Durankulak is small picturesque village on the Black Sea coast. It is peaceful and quite different from the crowded Bulgarian resorts. This place is unique with its preserved and untouched nature, clean and vast beaches. Here can find natural dunes, calm sea with soft sandy bottom, panoramic scenery and all the conditions for real rest. The climate of Durankulak belongs to the moderate- continental climatic area north Black sea. Usually the autumn is long calm and warm, spring is wet and windy, the summer is fresh and hot and the winter is mild. Coldest months are January and February and the hottest are July and August.
     Durankulak is the north most Bulgarian settlement just 6 km. away from Romania border. The village is situated in Dobrich region, 18 km. away from town of Shabla, 30 km. away from Town Kavarna, 55 km. from town of Balchik, 60 km. away from Albena resort and 90 km. from town of Varna- sea capital of Bulgaria. The most luxurious Romanian Black sea resort- Mangalia is just 12 km. away.
     Nowadays Durankulak is agricultural village on the black sea shore. It has about 1 000 inhabitants and their means of livelihood is cultivation of land. History of this place starts long ago. Around the watersides of the lake, on the big island and against it there were several settlements and the first one is from seven thousand years BC. These settlements have existed in different periods and are with different origin. The last of them was with Bulgarian origin and disappeared in the end of 9 century. Among the interesting things is the fact that in there was heathen shrine, and its entrance was walled in and nearby church was erected, this means that the village has seen the conversion. Many precious witnesses for the ancient Bulgarians and also for the people living on the same place before them have discovered.
     As most villages in Dobrudza - Durankulak is also established in the beginning of 19 century, from exiles predominantly from East Old Mountain (mainly from Kotel region) and less from Odrin Thrace. The name is Turkish (although in the village itself Turkish people never live) and it originates from the shape of the lake (called in the region "puddle" or "marsh"). The translation is somewhat of "water ear". After its returning to Bulgaria in 1940 the name Blatnitsa is given to it. This was its name until the fifty years of 20 century.
     The most well known event from the history of the village is the "Durankulak revolt" from 1900 year. Its cause is the introduction of natural tax-tithe. Then near Durankulak peasants from the neighbouring villages gather. The reason is not precisely clarified (probably a peasant has shot against an officer and has killed him), but the horse unit sent nearby attacks. The victims are about 40 (no one of them is from Durankulak). After 1919 Durankulak is in the borders of Romania. This continues until the signing of Krayova agreement on 7 September 1940 and with this act South Dobrudza is again Bulgarian territory.
     The village is well known for Durankulak Lake which is the north most natural coastal lake in Bulgaria. Lake's area is 350 hectares, maximum depth 4 meters. Sandy strip of land- 150 meters wide and 3 meters high separates it from the Black sea. The lake has a shape of an ear. The water of the lake is a little salty, because of the sea water which reaches the lake during strong sea storms or soaking through the strip of land. It is not effluent, it is filled in by karst and rainy waters. The undulating shores of the lake form marsh zones- Eagle marsh and Vaklenski branch. The lake has big potential for preservation of wild carp- up to now the only proved habitat in Bulgaria. Ninety six species of duckweed thrive in its waters, 48 different marsh and water plants reed, rush, water lily, and on the sandy strip of land-dune plants. Twelve plants species with national and international conservation significance can be found. The habitat of three-edged reed is the most representative for Bulgaria. Fauna is supplemented with 17 fish species- carp, Crucian, Bream and also endemic species like goby, perch, sheat- fish and other.
     Durankulak Lake is situated in one of the most important humidity zones in Europe included in the Ramsare Convention and acknowledged as ornithological place of importance with world significance. Here many bird species nest, spend the winter and rest during their migration. Numerous bird nocks fly on the ancient road Via Pontica to the warmer countries. Then the sky is crowded with feathery and the view is breathtaking. The lake is very precious with the rare and threatened with extinction in the whole world red-breasted goose (here and near Shabla are its only winter places in the world) mute swan and other. It is important for the protection of Ixobrychus minutus and of special importance on national scale for the nesting of Cygnus olor, Aythya nyroca, Circus aerguginosus, Acrocephalus agricola.

