique chemical composition. And the air in the resort is full of light negative ions, which makes it life-giving and healing.
We can add that the service and treatment of clients and vacationers is carried out year-round, and prices for the services offered are available. The resort complex is located between Varna (8 km) and the famous Golden Sands resort (10 km), which further diversifies the cultural program of vacationers.