An elderly couple sits close under a beach umbrella. Dmytro Chernenko, a lanky teenager in blue swim trunks, has come with his mother. He says it's wonderful to just forget the war for a while.

People swim and sunbathe on a reopened beach at the Black Sea on Aug. 22 in Odesa. ... there was a woman doing yoga and an elderly couple sitting close under a bright-blue umbrella.

With European countries on the Black Sea becoming more popular hotspots for tourists, ... you can find Central Beach, which is free to access, with lounge chairs and umbrellas for rent.

Starting today, tourists on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast can book an umbrella and sunbed on the beach through a special online platform. So far, about 30 beaches have joined, including those in ...

One visitor recorded a video from a porch at Sea Colony in Bethany Beach, and through the cloudy haze of wind and sand, dozens of umbrellas all rose up into the air and blew toward the ocean.