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Excellent: 93Good: 2Sufficient: 1
✅ Not a single site in Bulgaria is rated Poor this season.
✅ The safest bets in Bulgaria
Sites that have held the top rating five seasons in a row — not a one-year fluke.
- Нов Плаж Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Албена Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Бургас-плаж Черноморски Солници Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Плаж Росенец-север Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Плаж Иракли Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Дуранкулак-север 1 Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Крапец-север Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- В.с. Елените Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Слънчев Бряг-хотел Глобус Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Равда-плаж Ндк Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Къмпинг Златна Рибка Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Къмпинг Смокини Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
📈 Turned around
These were rated Poor or Sufficient a few seasons ago and are Excellent today.
- Варна-аспарухово Централен Excellent 📈 Turned around — was Poor or Sufficient a few seasons ago, Excellent now
- Бяла-плаж Чайка Excellent 📈 Turned around — was Poor or Sufficient a few seasons ago, Excellent now
- Бяла-северен Плаж Excellent 📈 Turned around — was Poor or Sufficient a few seasons ago, Excellent now
- Попски Плаж Excellent 📈 Turned around — was Poor or Sufficient a few seasons ago, Excellent now
- Варна-централен Плаж Excellent 📈 Turned around — was Poor or Sufficient a few seasons ago, Excellent now
- Варна-южен Плаж Excellent 📈 Turned around — was Poor or Sufficient a few seasons ago, Excellent now
- Лозенец-централен Плаж Excellent 📈 Turned around — was Poor or Sufficient a few seasons ago, Excellent now
- Бяла-централен Плаж Excellent 📈 Turned around — was Poor or Sufficient a few seasons ago, Excellent now
- Златни Пясъци-псов Excellent 📈 Turned around — was Poor or Sufficient a few seasons ago, Excellent now
📍 Destinations in Bulgaria
- Sunny Beach
34 excellent of 35 within 35 km - Varna
28 excellent of 30 within 35 km - Burgas
28 excellent of 29 within 35 km
Common questions about swimming in Bulgaria
Is it safe to swim in Bulgaria?
Mostly yes. 97% of Bulgaria's 96 officially monitored bathing sites hold the top "Excellent" class in the 2025 assessment, and not a single one is rated Poor.
Which beaches in Bulgaria should I avoid?
None. No bathing site in Bulgaria carries a Poor classification in the 2025 assessment.
Where is the water cleanest in Bulgaria?
58 sites have held the top rating five seasons running — a far better signal than a single good year. Around Sunny Beach, Varna, Burgas you will find the densest clusters.
How often is water quality tested in Bulgaria?
Through the whole bathing season. National sanitary authorities sample each official site for E. coli and intestinal enterococci, report to the European Environment Agency, and the published class reflects the last four seasons combined.
Ratings are the official season-long classification, computed from the last four seasons of sampling — not a live reading. After a storm any site can be temporarily worse; local advisories win.