Rampant construction at Bulgaria's seaside horrifies German tourists and businessmen. Photo by Nadya Kotseva (Sofia Photo Agency)
Representatives of German business have asked Varna Mayor Kiril Yordanov if the Bulgarian seaside is becoming like the Spanish, where hotels needed to be demolished because of rampant overconstruction.
During their visit, the members of the Carl-Duisberg Foerderkreis organisation were horrified by the huge number of hotels built in recent years at Bulgaria Black Sea coast, the 24 Hours daily reported.
According to the mayor, the problem concerned to a greater extent the southern region near the coastal city of Burgas and overconstruction was not so fierce in Varna.
The guests also wondered how Bulgarian authorities are to solve the absurd situation of massive construction of private hotels along with underdeveloped state-owned infrastructure.
The German experts recommended that private business takes part in the construction of the new Varna port, as well as a railway line from the airport to the nearby resort of Zlatni Pisatzi (Golden Sands).