Where is the best place to relax in Bulgaria or Montenegro? Montenegro or Bulgaria. Registration of entry documents

Among the popular tourist destinations in Europe, Bulgaria and Montenegro are at approximately the same level in terms of price-quality ratio, offering travelers excellent beach holiday and a solid list excursion routes. And for many tourists it’s not enough to just make a choice: Bulgaria or Montenegro - where to go on vacation? To make a final decision, you should find out about the features of holidays in each of these countries and make the right decision based on personal preferences.

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If the applicant plans to visit the European Union for the first time, a short-term visa to Bulgaria is issued as usual. It will take 4 business days to receive it (counting starts from the date following the day the relevant application is submitted). At the time of submitting the application, the validity of the passport should not expire earlier than after 3 months.

When applying for a tourist visa to Bulgaria on your own, the applicant provides a standard package of documents to the visa center or Consulate. These include a completed application form, international passport, photograph 3.5 * 4.5 cm, health insurance(policy), copies of round-trip tickets, certificates from the place of work and from the bank, hotel reservation, as well as a receipt for payment of the mandatory consular fee of 35 euros. Visa fee valued at 20 euros.

A serious advantage of a holiday in Montenegro is that there is no need for a visa. For Russians planning to stay in Montenegro for no more than 90 days, a visa and insurance are not required. Customs and border control procedures have also been simplified.

Only large sums of money need to be declared. The only export ban applies to objects of artistic and historical value. To the territory of Montenegro Russian tourists You are allowed to carry 2 liters of wine, 1 liter of strong alcohol and 200 cigarettes (or 50 cigars).

Best time to relax

Sunny and hospitable Bulgaria is good in any season of the year, but the maximum tourist influx is recorded here during the period when beach holidays come to the fore. Black seaside resorts Bulgaria begins to actively fill with foreigners already in May, but full swimming season starts a little later. The sea warms up to comfortable temperatures only in early June.

Until this time, tourists prefer to sunbathe on the shore, go on excursions and have fun at resort discos. The season is ending summer holiday towards the end of September. Bulgarian ski season depends on the chosen resort and is considered quite short - no more than 2-3 months. The peak occupancy of hotels in Borovets, Bansko and Vitosha occurs in January-February, but in some years the ski season ends only in April.

Montenegro boasts a longer beach and swimming season: on its Adriatic coast you can fully relax from the first ten days of May until the end of October. During the entire warm half of the year, the water in the sea has a temperature of no lower than +22°C, and there is little precipitation even in autumn.

Popular resorts

Bulgarian beach resorts attractive for their affordable prices and variety of hotel facilities. The best resort infrastructure boast Golden Sands, Helena and St. Constantine. The most vivid impressions and pleasant acquaintances await tourists in the party resorts of Bulgaria, such as Sunny Beach, where there are many attractions, bars and clubs. Those who are looking for a measured, relaxing holiday with their family or alone go to Ravda, St. Vlas and Elenite.

In cases where a beach holiday needs to be supplemented with a quality excursion, travelers should consider destinations such as Sozopol and Nessebar.

Montenegro, having a very compact size, can be explored far and wide by travelers. In just one day you can ride along the entire Adriatic coast and explore the most famous resorts Montenegro.

The best resorts on the Budva Riviera are Budva, Przno, Sveti Stefan, Petrovac, Rafailovici, Becici, Milocer, Bar and Sutomore. The Ulcinj Riviera is famous for resorts such as Ulcinj and the island of Ada Bojana. Among popular places For a beach holiday on the coast of the Herceg Novi Riviera, Herceg Novi and Tivat stand out especially clearly.

Entertainment

Summer holidays in Bulgaria are beach tourism, complemented by active water activities, including numerous water parks - Aqualand on the outskirts of Lauta Park in Plovdiv, Aqua Paradise in Nessebar, Aqua Planet in Primorsko, Action in Sunny Beach. Popular Bulgarian water parks are also Aquamania in Albena and Aquapolis in Golden Sands. All of them operate only during the warm season, opening at the end of May and ending the season in mid-September.

