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 Varna
Varna
is Bulgaria's Sea Capital. The gem of the Bulgarian Black Sea
is situated at the end of the big Varna Bay, with a convenient
and well preserved water area a port which in years handles
up to 18 million tons of cargo. The city’s peculiar sea
charm is sublime and moving. Ancient, medieval, renaissance
and modern cultures mingle and coexist through the city.
Varna lies on the same latitude of the famous Atlantic resorts
Bayonne and Biarritz in France, on a large, flat and high terrace
on the northwestern most curve of the bay which just some 7km
inland. The city occupies some 24sq km, measuring 6km northeast-southwest
and is about 4km wide. During the holiday season, July and August,
the sunshine allows 10-11 hours of sunbathing. There is nothing
of the cold Baltic wind or the summer Riviera heat.
The city is clean and green. Of the green miracles at least
three are a must: the Marine Gardens which are the largest in
the Balkans; Euxinograd park, the former Royal Palace; the paradise
of St Consitine.
Varna is a city of old culture, living traditions and ambitious
undertakings. Some 20 percent of its population are students
in various educational institutions, four of which are higher.
There is hardly a city in Bulgaria apart from the capital that
has so many museum opportunities.
The former Girls High School, which used to be the biggest in
the Balkans, houses the Archaeological Museum that holds one
of the country's richest collections. A special treasury displays
priceless gold jewels and amazing ancient toreutic works. The
icon and church plate exposition is very impressive.
The National Revival Museum has a rich collection.
The Ethnographic Museum has exhibits showing traditional means
of livelihood and costumes with vatying demographic features.
The Naval Museum is in the shady alleys of the Marine Gardens.
The Museum of the History of Medicine is in what used to be
the city's first hospital and possesses the richest paleoanthropologic
collection in Bulgaria.
The Museum of New History is in the oldest surviving house in
Varna, built in 1851.
Bulgaria's only Aquarium with unique facade covered in ivy attracts
many visitors.
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