Located on the Black Sea coast, Varna is Bulgaria’s third largest city and its maritime capital. The trendy port city is part seaside resort and part naval base. Consequently, it’s a wealth of Bulgarian history, with a lively cultural and culinary scene and a long, beautiful beach. Visitors will want to visit the ruins of the Roman Thermae, Bulgaria’s largest Roman baths complex. Varna Archaeological Museum, open since 1906, holds over 100,000 objects from the region in over 7,000 square feet of exhibition space. Marine Gardens, the Naval Museum, the Natural Science Museum, the Copernicus Astronomy Complex and Planetarium, the Varna Zoo and Terrarium, and a children’s complex are other attractions, and are all located near one another.

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