The settlement Sveti Vlas is 12 km. from Nessebur, a town of world historic significance, 4 km. from the resort Elenite, 4 km. from the resort Sunny Beach, 35 km. from Bourgass town and 28 km. from airport Bourgass A coastal road leading east from Sunny Beach passes through Sveti Vlas, a sprawling local village whose spruced-up environs attest to lucrative spill-over business from Sunny Beach. Private enterprise is in full swing with a rash of spiffy-looking small hotels, pensions, holiday villas and restaurants springing up all over town. The explosive growth in Vlas translates into an ever- increasing number of diversions for tourists who opt to stay there. Visitors can also avail themselves of the varied amenities at Sunny Beach, a half-do zen kilometers down the road.