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Where the Veleka river meets the sea — the coast's best-known beach.
The Veleka comes out of the Strandzha forest and turns along the shore before it reaches the sea, leaving a sandbar with fresh water on one side and salt on the other. It is the photograph everyone has seen of the Bulgarian coast, and it earns it.
Sinemorets itself is a small village on the cliff with a second, wilder beach — Butamyata — to the south. There is no promenade and no strip. Bring what you need.
- Distance
- About 95 km south of Burgas
- Drive
- 1 h 30, the last stretch through the nature park
- Bus
- Limited services via Ahtopol — a car makes this trip much easier
- Taxi
- Roughly €70–90 one way, metered estimate
- Protected
- Inside Strandzha Nature Park — no vehicles or camping on the river mouth
Practical
Source Burgas South bus station (Yug) — intercity departures
Source Strandzha Nature Park
Nearby
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Sources
- Strandzha Nature Park(third-party site)
Bulgaria's largest protected area — trails, villages and visitor rules in the Strandzha mountains. Checked August 2026.