     Durankulak Lake boosts with its two islands- the Big Island and the Small Island. On the big island there is a mound having many layers, inhabited in the epochs of neolith, bronze, around the new ere, Early Byzantine period and the Middle Ages.
     On the west waterside of Durankulak Lake there are dug-outs from the first farmers of Dobrudza (5100 - 4700 year. BC), mound funerals from Proto-bronze epoch, (3500 - 3400 year BC) and Sarmatian necropolis from the late antiquity. The necropolises left by the people dwelling the big island are also situated there. Thickness of cultural layer is 3.50 -4.00 meters and 8 building horizons are determined 0n the topmost layer Proto-Bulgarian settlement from 9-10 century was examined, under it level of early bronze epoch and under them six horizons of the eneolithic epoch where the oldest stone architecture in continental Europe dating back to 5 thousand years BC was found. It belongs to the archeological cultures of Hamandzia, Sava and Varna.
     On the south seaside of the Big Island, cave temple of Thracian Great goddess of land and patroness of everything existing Kibela was also studied. This Thrasian holy place was cut out in the continental rock.
     Neolith settlement disposed on the west waterside of the lake, and prehistoric necropolis- the biggest one in the world until today with 1204 graves from neolith and eolith are totally examined, smaller antique and medieval necropolises are also found. These archeological finds demonstrates the chronological continuity of dwelling by the human being from 5300 year BC to the beginning of 11 century AD, with insignificant interruption almost 6 thousand years of inhabitance.
     Archeological analyses show processes of intensive technological-cultural and economic relations of the ancient population: on the north with the cultures of Boian, Bugo- Dnestrovska and Kukuteni-Tripolie, and to the south with the cultures of Usoe, Sava and Varna, and from the new -stone and stone-copper epoch. Here the oldest phase of the down Denube culture Hmandzia, which the research workers had been looking for decades, was also found. This culture was named BLATNITSA (meaning marshland), as the old name of Durankulak.
     There is international interest towards this archeological site. The prehistory of Durankulak can become supporting point in the expedition of American professor Robert Ballard, finder of sank ship Titanic, who looks for the track of Biblical flood. Chronological coincidence for events and facts from the ancient lake town with the one searched on the "Noah" project, provoked the interest of prominent world-famous scientist. Something more the discoverer has already visited the excavations in Durankulak. Professor Ballard wants to prove his theory for the ancient history of humanity.
     On the background of the absolute natural and ecological exclusiveness of this place, the found and preserved archeological wealth is a reliable base for wide museum and tourist socialization, including development of cultural historic tourism and network of museums and museum exhibitions.
     In Durankulak there is also sight, representing the Christian culture- orthodox Christian temple "Saint Archangel Michail". The place of the temple is sanctified in 1908 year. Building starts in 1912 and finishes in 1936 year. The temple is officially sanctified in 1945 by the Varna and Velikopreslav metropolitan bishop doctor Iosif, in it father Petko officiates. After him, father Ivan is and from 1965 to 2001 father Dionisii is. Today the temple is acting but it needs complete repair.
     Geographical disposition of Dobrudzha, its natural and ecological features and specific geomorphology are the basic reasons, which objectively determine the cultural-historic development of these lands in prehistoric epochs and in later times. On the back ground of rich cultural heritage program Far Program FAR will finance development of cultural tourism in archeological park "Durankulak" with 290 million euro. In the frames of the project 1 kilometer road segment leading to the international highway will be constructed and also tourist alleys among the antiquities, alleys for disabled persons, exposition hall. On separate platform restoration of Proto-Bulgarian home will be made. Tourist object will be included in the destinations together with the near natural reserves "Kaliakra" and "Iailata".
     This project will turn Durankulak into destination for cultural historic tourism.
     This area has very good natural tourism resources, which are preserved in their natural form. It is famous with its numerous mineral springs, as well as the healing medical mud, favourable for the development of balneological tourism. Other forms of tourism, which can be developed in the region are business and congress tourism, hunting, fishing and rural tourism.
     Development of this village and the lake area is still ahead. It is for sure that it will attract many tourists and investors from Bulgaria and abroad.