You can have extreme relaxation and recharge yourself with a generous dose of adrenaline in the Cocolandia adventure park, located in Sofia. Then you should visit the local zoo - the oldest in the country. And in the vicinity of Varna, tourists have the chance to visit the largest in Bulgaria family park Happy Land. Since Bulgarians love holidays very much, each such event is held on a grand scale. And since anyone can attend spectacular celebrations, festivals and holidays have long become one of the favorite entertainments of tourists.

Of particular interest to travelers are the May Rose Festival, the Day of Bulgarian Education (May 24), the Day of National Awakeners (November 1), the September Plum Festival, and the Young Wine Parade held at the very end of autumn. In spring and summer, Bulgaria turns into a huge festival site. Musical, culinary, cinematic, Orthodox, children's events... cultural program in Bulgaria is more than saturated.

Montenegro, despite its measured way of life, in the sphere resort entertainment achieved no less success. Popular tourist activities here include beach holidays, diving, shopping, gastronomic and wine tourism.

The list of festivals held in Montenegro is no less impressive than in Bulgaria. Local residents love the festive atmosphere and organize one or another festival at every opportunity. It often happens that, despite the theme of the event, the holiday ultimately comes down to dancing, songs and endless tasting tables filled with national food.

Favorite holiday events local residents and tourists consider it Christmas, New Year and Old New Year. In the summer calendar of events, the July blueberry festival in Plav, the August olive fair, the Herzen Novi film festival, the Beran honey festival and the large gastronomic festival in the village of Njegusi deserve special attention. At the end of August, large-scale farewells to summer are also held in Petrovac and the Kotor Carnival.

Excursions

Compared to others tourist countries Europe, Bulgaria has a more modest excursion potential, however, there are also many interesting routes and memorable sights. The most popular sightseeing tours around Sofia and Burgas, photo walk through old Nesserb, trip to mountain gorge goddess Bastet with a visit to waterfalls and an ancient sanctuary.

Tourists leave many rave reviews after visiting the Strandzha Nature Reserve, where the so-called “kissing” stones are located and, according to legend, the ancient spirits of Bulgaria live. An excursion to fairytale castle With unusual name“In love with the wind”, a guided walk around Sozopol and a trip to north coast Black Sea.

There are more attractions in Montenegro, and the list excursion destinations more extensive. The richest in attractions is the Montenegrin resort of Budva and its surroundings. Guidebooks mention a walk through the old town in Budva, a car tour of the monasteries of the Budva Riviera, trips to Lake Skadar and the Lovcen nature reserve as a must-see.

Travelers vacationing in Montenegro should not miss the opportunity to visit cozy Petrovac, see the most beautiful fjord of the Mediterranean (the Bay of Kotor), and explore the Montenegrin shrines - Ostrog, Zeta Athos, Cetinje Monastery and Dajbabe. If you have time in Montenegro, you should definitely visit the “sea” capital of Kotor, explore the romantic Herzen Novi, explore “ wine roads» countries and go to boat trip from Bar.

Hotels

Most Bulgarian hotels were built in the second half of the last century, and in recent years the process of their reconstruction has been actively underway. Some of them are being completely rebuilt, others are being modernized and improved. But the trend is that there are more and more quality hotels in the country. To the beginning of each tourist season All hotels are undergoing cosmetic renovations, which tourists with small children are rushing to take advantage of when planning a vacation for May-June.

The country's hotel potential is represented mainly by 3* and 3* luxury hotels operating on a "breakfast only" food system, but "fours" and "fives" Bulgarian resorts not much yet. You can stay for a couple of nights in Sofia not only in three-star city hotels, but also in budget hostels.

However, the trend recent years demonstrates that hoteliers prefer to invest in the construction of modern 4* and 5* hotels, since the number of wealthy tourists choosing Bulgaria for their holidays is growing year by year. Bulgarian sanatoriums, which are very popular among foreigners, deserve special attention. The most famous of them are located in the vicinity of Burgas and Pomorie.

