The history of the port town of Balchik dates back to the 6th century BC when these lands were inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans. The antique thriving city was known for its white limestone buildings. The ancient travelers and navigators even called it "The White City". The town received its current name, Balchik, during the reign of the great Ottoman Empire. Later, these lands belonged to Romania. In those times Balchik was adorned with its main attraction, the residence of Queen Marie with a charming botanical garden.

In 1921, the wife of King Ferdinand I of Romania, Marie, ordered to build a palace and to lay out a marvelous garden filled with various types of plants. The original name of the palace was "The Lonely Nest". But later (no one can say exactly when) it became "quiet". The project of the palace complex was created by the talented architect Emil Gunes based on the sketches of the Romanian artist Alexandru Satmari. The construction of the magnificent architectural monument took seven long years, and the creation of the botanical garden took a whole decade.

The official summer residence comprised 10 villas of various architectural styles, the most impressive of which was the royal palace, topped by a tower with a spire. Next to the palace, there was a throne, used by Queen Marie to admire the sunrises and sunsets. In addition to the luxurious villas, the complex included a modest royal chapel, which was named "The Star of the Seas" by the queen. The chapel was a replica of a medieval Cretan church, and, by the way, the entire complex resembled a Cretan palace in many ways.

Next to the Christian chapel, there was a Muslim minaret. Queen Marie was committed to the Baháʼí Faith: she worshipped both Christ and Allah. Hence the names of the palace park's gardens. Every visitor to the palace complex should definitely take a walk through the shady alleys of the luxurious botanical garden, admire the clay jars brought specially from Morocco, and find the main attraction of the garden, the royal Silver Well.