Slunchev Briag

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Slunchev Briag

a seaside climatic health resort in Bulgaria, on the Black Sea, north of Nesebur. Summers are very warm, with an average July temperature of 23.3°C, and winters are very mild, with an average January temperature of 2.4°C. Precipitation totals 430 mm annually. Therapeutic remedies include sea bathing from mid-June to October, grape cures, and climatotherapy. Slunchev Briag has a sandy beach, which is 300-400 m wide and more than 5 km long. Non-tuberculous illnesses of the respiratory organs and functional disorders of the nervous system are treated at the resort. Slunchev Briag has boarding houses, hotels, and private summer homes.

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In Slunchev Briag (Sunny Beach) resort, where the town hall has set an official rate of 3.50 leva a km, many local taxi drivers have come up with their own rates, and in effect, charge their customers whatever they like.

Taxi troubles

At the time, no one could forecast the harsh impact of the global credit crunch and few people were prepared for what was in store," said Elena Ivanova, from the union of hotel owners in Slunchev Briag (Sunny Beach) resort.

Brief summer: doomsayers have been predicting the downfall of Bulgaria's tourism sector for years. This summer, their forecasts could come true

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