Seltse offers several reasons to plan a trip: local equestrian sports, folklore and community village celebrations. One village festival tournament had reached its eleventh consecutive edition by 2024; other programme details are specific to particular years. If you want to plan your stay around an event, check the latest dates and programme in advance.
Equestrian tournament with changing programme details
Equestrian competitions took place in Seltse in 2023 and again in 2024. At the tournament’s tenth edition in 2023, 12 riders and 18 horses from the regions of Dobrich, Varna, Shumen and Burgas competed. At the time, the competition included one discipline with four courses; this format applied to that edition and may not remain unchanged for later tournaments. Hundreds of equestrian sports enthusiasts from different generations gathered at the village stadium in 2023. The details answer different planning questions: the consecutive editions show that the tournament recurs, while the number of participants and courses give a specific insight into the 2023 competition. Before travelling to a tournament, check the latest dates and schedule.
Folklore and community celebrations
The “Hristo A. Gradechliev-2005” cultural centre in Seltse was founded in 2005. Its 13-member traditional folklore group takes part in folklore gatherings and opens the village celebrations. The centre’s work includes collecting, preserving and passing on Bulgarian traditions, customs and spiritual values. In 2024, authentic folk songs and dances from Dobrudzha were on the programme for the Seltse festival; the traditional village festival was scheduled to take place in the village square. Check the latest dates and venue before visiting. Dozens of guests, residents, amateur performers and cultural workers gathered for a celebration of the centre’s 20th anniversary; the programme included live music, entertainment and dancing.
Agriculture as part of the local character
Agriculture also featured in the festivities: in 2024, local vegetable growers donated prizes for the Seltse festival raffle. In the 2020 season, a grower from Seltse cultivated tomatoes, watermelons and cabbage on 60 decares, with pink tomato varieties as the main crop. The festival context thus brings together a specific link to vegetable growers and a glimpse of cultivation during an earlier season.
Getting there and finding your way around
The road to Seltse branches off the main road towards the Romanian border; the turnoff is between Balchik and Kavarna. Seltse is described as approximately eight kilometres from Kavarna. For up-to-date directions, use navigation and check road conditions. The distance is provided as a guide and does not state a travel time.
More topics in the wider Kavarna destination
The wider Kavarna destination offers other distinct cultural and landscape topics. The Ethnographic Complex of Kavarna includes a house museum, a restored shoemaker’s workshop, a lace-making workshop and a courtyard. It showcases cultural features of the Dobrudzhans, Gagauz and Kotlentsi. In Kavarna, the Church of St George was built in 1836 and the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in 1860.
Bolata is also part of this landscape: a steep path leads north to the top of the cliff, from where there is a view across the gorge. Bolata is the only sandy beach in the Kaliakra area. The Mussel and Fish Festival in Kavarna offers a culinary contrast to the festivities in Seltse: at its 23rd edition in 2026, the programme included public cooking demonstrations and tastings of mussels, Black Sea fish and other seafood. Check the latest event dates if you are planning a visit.
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