In Montenegro, the situation with hotels is similar, except that the choice of five-star hotels here is still wider. Most luxury hotels can be found in resorts such as Sveti Stefan, Budva and Kotor.

There are hotels with affordable prices in every resort town Montenegro, and holidays in Ulcinj are considered one of the cheapest. In addition to standard beach hotels travelers can stay in guest house, rent a villa on the coast or an apartment. When booking accommodation for a long period, the owners provide tourists with a substantial discount.

Service

Most Bulgarian hotels aimed at foreign guests maintain a European level of service, but there is no need to talk about luxury and pomp. The rooms have everything you need, including a safe. But there is a minibar only in expensive hotels. In general, the service in Bulgaria is much better than many travelers who vacationed in this country during the Soviet Union think.

Waiters, tour guides and hotel staff in Bulgaria do not refuse tips. And although this reward is provided solely on a voluntary basis, clients traditionally leave a tip of approximately 10% of the amount in the check.

Tourist service in Montenegro lags behind the European level in many respects. This applies to the equipment of hotel rooms, the list of available services, and landscaping of the territory. Four “stars” in Montenegro and, for example, in Nice are not at all the same thing, but any tourist can count on cleanliness in their room, friendly service and a delicious buffet.

Most often, beach and city hotels in Montenegro operate on a “breakfast only” basis, but modern hotels They offer guests half board or even all inclusive. Tipping is appreciated but not required. Their size is also not regulated and depends entirely on the impression that the client has about the quality of service.

Tour prices

Bulgaria and Montenegro belong to the same price segment of European tourism. Prices for tours are comparable to each other, so tourists only have to decide on the direction. In both cases, the holiday will be on a budget: compared to well-known tourist countries in Europe, Bulgaria and Montenegro offer quite affordable prices.

Travel will be the most expensive during peak beach season, as well as during Christmas and New Year's holidays, spring and autumn holidays, as both of these countries are deservedly considered family destinations. The cost of the tour is also influenced by the chosen resort, the star rating of the hotel and the type of food. You can save a lot on your vacation by purchasing a last-minute tour or early booking.

All inclusive or breakfast

Both Bulgaria and Montenegro are characterized by a “breakfast only” holiday. This type of food is very convenient for tourists who combine beach and sightseeing types of tourism, especially since there are no problems with food here. Restaurants, cafes, pizzerias and supermarkets are found at every turn.

Married couples with children sometimes prefer hotels that offer boarding meals - breakfast, lunch and dinner - or rent apartments with a kitchen to cook their own meals. There are very few hotels operating under the “all inclusive” system in these countries, but if you wish, it is possible to choose a suitable option.

Beaches

The main seaside resorts in Bulgaria have equipped free beaches, so during the season the shore can be crowded. However, most beaches are awarded Blue flag– European guarantor of environmental friendliness.

Beach	Peculiarities
Sunny Beach Beach	The longest beach on the Bulgarian coast. Fine, yellow, clean sand. Gentle entrance to the sea. Children's holiday. Noisy night parties on the shore.
Albena beach	The widest Black Sea beach in Bulgaria. Soft, yellowish, fine sand. Clean coastline. Shallow depth near the shore. Great place For aquatic species sports.
Golden Sands Beach	Mountainous landscape. Rapid increase in depth. Clear sea. Youth recreation. Not suitable for children's holidays.
Beaches in Tsarevo and Ahtopol	Clean, sandy, picturesque, uncrowded. Modest selection of tourist attractions. Calm, quiet holiday.
Beach in Obzor	Clean, well maintained. Warm sea, smooth entry into the water. Children's holiday. Affordable prices for tourist infrastructure and entertainment.

The coastline of Montenegro is represented by 73 kilometers picturesque beaches. Here you can find sandy and pebble, wide and narrow, wild and public beaches for every taste.

