Must-see attractions in Black Sea Coast

  • Zoo Park

    Varna

    Varna's small zoo, in Primorski Park, has around 70 different types of animals, including some llamas, a camel, some big cats (lion, tiger, panther), pink…

  • Varna City Art Gallery

    Varna

    You can peruse two floors of 19th- and 20th-century Bulgarian art at this gallery, including works by Vladimir Dimitrov and David Peretz. Various…

  • Ethnographic Museum

    Burgas

    Regional folk costumes, jewellery and furniture are on show at this museum, as well as displays covering the local weaving and fishing industries…

  • Roman Baths (Small)

    Varna

    There's a walkway running around the ruins of this smaller Roman bath complex, built around the 4th century AD, but there's little to see other than some…

  • Ethnographic Museum

    Black Sea Coast

    This museum features folk costumes, housewares and jewellery, as well as displays relating to traditional trades and crafts such as fishing, barrel-making…

  • Preobrazhenie Gospodne Church

    Black Sea Coast

    This most atmospheric of the town's churches is located in the oldest part of the settlement, on the far eastern end of the outcropping. The church dates…

  • Graffit

    Varna

    This contemporary art gallery displays rotating exhibitions of mainly visual arts, usually of high quality.

  • History Museum

    Black Sea Coast

    This small museum doesn't always hold to the posted hours, but if you catch it open you'll find artefacts going back to the town's Thracian, Greek and…

  • Byzantine Baths

    Black Sea Coast

    Below ground level just behind the Sveti Spas Church are the partly excavated remains of a 6th-century Byzantine baths complex. Though not much to look at…

  • Sveta Bogoroditsa Church

    Black Sea Coast

    This relatively plain 19th-century church is the only functioning one in town and modestly dressed visitors are welcome. (Shawls are provided at the…

  • Basilica of the Holy Mother Eleusa

    Black Sea Coast

    Overlooking the sea, the Basilica of the Holy Mother Eleusa dates from the 6th century, and later became a monastery. The fortified tower alongside it was…

  • Dobrudzha and the Sea Museum

    Black Sea Coast

    This small exhibition on marine life, as well as some ancient coins, is situated in a restored Turkish bathhouse (hamam) going back to the 16th century…

  • Sv Cyril & Methodius Cathedral

    Burgas

    Completed in 1907, the city’s main church boasts an especially fine, intricately carved iconostasis and colourful murals. It was closed in 2016 to undergo…

  • Soviet Army Monument

    Burgas

    Standing sentinel over pl Troikata is this towering Red Army memorial. Comprising a column surmounted by a saluting Russian soldier and figurative panels,…

  • Surp Hach Armenian Church

    Burgas

    This church dates from 1853 and was built by the city's then-Armenian residents. There's a monument to the slaughter of Armenians in the years following…

  • Church of Sveti Tsar Boris-Mikhail

    Black Sea Coast

    The Church of Sveti Tsar Boris-Mikhail is dedicated to the former king. The church is on ul Hristo Botev, one block north of the centre near the…

  • St John Aliturgetos Church

    Black Sea Coast

    Overlooking the harbour to the south, this earthquake-battered building is set on a cliff and provides a picturesque setting for summertime concerts.

  • Archangels Michael & Gabriel Church

    Black Sea Coast

    This 13th-century ruin shows off some beautiful exterior decoration. The arches of the church are underscored by striking green-glazed plates.

  • Town Gate

    Black Sea Coast

    The town gate leads to the old town. The well-preserved fortification walls here date from the 5th century AD.

  • City Hall

    Varna

    Varna's towering, multistory city hall is a landmark of communist-era brutalist design.

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