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| Varna |
Golden Sands, Aladja Monastery |
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| Albena, Balchik, Kranevo |
Saints Constantine and Helena, Sunny Day |
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| Shabla, Durankulak, Krapec, Rusalka |
Kavarna, Cape Kaliakra |
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| Kamchiya and Provadiyska Rivers |
Nesebar, Pomorie, Ravda |
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| Primorsko, Kiten, Lozenets |
Tsarevo, Ahtopol, Sinemorec |
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The sea capital Varna with population 540 000 people and it’s 470 km from the capital Sofia. In the city, around a beautiful bay of the sea is Euxinograd residence, which is the seat of the Council of Ministers and the President of Bulgaria in the summer. Varna is the biggest city on Bulgarian Black sea coast. The city is situated amphitheatrical on the bend of the Varna’s lake. Around the city is formed agglomeration in the direction of Golden Sands and Vinnitsa from east, Aksakovo from west and Galata from south.
Airport Varna takes flights over the hole year, in the summer the airplanes take off and land in interval of 10 minutes. The Railway Station is found in the southern side of the city. It’s incredible building. There are two highways which are started from Varna: “Hemus” to Sofia and Northern Bulgaria, “Black sea” to Burgas, Southern Bulgaria and Istanbul, there is and the international highway E-87 to Constanta in Northern Europe. Here is the biggest Bulgarian harbour.
There are ancient tribes lived by fishing. The oldest golden decorations in the world are in the Archeological museum of Varna. In VI century B.C. was made the Greek colony Odesos. Two centuries later Alexander the Great has power over this important Roman town. Destroyed and devastated in times of different invasions, it passes under the Byzantine authority. Here Khan Asparuh and Byzantine Emperor Constantine Pogonat sign the contract (681), which was proclaimed the Bulgarian state on the Balkan Peninsula. In IX century the name of the town is Varna.
Varna is in Bulgarian’s territory at king Kalojan. In XIII-XIV century there are neighborhoods of Venetian, Genoese, Florentine and Dubrovnik traders. In 1389 fell it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire. In 1444 the town was sieged by the knights of the King of Poland Vladislaus III of Varna and the Hungarian leader Yanosh Huniadi. The young King Vladislaus was killed. In 1854 in the city held the important conference of allied Ottoman Empire, Greath Britain and France, after which they wage war against Russia (Crimean War).
After the Liberation (1878), the town developed as an important commercial port, industrial and resort center. Varna is declared to a sea resort in 1921, 5 years later built sunbathing. In two consecutive years (2007 and 2008) in national polls, which are held for the first time in Bulgaria, Varna won ranking "Best city to live in Bulgaria".
A lot of international festivals are organized in Varna: Choral fair, Theatrical feasts, the Feast Varna’s Summer, the Feast for Orchestras and Ensemble which Carry out classic music, Ballet feast, Folklore feast, Cinema feast “The love is mad” and “The Golden rose”, for Doll’s Theatrical Mastery “The Golden Dolphin” and so on.
Komitovo Hanche Hotel-Restaurant
Komitovo Hanche Hotel Restaurant is located in the western part of Varna at the entrance to the city. Here begins motorway Hemus from Sofia and Rouse. This is the closest hotel to the International airport of Varna. Parking lot is suitable for both cars and large trucks and TIR-s. Next is Western Industrial and Trade zone of Varne.
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Splendid Boutique Hotel
The Splendid Boutique hotel is located right in the heart of Varna, close to the beautiful Cathedral of the Assumption. The 100-year old magnificent building was completely renovated for the official opening in February 2005. The hotel offers an excellent combination of comfort and retro luxury for your city break or business trip.
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The Cathedral Temple "Sveto Uspenie Bogorodichno" ("Holy the Assumption") is in the center. The project is on the Odesa’s architect Maas to model of Petrov’s temple in St. Peterburg. The main stone is put on official service on 22.08.1880. About his structure has used and saved stones from the destroying of the castle. The building of the temple has continued 6 years, in the first godlike liturgy has been in 30.08.1886. The church is with sizes 35x35 m, with a nave and two aisles basilica. The bell tower is high 38 m. The floor is of different colours ceramic tiles. The faces of “St. Brothers Ciryl and Methodius” are in the big southern windows (over the square), in the northern are St. Kliment and St. Angelarii. The copper cubes are with gold paint. The Cathedral is one of the most famous building in the town.
The Town Clock - Varna has had a town clock since the middle of 18 century, but it’s destroyed trough the War of 1855. Now the Town clock has a height of 24 m and it’s from 1890. The Town garden and the Town clock form the center of the town. The clock mechanism is from England and it’s assemble from the tower of the famous revolutionary Oton Ivanov. It’s strange that the name of the firm is not to his name. The bell measure the time in every 30 min. Under the tower is the branch of the Varna’s Theatre.