Beach	Peculiarities
Guvance Beach, Budva	A beautiful pebble beach with a smooth sandy entrance to the water. Miniature. Famous for its picturesque sunsets.
Mogren Beach, Budva	A small pebble beach, almost sandy in places, considered one of the most romantic in the country. Located on the coast of a small bay. Very narrow in places, but incredibly atmospheric. Private. During the season, a nominal entrance fee is charged.
Beach at Sveti Nikola, Budva	Great place for swimming. Warm, clean sea. Rocky coast. Pebbles on the shore. Full resort infrastructure.
Jaz Beach, Budva	A long sandy (sometimes pebble) beach on a rocky shore. Comfortable, gentle entrance to the sea. Azure color of water. Children's holiday. In the distance there is a designated area for nudists.
Slavic Beach, Budva	Picturesque pebble beach. Very crowded during the season. The noisiest and most “party” place in Montenegro. Developed infrastructure. Lots of entertainment for children and adults.
Beaches of the Hercegnovskaya Riviera	Rocky, rocky beaches. Incredibly picturesque landscapes. Sections of the coastal zone are separated from each other by rocks. There are sea urchins.
Red Beach, Bar	A mixture of sand and coral debris. Unusual landscape. Sandy and pebble areas. Health tourism.
Beaches of the Ulcinj Riviera	Unique gray basalt sand. The healing effect of sand. Health tourism.
Ada Bayan Island Beach	Small shell and coral sand with a mild radioactive effect. Health tourism. Picturesque landscapes.

Holidays with children

Bulgaria is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe for budget holiday with small children and teenagers. The local beaches have a large number water attractions, children's and sports grounds, inexpensive cafes and eateries. Resort water parks operate only during the “high” season.

Hotels provide cribs for small guests, and high chairs are available in restaurants. As for the children's menu, it is not presented in all hotels, so young parents often prefer apartments with their own equipped kitchen as an accommodation option.

In Montenegro, young tourists are quite comfortable and have fun. Most beaches are perfect for children's recreation, and the infrastructure and entertainment on the shore are fully adapted to the tastes and needs of children and their parents. The best place Petrovac is considered for children's tourism, where, in addition to wide, clean beach there is a long walking area, excellent observation deck and comfortable hotels.

Shopping

Shops and shopping centers Most Bulgarians work seven days a week, but there are still some whose operating hours in the old fashioned way include serving customers from Monday to Friday. As food souvenirs they bring fruit vodka rakia, pink liqueur, anise mastic, Turkish delight, Plovdiv sweets, confiture from rose petals, nut nougat, as well as local raw smoked sausage “lukanka”.

Other useful purchases will be rose oil, Bulgarian cosmetics, ceramics, leather shoes, clothing and accessories. The cost of bags made of genuine leather starts from 1300 rubles, wallets – from 1100 rubles, suitcases – from 2300 rubles. For a pair of high-quality shoes they will ask for 1,500 rubles, and at the height of sales - half that. One gram of silver in Bulgarian jewelry stores costs from 200 to 800 rubles. The cost of 1 ml of rose oil starts from 750 rubles. Prices for ceramics start from 150 rubles per product.

The most famous shops are located on Vitosha Boulevard and Pirotska Street in Sofia, on the main shopping alley in Varna, on Aleksandrovskaya Street in Burgas and on Prince Alexander I Street in the center of Plovdiv.

In Montenegro, shops begin their work at 6 a.m. and close at 10-11 p.m. Many of them work seven days a week. There are 24-hour grocery stores in all cities of the country. From their trip, tourists bring clothes and accessories with resort symbols, wickerwork, and local wine. One of the most popular is the Vranac wine, which costs about 8 euros per bottle.

The ranking of gastronomic souvenirs from Montenegro continues with prosciutto (14-16 euros per kilogram) and olive oil (good ones cost no less than 8-10 euros for a half-liter bottle). The best shopping is in Bar, where new collections of clothing, accessories, shoes and jewelry are delivered directly from Italy by ferry. Prices are much lower than in the Italian retail chain.

Conclusion

Bulgaria and Montenegro - budget tourist destinations, which compare favorably with their European neighbors due to the successful ratio of affordable prices and a decent level of service. Beach, excursion, gastronomic and ecological types of tourism are equally available to tourists in Bulgarian and Montenegrin resorts.

