Information about Byala

Byala is a town in Northeastern Bulgaria. It is located in Varna District and is close to the Black Sea coast. The Byala municipality constitutes of the town of Byala and the five surrounding villages Popovic, Dyulino, Gospodinovo, Goritza and Samotino.

It is situated 60km south of Varna and 70km north of Burgas in a semi-mountainous region of coastal Bulgaria.

The first settlement here, near cape Saint Atanas, is dated back to the 6th century BC.
Later a Roman fortress was built and eventually the region became part of Bulgaria in 681.

Byala was officially declared a town on 5 September 1984. Byala's economy is based mostly of tourism and agriculture. There are several hotels, camping areas and beaches. There are attempts for developing of “village tourism”.

The town is underdeveloped if compared to other tourist areas. The local government supports a few environmental and tourism projects. Byala's port is currently under reconstruction and is planned to become a yacht port. There has been much new residential building undertaken between 2003 and 2006 due to perceived higher interest from foreign investors and tourists.


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