Hello everyone. We are currently at the most popular resort in Bulgaria – Sunny Beach. I wonder if it is as popular in the off-season? Are the shops, cafes open and is there life in Sunny Beach in the off-season? Sunny Beach in winter, what is it like?
General information
In the southern part of the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria, 30 km north of Burgas airport, there is an 8-km strip of amazing golden sands, which form a semicircle around the eastern part of the emerald bay.
This is Sunny Beach, the name of which fully reflects the local climate. Today it is 12 degrees above zero, sunny weather.
Walking tour of the center of Sunny Beach
Let’s start our walk around Sunny Beach from the resort center. Anyone who has been to Sunny Beach probably knows these places. The central pedestrian street of Sunny Beach.
Pier. Sunny Beach winter
The favorite place for walks both in winter and summer is the pier. This is probably the most crowded place in winter on Sunny Beach.
Sea water temperature. Sunny Beach winter
Now we will try to see what the water temperature is in Sunny Beach in winter.
Once you leave the pier, you can wander around the small streets of the resort for a long time and not meet anyone.
Lunapark
This is the famous Lunapark, which is located near the center of Sunny Beach. Lunapark has extreme rides, it is a place of entertainment for children and adults, where in the summer evenings many people gather and it is very noisy. Now the rides are closed and waiting for the summer.
The trading kiosks and ATMs are not working. And in winter there is greenery on Sunny Beach. In the center of Sunny Beach 99% of establishments and shops do not work in winter, almost everything is closed.
Cats on Sunny Beach in winter
Not many people, but we met more cats than people. You only have to say kitty, kitty, and cats will start appearing out of nowhere. In fact, if Sunny Beach had an alternative name, it would sound like “Cat Beach”.
Bus station – Sunny Beach bus station in winter
In winter, the bus station operates and city buses run on several routes: to Nessebar, Sveti Vlas, Ravda, and there are also buses to Burgas. You can buy the cheapest bus tickets here .
It is worth moving away from the center and for the first time we came across a working clothing store. There is also a car rental nearby. The office is now closed, but there is a phone, you can call and arrange for a car rental. And nearby, a small grocery supermarket is open and here is another one.
Shops in winter on Sunny Beach
Moving away from the sea and the pier in the south-west direction we came across the first large store – Janet. But this is not the huge Janet, which is located on the Sunny Beach – Burgas road. The store has a small parking lot and, as always, cats.
We saw the most people at this shop, comparable to the pier in the center of the resort. This place can be called the winter center of Sunny Beach.
Accommodation in Sunny Beach in winter
And what about housing in Sunny Beach? Even now we have seen residential complexes under construction or ready for delivery.
In Sunny Beach, renting a 1-room apartment in the off-season will cost you around 250 euros per month on average. 2-room apartments are a bit more expensive.
The best time to buy an apartment in Sunny Beach is winter. A 1-room apartment can be bought for 11,000 euros, and this is an option in the resort itself, not in the field, where you can find it even cheaper. And a 2-room apartment costs 22,500 euros.
If you look at the map, the area where people live in winter is located west of the resort center.
It turns out that the center of Sunny Beach in winter is located in the area of the Mladost store.
There is a large store called Janet nearby. The store’s specialty is its exclusive range of goods.
There is also a Lidl chain store, it is located at the entrance to Sunny Beach on the road from Varna. The store’s special feature is that it has a special range of products, sometimes you can find exclusive products that are not available in other stores. And the lowest prices for many product groups.
We would like to add that in connection with the war in Ukraine, many hotels and complexes in Sunny Beach have organized the reception of refugees from Ukraine.
Sunny Beach is a good place to live in winter for people who like a calm pace of life. Fans of megalopolises will feel uncomfortable in winter.
Sea water temperature Sunny Beach winter by months