1. Living conditions. Recreation opportunities

I'll start with the banal: Montenegro and Bulgaria are resort countries. And the warm sea for Russians is often the main argument when buying real estate abroad. That is why in both countries the most in demand were and will probably be the regions stretching along the coast.

Of course, the Adriatic Sea is warmer than the Black Sea - and noticeably so. Really holiday season in Bulgaria, in my opinion, it begins only in June and lasts until mid-September. And even then, at the beginning of June the sea here is not very warm yet. And in Montenegro, the swimming season starts in mid-May. Even in early October, people swim comfortably, and the warm weather continues into November.

In both countries you can live all year round, and this attracts those who want to relax by the sea not only during the high season. It is not difficult to obtain a Bulgarian visa; Montenegro is completely visa-free for us. So everything is simple here.

What unites the countries is the focus of the local market on Russian-speaking buyers. This applies to all infrastructure - shops, schools, clinics... There are no problems with understanding the Russian language. Finally, both countries are predominantly Orthodox. From our clients I see that this circumstance tilts many in favor of Montenegro or Bulgaria.

There is, perhaps, only one fundamental difference. A potential buyer of real estate will immediately notice that the primary property is one and a half times more expensive than Bulgaria. And you will have to spend more not only on buying a house or apartment, but also on subsequent accommodation.

Russia has been friends with the states that were previously part of the socialist camp for many decades, considering them friends, comrades and, in general, our Slavic brothers. In particular, and because of this, many parents choose seemingly safe and comfortable Montenegro, Croatia or Bulgaria for holidays with their children. However, when planning a vacation here, you need to be prepared for the fact that the situation may not be as rosy as it seems at first glance and as travel companies are trying to present it. In order for your vacation to leave only pleasant memories and the expenses not to be in vain, it is worth familiarizing yourself in advance with popular misconceptions about these countries.

Each of these three countries is good in its own way. For example, in Bulgaria tourism is mostly focused specifically on children's holiday. That is why here the baby will have fun and comfort, and parents will not have to constantly think about how and how to entertain their beloved child. There is a dolphinarium, several water parks, a wide variety of animations available, as well as hundreds, or even thousands, of vacationing peers for children and teenagers. However, this country is not much different natural resources and every year there are more and more hotels and resorts here and less and less plants and green areas. Although for children this is probably not significant when there are slides and pools.

Those who like to relax in nature, but in civilized conditions and with all the amenities, should pay attention to Croatia and Montenegro. In these countries you can enjoy not only picturesque nature reserves, waterfalls, lakes and islands, but also superbly developed tourism infrastructure. By the way, you don’t have to travel far to enjoy the beauty - literally at every step outside the hotel territory there are monuments protected by UNESCO.

Main myths and their debunking

The main myth is that both Croatia and Bulgaria offer tourists with children the same level of holiday. As experts say tourism business, in reality this is not entirely true. In Bulgaria, resorts are much simpler and cheaper, while in Croatia the predominant hotels are not the most luxurious, but are as close as possible to European standards. Everything here is permeated with European calm and sometimes indifference, in contrast to the sincere and homely hospitable Bulgaria. However, at Bulgarian resorts, vacationers will sometimes be haunted by the feeling of the Soviet past, and this is especially true for 3* hotels.

The second myth concerns the lack of soft sand beaches in Croatia. In reality sandy beaches there are in this country, but there are quite a few of them, and not everyone can tell where they are. That is why, when going to this country with a child and hoping to soak up the warm sand rather than walk on small pebbles, it is worth expressing this wish to the tour operator and asking about the availability of such beaches near the hotel.

Another myth concerns the similarity of the climate of Montenegro, Croatia and Bulgaria. Despite the fact that all these countries are very comfortable in terms of weather conditions for holidays with children, the climate in them still differs. In the southern part of Croatia and Montenegro it is always more humid and quite hot than in the northern part of these countries and in the Bulgarian resorts. This should be especially taken into account if the child has health problems. The optimal conditions for holidaymakers with poor health will be the climatic zones of northern Croatia and most of Bulgaria.

