The
Bulgarian Black Sea Coast (,
Chеrnomoriе) covers the entire eastern bound of
Bulgaria stretching from the
Romanian Black Sea resorts in the north to
European Turkey in the south, along 378 km of coastline. White and golden sandy
beaches occupy approximately 130 km of the 378 km long
coast. The region is an important center of tourism during the summer season (May–October), drawing millions of foreign and local tourists alike and constituting one of the country's most popular tourist destinations. Prior to 1989 the Bulgarian Black Sea coast was internationally known as the
Red Riviera. Since the
fall of the Iron Curtain, however, its nickname has been changed to the
Bulgarian Riviera.