The Etara apartment complex in Saint Vlas is a premier site set within the prestigious Dinevi resort. Etara offers something special in a holiday complex, with modern facilities combined with the charm and character of Bulgarian architecture of days gone by. This exclusive 4 star complex benefits from 2 pools, both with children's sections, 1 restaurant, piano bar, fitness studio and 24 hour security. Free sun beds by the pool. As part of the Dinevi resort, guests can enjoy access to the facilities in all of the neighbouring Dinevi complexes. These facilities include: * Eleven restaurants/ bars including a la carte dining * Fourteen pools * Two Piano Bars * Amphitheatre for evening shows * Internet Café bar / Hairdressers * Nail bar / treatment rooms * 2 massage areas * Two Gymnasiums * Private shuttle bus service to Sunny Beach * 5* Casino * Indoor children’s clubs * Health spa * boutique shops and restaurants’ on the marina.  Apartment description This luxury spacious 3rd floor, 2-bedroom apartment is located within a 4 year old modern complex that offers a full range of holiday essentials. The apartment has the unusual benefit of having two balconies. The balcony at the rear looks over the to Stanna Planina mountain, whilst the front balcony looks over the pool and out to the sea. Each bedroom has its own separate air conditioning and the apartment boasts a large family bathroom. This consists of a bath with a shower, a separate shower unit, hand basin and WC. The living area consists of a large open plan lounge, a dining area and a fully fitted well equipped modern kitchen. This space is also air-conditioned and tastefully furnished. There is lift up to the apartment. There is car parking space 2-bedroom apartment with a large open plan living, dining area fitted with a modern kitchen. Large family bathroom. Furniture: Double beds (1), Single beds (2), Sofa bed (Sleeps 2)), Dining table and chairs that seat 6. Sleeps maximum of 6 people. Other: Linen provided. Everything you need down to the last teaspoon for an enjoyable self-catering holiday. “Towels not provided.” Outdoors: Balcony / Terrace (2), Shared outdoor swimming pool (2). Access: Parking space, 24-hour security

 

St Vlas  is located at the foot of the southern slopes of the Balkan Mountains, in the northern part of Burgas Bay. A settlement was founded at the present place of St Vlas in the 2nd century AD by Thracians and Greeks, then called Larissa. It acquired the name St Vlas in the 14th century after Saint Blaise, a monastery dedicated to whom existed in the region, but was burnt down in the 14th-18th century by consecutive pirate raids. During the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria, it was known as Kücük manastir or simply Manastir ("monastery"), while the name St Vlas became official after 1886. Until 1920 the population of St Vlas was predominantly Greek. After 1920 as a result of the exchange of population between Greece and Bulgaria most of the local Greeks emigrated to Western Thrace (ceded to Greece in 1920) Greece and found their new home in the village of Strymi (until 1920 Chadarli), Sapes municipality. Less than 10 Greek families remained in St Vlas. After 1912 and especially after 1920 tens of Bulgarian families emigrated from Greece, predominantly from Greek Macedonia and established themselves in St Vlas. The settlement became a climatic sea resort in 1963 and a town on 2 February 2006. St Vlas is the only place on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast where the beaches are facing directly south.

St Vlas has grown as a very popular  tourist resort in recent times, serving as a quieter alternative to nearby Sunny Beach. The gap between the two places is shrinking as more hotels and holiday apartments are built along the coast. St Vlas lies at the northern end of a bay which has Sunny Beach in its middle and the ancient town of Nesebar at its southern end. Sunny Beach and Nesebar are easily accessible by bus or taxi, and there are also boats going between St Vlas and Nesebar.

The resort was mainly popular amongst inland Bulgarian tourists, but recently there is rapid growth in the number of foreign tourists, mainly from Russia, but also from  Poland, Romania and Scandinavia. Even though St Vlas was heavily developed in 2000's it remained pretty quiet and calm down place, making it good place to have a rest. Due to that fact the typical visitors in the resort are families with children.