Varna
Bulgaria's seaside capital, whose archaeological museum holds the oldest worked gold anybody has found. The Sea Garden runs the length of the shore and is where the city spends its evenings.
Varna in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in Varna
Where to stay in Varna
Varna in a day, two days, three
- Day 14 stops
- Dormition of the Mother of God Cathedral
- Euxinograd
- Palace of Culture and Sports
- Roman Thermae
Landmarks in Varna
The Dormition of the Mother of God Cathedral is the largest church building in Varna and the third largest cathedral in Bulgaria. Officially opened on 30 August 1886, it is the residence of the bishopric of Varna and Preslav and one of the symbols of Varna.
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Euxinograd is a late 19th-century Bulgarian former royal summer palace and park on the Black Sea coast, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of downtown Varna. The palace is currently a governmental and presidential retreat, hosting cabinet meetings in the summer and offering access for tourists to several villas and hotels. Since 2007, it is also the venue of the Operosa opera festival.
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Palace of Culture and Sports is an indoor complex for culture and sport located in Varna, Bulgaria. The complex has three sports halls - "Kongresna Hall", "Mladost Hall" and "Hall 20". The Palace of Culture and Sports was completed in 1968.
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The Roman Thermae are a complex of Ancient Roman baths (thermae) in the Black Sea port city of Varna in northeastern Bulgaria. The Roman Thermae are situated in the southeastern part of the modern city, which under the Roman Empire was known as Odessus. The baths were constructed in the late 2nd century AD and rank as the fourth-largest preserved Roman thermae in Europe and the largest in the Balkans.
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The Sea Garden, or formally the Seaside Park is the Bulgarian port city of Varna's largest, oldest and best known public park, also said to be the largest landscaped park in the Balkans. Located along the city's coast on the Black Sea, it is an important tourist attraction and a national monument of landscape architecture.
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The Varna Aquarium or Aquarium Varna is a public aquarium in Varna, Bulgaria's largest city on the Black Sea coast.
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The Varna Necropolis, or Varna Cemetery, is a burial site in the western industrial zone of Varna, internationally considered one of the key archaeological sites in world prehistory. The oldest gold treasure and jewelry in the world, dating from 4600 BC to 4200 BC, was discovered at the site.
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The Varna Necropolis, or Varna Cemetery, is a burial site in the western industrial zone of Varna, internationally considered one of the key archaeological sites in world prehistory. The oldest gold treasure and jewelry in the world, dating from 4600 BC to 4200 BC, was discovered at the site.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 13 Jun 2026
Yelkrokoyade · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Dormition of the Mother of God Cathedral is the largest church building in Varna and the third largest cathedral in Bulgaria. Officially opened on 30 August 1886, it is the residence of the bishopric of Varna and Preslav and one of the symbols of Varna.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 6 Jul 2026
MrPanyGoff · CC BY-SA 3.0
Euxinograd is a late 19th-century Bulgarian former royal summer palace and park on the Black Sea coast, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of downtown Varna. The palace is currently a governmental and presidential retreat, hosting cabinet meetings in the summer and offering access for tourists to several villas and hotels. Since 2007, it is also the venue of the Operosa opera festival.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 May 2026
Palace of Culture and Sports is an indoor complex for culture and sport located in Varna, Bulgaria. The complex has three sports halls - "Kongresna Hall", "Mladost Hall" and "Hall 20". The Palace of Culture and Sports was completed in 1968.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Aug 2026
Skycycle · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Roman Thermae are a complex of Ancient Roman baths (thermae) in the Black Sea port city of Varna in northeastern Bulgaria. The Roman Thermae are situated in the southeastern part of the modern city, which under the Roman Empire was known as Odessus. The baths were constructed in the late 2nd century AD and rank as the fourth-largest preserved Roman thermae in Europe and the largest in the Balkans.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Nov 2024
No machine-readable author provided. Extrawurst assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Sea Garden, or formally the Seaside Park is the Bulgarian port city of Varna's largest, oldest and best known public park, also said to be the largest landscaped park in the Balkans. Located along the city's coast on the Black Sea, it is an important tourist attraction and a national monument of landscape architecture.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 25 Mar 2026
Marcin Chady · CC BY 2.0
The Varna Aquarium or Aquarium Varna is a public aquarium in Varna, Bulgaria's largest city on the Black Sea coast.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jun 2026
Svilen Enev · CC BY-SA 3.0