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When people think of the coastline north of Varna they normally think of sprawling tourist complexes like Golden Sands (Zlatni pyasatsi) and Albena , and, indeed, the first 50km of the E87's northward progress can seem like an endless procession of high-rise hotels and dusty building sites. Once you get away from the main road, however, even the biggest of the resorts can be quite peaceful and relaxing, making good use of the sandy beaches lining the shore and the forests which form their immediate hinterland. Golden Sands is near enough to Varna to be on the urban bus network, while Albena is served by regular minibuses from a stop 200m west of Varna's Cathedral. Beyond Albena the atmosphere changes, with the less crowded towns and villages of the Dobrudzhan littoral perched above an increasingly rocky coast, which culminates in the dramatic cliffs of Cape Kaliakra . Although all the settlements along this stretch of the water make good day-trips by bus from Varna, the picturesque town of Balchik is the most likely base to appeal to the non-package tour crowd.
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