Saints Constantine and Helena, Bulgaria
Saints Constantine and Helena
Св. св. Константин и Елена | |
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  Saints Constantine and Helena Location of Saints Constantine and Helena | |
| Coordinates: 43°13′45″N 28°0′30″E / 43.22917°N 28.00833°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Provinces (Oblast) | Varna |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 9006 |
| Area code(s) | 052 |
| Website | https://stconstantine.bg/ |
Saints Constantine and Helena (Bulgarian: Св. св. Константин и Елена) is a resort town on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast within a landscaped park 10 km north of downtown Varna, 2 km east of its Vinitsa quarter, and 7 km south of Golden Sands. Bulgaria's oldest Black Sea resort was also known in the past as Druzhba (Дружба) and Varna Resort (Курорт Варна). It is served by the Varna International Airport and bus lines of the Varna public transit system.
Since starting the renewing of the complex in 2017, it becomes one of the most popular resorts in Bulgaria with several landmarks to see.[1]
Tourism[]
Landmarks include the 16th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery of Sts. Constantine and Helena, the Euxinograd royal summer palace, park and winery, and the Sofia University Botanical Garden, also known as Ecopark Varna. One of the best-preserved medieval settlements in the country, Kastritzi, also mentioned by the Crusaders in 1444 as Macropolis, was unearthed in archaeological excavations inside Euxinograd. In the mid-14th century, Kastritzi was a bustling port of the Second Bulgarian Empire frequented by Venetian, Genoese, Ragusan, and Byzantine merchant ships. [2]
Constantine and Helena also comprise the Grand Hotel Varna and Sunny Day luxury resorts and several villa communities. There are sandy beaches, punctured by rocky promontories, hot mineral springs, modern hotels, and sports and health facilities, including spa centers and yacht marinas.
In 2017, as part of the renewing of the complex, the old thermal bath was reformed as Aquahouse Thermal & Beach.[3]
Climate[]
Saints Constantine and Helena has an humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa), with mediterranean influences in summer but specially continental influences in autumn-winter.
| hideClimate data for Saints Constantine and Helena (2000–2019) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.7 (87.3) |
34.0 (93.2) |
38.0 (100.4) |
41.4 (106.5) |
38.9 (102.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
41.4 (106.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.6 (85.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
8.2 (46.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
4.4 (39.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
5.2 (41.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
1.0 (33.8) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.0 (−2.2) |
−24.3 (−11.7) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−24.3 (−11.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31.8 (1.25) |
29.9 (1.18) |
43.7 (1.72) |
57 (2.2) |
43.9 (1.73) |
57.6 (2.27) |
50.7 (2.00) |
41.4 (1.63) |
44.1 (1.74) |
42.6 (1.68) |
55.6 (2.19) |
42 (1.7) |
540.3 (21.27) |
| Average precipitation days | 13.5 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 9.3 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 11.5 | 103.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77.9 | 75 | 73.3 | 73.7 | 74.8 | 72.5 | 69.7 | 69.4 | 73.1 | 77.6 | 78.1 | 79 | 74.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 89.9 | 102.2 | 142.6 | 180.0 | 248.0 | 270.0 | 300.7 | 299.2 | 219.0 | 167.4 | 105.0 | 79.1 | 2,203 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 6.0 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 32 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 53 | 60 | 65 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 35 | 29 | 48 |
| Source 1: weatheronline.co.uk[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather Atlas (sunshine data)[5] | |||||||||||||
Gallery[]
Waterfront of Saints Constantine and Helena
Grand Hotel Varna
Hotel Azalia
Hotel Roubin
Hotel Port Pallace
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saints Constantine and Helena, Bulgaria. |
- Official website (in Bulgarian and English)
References[]
- ^ 15 stunning things to see near St. St. Constantine and Helena, Varna
- ^ "Златни перпери под царския дворец" (in Bulgarian). Стандарт. 2006-03-18. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
- ^ За Комплекса - Аквахаус
- ^ "Climatological Normals for Saints Constantine and Helena, Bulgaria (1952–2011)". Climatebase. Archived from the original on 15 March 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ "Varna, Bulgaria – Climate data". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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