Those who equate these countries, saying that they are equally good for holidays with children, are also not entirely right. As mentioned above, the infrastructure for children's recreation is best developed in Bulgaria, while neither Croatia nor Montenegro currently has a single full-fledged water amusement park, except for a couple of mini-water parks at hotels. Also in these countries there is clearly a lack of dolphinariums, amusement parks, and zoos. Although these countries, in turn, are famous for their amazing nature reserves, architectural monuments and wonderful clean air.

Finally, when choosing a country for a holiday with a child, it is worth keeping in mind that the all inclusive system in Croatia or Bulgaria is not always similar to this system in Turkey or Egypt. In fact, it turns out that when choosing all-inclusive hotels in Bulgaria, parents will most likely be unpleasantly surprised already at the first breakfast by the meagerness of the diet. For the same money you can get much more pleasure and variety of dishes in local cafes and restaurants. A similar situation arises in Montenegro and Croatia, where, having paid for a full meal plan, a family risks not getting the variety and abundance of dishes and desserts that are typical of European and Turkish hotels.

Visa regime

Of the three countries mentioned, a visa is not required only to enter Montenegro. The main thing here is that the passport expires no earlier than three months after the end of the trip. Despite the fact that some loyal border guards may close their eyes and not notice that one of the family members’ passport is almost out, it is better not to take risks with such things. To visit Croatia, tourists from Russia need a visa. Today (summer 2750-0_bgblur_014) this country is a member of the EU, but is not a party to the Schengen agreement, so it will not be possible to enter the Schengen zone with a Croatian visa. You can apply for a visa to Croatia through a travel agency or independently through the Consulate of this country. To do this, you will need to fill out forms and provide the necessary documents. Among other things, for minor children you will need to provide a copy of the birth certificate, as well as a notarized permission if the child is flying on vacation without parents, accompanied by third parties. You can get a visa through a travel agency in about seven working days, and on your own in five days plus a few days to send documents. Urgent visas can be processed within three working days. The cost of a Croatian visa is now 65 euros (about 3,090 rubles) for tourists over six years of age when applying through travel agencies, 54 euros (about 2,567 rubles) when applying through the Consulate.

As for Bulgaria, get a visa to this sunny country tourists can arrive in about five working days. Here you need to remember such a moment as human factor. In the midst of holidays, consular employees are usually overwhelmed with work and sometimes errors occur with the preparation of documents. That is why it makes sense to plan to receive passports with visas at least three days before departure, so that you have time to correct possible typos and inconsistencies. As practice shows, a refusal of a Bulgarian visa is possible if not only the mother and child, but also the baby’s nanny goes to Bulgaria. In this case, you will have to contact the consul and confirm that the accompanying person is not a potential emigrant. A formalized employment contract will help here.

Are tours to “children’s” countries possible?

As for the “star rating” of hotels, then, of course, the most entertainment will be in 5* hotels, where the service is better, the rooms are more spacious, etc. However, some tourists with small and hyperactive children deliberately refuse to vacation in such luxury hotels, so as not to spend the entire vacation monitoring the child, making sure that he does not paint the leather sofas or spill juice on expensive carpets. Of course, hotels that accept children are ready for any tricks of the little guests and most likely they will not recover anything from the parents for the damage caused, but there is also little pleasant in such situations. That is why it is recommended to choose good four-star hotels. By the way, when choosing a place to stay, you need to pay attention to the note in the reservation system whether the hotel accepts children. In addition, it is worth remembering that in Europeanized Croatia the level of hotel service is an order of magnitude higher than in Bulgaria. Croatia is very reminiscent of punctual Europe, and Montenegro is more like our native, cozy and relaxed Crimea.

