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Golden Sands Holidays
Golden Sands is one of the largest and most popular beach resorts on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria, a great destination for a bargain beach holiday. Golden Sands has wide range of restaurants, bars and local tavernas. There are numerous 4 and 5 star hotels in Golden Sands offering great all inclusive packages and the resort itself is great for a relaxing family holiday, offering plenty to keep the whole family entertained.
The official currency is the Lev (BGN), which is divided into 100 stotinki. The Lev is tied to the Euro at a fixed rate of €1 = 1.955 lev. Bulgaria has strict currency regulations. If you enter Bulgaria with cash of any currency amounting to the equivalent of 8,000 leva or more, you must declare it to customs officials. Foreign currency may be exchanged in banks, hotels or at one of the numerous bureaux de change, however due to a common practice of misleading rates of exchange it is better to go to banks or hotels to change money. A receipt called a bordereaux is issued when exchanging currency, indicating the amount that will be given, and it must be kept until departure. Not all banks accept travellers cheques and those that do usually charge a 5% commission. Major international credit cards are increasingly becoming accepted by tourist hotels, upmarket shops and restaurants, travel agents and car rental agents, but Bulgaria is still largely a cash economy. There are ATMs in the main cities and at Black Sea resorts.
Holidays in Golden Sands
The remarkable Aladzha monastery just above Goldens Sands resort ,the Zlatni Pyasatsi natural park and the nearby resorts of Albena and Elena are worth visiting and popular among tourists. The 2km long beach, with it’s warm and clear waters is great for the variety of watersports on offer and is becoming more popular for cheap scuba diving holidays.
Language
Bulgarian is the official language, which uses the Cyrillic alphabet, but English, German and French is spoken in resorts, hotels and restaurants.
Nightlife in Golden Sands
Golden Sands has a vibrant nightlife with a wide range of beach bars, discos, nightclubs and a casino open until the early hours. During the summer holidays, the hotels in Golden Sands offer there own daytime and evening entertainment programme.