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Varna ( Bulgarian: Варна, pronounced [ˈvarnɐ]) is the third-largest city in Bulgaria and the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and in the Northern Bulgaria region. Situated strategically in the Gulf of Varna, the city has been a major economic, social and cultural centre for almost three millennia.
- The Sea Garden
- Archaeological Museum
- Aladzha Monastery
- Varna Cathedral
- Battle of Varna Park Museum
- Stone Forest
- Varna Roman Baths
- Retro Museum
- University Botanical Garden
- The Wonderful Rocks
A massive park that runs along the seafront and cuts into the city for quite a way too, the Sea Garden is a national monument of landscaped architecture. This is where Varna’s citizens come to relax and have fun at attractions like the Dophinarium and zoo for families, and casino for grown-ups. The Sea Garden has plenty to see and do, but on a blis...
Varna’s Roman heritage has given the city a trove of precious artefacts, but the Gold of Varna exhibit pushes the Archaeological Museum up the list of must-sees. This is what most visitors come for: A collection of gold and precious items recovered from the Varna Necropolis, where Thracian graves date back an amazing 6,500 years. This makes the Gol...
Just beyond Varna’s northeastern suburbs is an astounding Orthodox cave monastery complex that is part of a protected natural area just in from the coast. These caves are man-made and have been purposely carved from the face of a 25-metre-high karst cliff. It’s one for the sure-footed, as some of the terrain can be tough! Inside the monastery you c...
The shining copper domes of this majestic church form one of the city’s postcard scenes. The cathedral was built not long after the Bulgarian Liberation from the Ottomans by the Russians in the late-19th century, and was modelled on the temple at Peterhof Palace in St. Petersburg. More than 50 of the icons that you can see in the church’s cavernous...
This museum marks the site of one of the pivotal moments in European late-medieval history. At Varna in 1444 a Hungarian-Polish Christian Army was defeated by Sultan Murad II’s Ottoman Army. This gave way to several centuries of Turkish dominance in the region, leading right up to the late-19th century. The park is set to the west of Varna and its ...
A little further on from the battlefield is a strange natural phenomenon at what is the only desert in Bulgaria. The Stone Forest is a field of stone columns, some seven metres high covering an area of about 13 square kilometres. These columns are hollow and have been formed by a process known as methane oxidation caused by tiny organisms, but it’s...
Just to the southeast of Varna is a bath complex that once belonged to the Roman city of Odessus. These baths date back to the year 100: They’re among the largest Roman Thermae to survive in Europe, and only second of all those outside Rome. One section of the building is 25 metres tall and you can clearly make out all of the original facilities. Y...
For a blast from the not too distant past, Varna’s Retro Museum sheds light on the city during socialist times. The museum is set in the Grand Mall and has curated pretty much every aspect of daily living from the 20th century that you could care to think of. There are Bulgarian cigarettes, kitchen utensils, vacuum cleaners and cosmetics. These are...
If you’ve brought the whole clan with you to Varna this is an afternoon out that everyone can get behind. You could visit the peaceful surrounds of this 360-hectare park and arboretum for a simple stroll or to take a picnic in the shade. The Botanical Garden opened in 1977 and contains 300 species of plants and bushes. If you come in early-summer y...
These weird rockforms were awarded “National Phenomenon” status by the government in 1949. Like the Stone Forest it’s a landscape that needs to be seen to be believed. Here are what you can only describe as 50 metre-stone needles that stand on the riverside like the towers of some great abstract fortress. The rocks are limestone and their alien sha...
- Golden Sandy Beaches. Beaches in and around Varna are covered with soft fine sand in shades of gold. They are lovely to sunbathe on and gentle to your body, unlike a pebble beach.
- Warm Seawater. The seawater lapping the beaches in and around Varna, Bulgaria customarily reaches temperatures of 25-27 degrees Celsius (77-80.6 degrees Fahrenheit) during the summer months.
- Summer Resorts. Summer is the season when Varna truly comes into her own. Several vibrant beach resorts are only a short drive away and offer opportunities for both relaxation and fun to holidaymakers and day-trippers alike.
- Vibrant Nightlife. Nightclubs and restaurants line Varna’s seafront and stretch onto the city’s beaches. In summer, they are besieged by crowds of trendy people ready to party and chill.
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