My 3-year-old son and I vacationed in Budva just last summer (August-September).
The Adriatic will be a couple of degrees cooler than the Black Sea, but the purity and beauty of the sea cannot be compared with anything!!! We always went to Mogren, small pebbles, beautiful view on Old town, but a little crowded.. A wide strip of beaches in Becici, it’s only 3 km from Budva; many do just that - they settle in Becici for the beach, and in the evening they go to Budva for the promenade.
My advice - if it’s a purely children’s holiday a la the beach, then Bulgaria. But you have such a composition of adults that it is more interesting, of course, Montenegro is a country and the excursions are amazing!!!

Thanks to everyone who responded. We are going to go only for the sake of the children, so we realized that Montenegro is not for us - there are too many people on the beach and most hotels are uphill from the sea. That means Bulgaria. Never been there. Please conduct an educational program - which airlines fly there, Varna or Burgas, which resort to choose, so that there is sand and not uphill. It seems that we are already late with the apartments or can we still find them at the end of August? Can anyone recommend an apartment with two bedrooms and a separate kitchen? I looked at apartments and a suite at the St. Nicholas Hotel in Nessebar, but all the beds there are double, and we need two separate beds in at least one room.

We vacationed with our child in both Bulgaria and Montenegro. I’ll express my opinion, well, I didn’t like Bulgaria, it didn’t suit my soul at all. We stayed in a hotel on the first line, everything seemed fine in the room, etc. Well, I didn't like it. Maybe it will be different in the apartments? In addition, the child fell down there with a severe rotavirus infection, as I remember badly, he ended up in the hospital and spent almost the entire last week there. The nature cannot be compared with Montenegro, Bulgaria has the most ordinary nature, the sea too (how can the opaque black sea be compared with the Adriatic), I also liked the food better in Montenegro. Regarding beaches, I personally don’t like sand for children, then shaking it out of all places, sorry, but it’s just small pebbles, and it’s very useful for children’s feet, and it’s clean. In general, when I came to Montenegro after Bulgaria (and I was there twice in Albena and St. Constantine and Helena), I opened my mouth and said “AH”! I was simply amazed by nature... Now only there. Well, what will happen next is unknown, but I definitely don’t want to go to Bulgaria in the coming years :-)

Yes, by the way, if you want, write to [email protected], I can recommend you apartments in Montenegro. It takes about 8 minutes to walk without a slide, 2 large rooms (one double bed, the other has two bedrooms), a separate kitchen-living room and a huge terrace in the shade, where we actually lived :-) We went to these hosts for the first year with two families, it was comfortable settled down

Of course Montenegro. Nature and the sea are many times better. There are many apartments and villas in Montenegro to suit every taste and budget.

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I suffered from this crap myself. Now they will write that I didn’t wash my hands, put everything in my mouth, and drank water in the pool, but this is not so :))) A friend’s daughter was seriously ill, she spent 3 days on a drip.

I really liked Montenegro, but it was September. People were still lying on the beach in heaps, after the usual Albenovsky beach, where no one breathes down your back, it was uncomfortable. The sea changed dramatically several times: from very warm to icy. Food is quite expensive (if you eat it in restaurants and not cook in apartments). Those. How will it turn out: yes, in Bulgaria you need to be very careful when choosing a resort, but I would not definitely recommend Montenegro (even Croatia with its stoves seemed more acceptable to children), you need to clearly understand what you expect from your vacation.

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I also chose between Bulgaria, Montenegro, Croatia, Turkey, Crimea and a little Greece and Spain.
In Bulgaria, I considered the places Dunes and Riviera (very beautiful and less crowded, or something)
But I looked at hotels... from 120,000 for two + a child, so that it’s decent and cute
Although, of course, there are more economical options...
But we didn’t go... If you look, read the reviews... it’s very busy there in terms of roads, noise, people and something else...
Although I know that many are simply delighted...
But I’m not ready to pay that kind of money for the Black Sea... and jellyfish, and algae... well, everything is as usual...
A friend travels with her little daughter only to Albena and is incredibly happy... although she also vacationed in the Maldives
I also don’t like sand: it’s somehow unhygienic...
it's one thing to be wet at the water's edge... another thing to be everywhere...
It seems to me that you can take a look at Turkey, although, they say, it will shake... both politically and in the most literal sense
We rented an apartment in Becici Rafailovici

If you don’t want to catch rotavirus, you don’t need to go to Bulgaria to all-inclusive hotels with children’s pools. You have to choose family hotel or apartments. IMHO. And not to mass-built resorts (Golden Sands, Sunny Beach etc). We stopped at Sozopol. We will go there with two children for a month and a half. Montenegro was also considered, but everyone unanimously says that during the season there is nowhere for an apple to fall on more or less good beaches.

