Camping Chateau Aheloy

This stretch of coast is one where all sorts of seaside days are possible – you can either stay close to home to paddle and play in the sand at the local beach, or head to livelier Sunny Beach (15 minutes’ drive) for things like windsurfing, kitesurfing, parasailing and scuba diving. Family days out around here might take you to Camel Park Sunny Beach (five minutes), or to Nessebar (15 minutes), where you can tour the UNESCO-listed ancient city before hitting the rides and slides of the huge Aquapark Nessebar (five minutes). If that sounds all a bit hectic, how about heading to the Pomorie saltpans (10 minutes) for a mud bath – these treatments are said to have excellent healing properties. For big-city days, head to Burgas (25 minutes) to tour the Archaeological Museum and Natural History Museum and see the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius. Intrepid onward travellers can also board ferries here for the two-day trip to Istanbul.