Place details
The Balchik Palace and the Botanic garden were the summer property of a Romanian queen at the beginning of the 20th century.
The Palace was the favorite place where in summer the Queen Mary of Romania regularly came to rest.
The shape of the palace recalls that of a mosque. In fact, it was the copy of a Cypriot church of the 20th century that had pleased the Queen.
The palace itself is not very big.
The beauty of the place is in fact due to the large botanical garden that overlooks the sea.
In the Botanic Garden, there are over 2000 varieties of flowers and plants. Some of them are rare varieties for these lands.
There is also an impressive collection of cacti.
This is the second largest collection in Europe, after that of the Botanic Garden of Monaco.
USEFUL INFORMATION
The town of Balchik is about fifty kilometers from Varna.
You can get there by car, or by bus.
Opening time :
Open all the year.
However, during the winter period, some plants are covered in order to protect them.
Winter: 8.30am - 5pm
Summer: 8am - 8pm
A SHORT HISTORY
In the early 1900s and for a few years, the city of Balchik was part of Romania. The region was awarded to him after another war.
The Romanian Queen of that time - Maria of Romania fell in love with the place. And asked to build here in Balchik a summer residence. After the construction, she came here regularly.
She would sit for hours watching the sea.
Today his stone throne is still there.
The palace and the Botanic Garden are very frequented by Romanian tourists.