If Egypt with the scorching sun and Türkiye with crowds of Russian vacationers are already tired, the tourist’s gaze turns to Eastern Europe with “friendly Slavic” states. Of course, we mean Montenegro and Bulgaria. However, the question always arises which country provides best conditions for holidays: Montenegro or Bulgaria? Let's compare point by point.

1. How to get into the country?
In order to travel to Bulgaria, before the trip you need to apply for a visa - either Bulgarian or Schengen. The process of paperwork and processing can take from 4 days to a month. You don’t need a tourist visa to Montenegro, you just need to buy a plane ticket.
2. Prices for tours to Montenegro or Bulgaria
There are few last minute deals, because holidays in Montenegro are relatively expensive. In 2011, for two weeks for two people, including flights and meals, it cost approximately 100 thousand rubles. Bulgaria is cheaper, last-minute tours can be found, but most likely you will have to wait a long time for them. A trip to Sunny Beach can cost only 60 thousand rubles for two. In general, tours to Montenegro and Bulgaria are still foreign countries. And you have to pay accordingly.
3. Service and hotels
In terms of service, Montenegro-Bulgaria resembles Crimea. Sometimes you can find excellent four-star hotels here and there, but most often they offer two or three-star hotels, with furnishings reminiscent of sanatoriums of the Soviet Union. The quality of service in Montenegro is a little higher, in Bulgaria everything is done with some laziness.
4. Sea
Montenegro is located slightly south of Bulgaria, but is influenced by the cool Adriatic Sea. Montenegro is cooler and drier than Bulgaria, since the coast is not so large. , mostly pebble, and the water of the Adriatic rarely heats up higher than 22-23 degrees Celsius. In Bulgaria, the Black Sea is familiar from childhood. It is not very clean, but it is shallow and warm. Beaches with soft, fine sand make rest here much more comfortable for children than in Montenegro. So, in terms of beach and swimming holidays, the choice of Montenegro or Bulgaria presupposes the answer to the question of what the tourist prefers: pleasant warm or clear azure water.
5. Other types of recreation
Both Montenegro and Bulgaria offer tourists a wide range of entertainment to suit every taste. However, in Bulgaria there is more entertainment: there are water parks, dolphinariums, and entertainment centers, and nightclubs, beach activities, weight interesting tours. And in Montenegro, on the other hand, there is ecological recreation, mountain, sports tours, inspection of churches and ancient monuments, trips to nature reserves, etc. Those who have already purchased Montenegro-Bulgaria tours in advance know that in both Eastern European countries, in addition to the sea, there are luxurious ones.
6. Nutrition
In 2011-2012, food prices in Bulgaria were cheaper than in Montenegro. For 8 euros in Montenegro you could only buy a main course and a drink (juice, beer, water), and in Bulgaria you could buy a salad, a main course, dessert, a drink, a glass of wine. However, perhaps due to the Eastern European crisis, food prices in both countries will increase.

People of Montenegro and Bulgaria

Bulgarians are predominantly brown-eyed and brunette, with facial features that are more Slavic (but not by much). Montenegrins are more hardworking than Bulgarians. This is noted by everyone who traveled on tours to both Montenegro and Bulgaria. Thus, Montenegrins usually clean hotels more often and carry out routine repairs. But the Bulgarians are a very tight-fisted nation, and, for example, it will not be possible to negotiate a discount, whereas in Montenegro you can always negotiate a price reduction with individuals and sellers. But in both countries, Russians are treated warmly; local residents remember all the good things done by Russians in different periods of history. It can even be argued that Russian tourists are loved and respected in both Montenegro and Bulgaria.

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