Varna

Varna is the biggest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast and the third largest city in the country, and it is situated 470km east of Sofia.

It is not only a big sea-port, but also a well-known international seaside resort, a favourite place to visit not only for foreign, but also Bulgarian tourists, and has an international airport.


Places of Interest:
> The 17th century Cathedral of the Holy Mother;
> the Church of St Atanas;
> the Archaeological Museum include the Chalcolithic necropolis with the oldest examples of gold jewellery ever discovered, and impressive Greek, Thracian and Bulgarian artefacts;
> the National Revival Museum;
> the Ethnographic and City Historical Museum;
> the Art Gallery;
> the Navy Museum and the Aquarium;
> the Natural History Museum;
> the Zoo and the Dolphinarium; and
> the Sea Garden.

As well as being a beach resort in its own right, Varna offers access to the first-class resorts of, among others:
> St. Konstantin;
> Sunny Day;
> Golden Sands;
> Albena;
> the natural reserve at Kamchiya.

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