Archeological Museum was established by the Varna's high school boys students and public characters, who made small collection of archeological memories. The creating is connected with the brothers Shkorpil, who lived long time in Varna. The Archeological museum was created on 11.6.1906 in one of the premises of that time girls’ high school. The rich museum’s collections, the tenacious research work are the main base of creating of other museums. Over 120 years it collected more than 100 000 memories from Varna and Northern Bulgaria.
The museum has found in building which is specially reconstructed since 3.3.1983. The building was built in 1892-1898 in late baroque. The building is in almost square shape, there is spacious inside yard and wonderful park. Some of the premises and the corridors are decorated with decorative wall-painting.
The Necropolis of Varna - the oldest gold in the world. - it was discovered by chance on 1972 while the canal has been pierced. 294 tombs are founded with over of 3 000 gold objects with weight of over 6 kg. The gold in this treasure is the oldest in the whole world and it’s found in the Museum of Archeology. There are some tombs with gold objects over there, two unique vessels which decoration is with gold paint. Only in one tomb are found over 850 gold objects. The Necropolis of Varna in our days change in sensation of the science and it’s with a statement of value for “archeological discovered “ at the last century.
The Terms of Roman are the biggest social antic building in Bulgaria. The walls are with a comparatively good state and with impressive building with area of 7 000 sq m. and high of 18 m. They are built in the end of 2 century. The halls have had a rich presentation with statues of Romans Gods. The terms of Odesos are one of the biggest in the Europe part of the Roman empire. The impressiveness of the structure, the irreproachably execution of the bright archetype idea, the riches of the decoration show us the flowering of the culture in the town in 2-3 century. Near is found the Middle Ages church “St. Athanasius”
The Sea Garden - emblem of Varna is the national memory of the garden and park art. And it’s situated in the coast of the sea. There is a Sunny clock in the entrance, which stylize a swan who fling. It creates from 60th years of 19 century, and it’s model of Anton Novak’s park art in the end of XIX century and in the beginning of XX century.
There are memories of famous persons from the Regeneration. The lovely place of the Varna’s people and of the guests of the town. Here are the Nature-scientific museum, Marine-military museum, The Planetarium, The Zoological garden, The Terrarium, The Summer theatre, The Aquarium and the unique Dolphinarium, swimming pool and tennis courts. There are a lot of restaurants and attractive discos on the beach alley.
Marine-Military Museum has been since January 1885. It has been named “Marine museum” since 1956. In the museum’s park are showed capstan from sailing-boat, marine and river mines, ship’s anchors, periscopes, torpedo apparatuses, searchlights and ship’s guns. In glass pavilion is kept sailing-yacht “Kor Karoli”. With this yacht captain George Georgiev completed a trip round the world in 1976-1977.
In chronological range it is told about the creating and the development of the Bulgarian navy, about the fighting customs and the sailors. It is showed exponents from the Bulgarian Black sea and Danubian coast from ancient times, Bulgaria of the Middle Ages- the Turkish wars in XVIII-XX century. There are models of military ships and torpedo-boatat, the guns of the cruiser “Nadegda” and the optics from old lighthouses.
The Aquarium and the Marine museum were opened in 1932 and they are the only in Bulgaria. They are found in the Sea garden in a wonderful building. There are presented a hundreds kinds of fishes, mollusks, crustaceous, mammals. Special place is detachment for the nature wealth, which were obtained by Black sea like sea salt and petrol.
The Dolphinarium is a modern building with original architecture in the northern part of the Sea garden. It’s discovered on 11.08.1984 and it has 1134 places. In the show of the dolphins there are acrobatics, balance and dances in the water. You can watch the sub water games of the dolphins through the panoramic glasses in the cafe-sweet shop.
The Ethnographical Museum is a house which was built about 1860. The collection shows a rich variable in the way of life and the culture of Varna’s population. Here are different instruments and productions of typical region’s crafts. There are showed the national dress of the basic ethnographic groups from this region. In the museum are presented moments of traditional wedding. On the third floor is presented one typical rich town home. There is a nook which calls “The commercial life of Old Varna”.
Park-museum “Vladislaus III of Varna" is built in 1934 year in honour of the historical battle in 1444, when Czechs, Poles, Croats, Hungarians and Bulgarians try to stop the Turkish invasion in Europe. The mausoleum is built into the base of ancient Thracian tomb.
The Asparuh's bridge is discovered in 8.9.1976. It’s part of highway “Black sea” (international road E-87) over the canal sea-leak. Through it passes over 10 000 cars every day. Asparuh’s bridge is a point of the people who like the strong sensitive. Here every person has try yourself with bundgi-jumps of club “Adrenalin”
Fichoza - next to cape Galata there is one heavenly nook of the seacoast, which is only 15 km southern from Varna. This is the complex ”Heavenly nook” in the heart of the wild nature. This is the place where the coniferous wood meets the sea surf. There are a wonderful pine woods, a crystal-clear sea and cloudless sky. The calm and peace of the deep province is in direct nearness to the big city. The open air barbeque which is situated under the variegated shadow of the coniferous wood, the nearness of the isolated beaches around and the nearness of this place to Varna are made Fichoza one favourite place for many inhabitant of Varna and Guest’s of the city.
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