News and useful information about Varna, Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s Black Sea capital Varna has been ranked 5th among the cities with the most beautiful women in the world by online travel directory and magazine Travelers Digest. The first place is held by Kiev, the Ukraine, followed by Stockholm, Sweden, New York, US, and Buenos Aires, Argentina. According to Travelers Digets, “Bulgaria isn’t the [...]

Why go there?’ was the usual reaction when we revealed we were off to the Black Sea for a June break. It was usually followed by something along the lines of: ‘The Mediterranean’s nearer and better, Bulgaria’s coast is spoilt and overcrowded.’ We stayed at Saints Constantine and Helena, next to Varna, which is actually [...]

Bulgaria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Nikolay Mladenov, is going to marry his girlfriend Gergana on August 20th at the Euxinograd State Residence near Varna. The Bulgarian Standart daily further informs the couple has invited Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, to become their best man, and he had accepted going as far as saying he might wear his [...]

Unlike many of the purpose-built, touristy resort towns that litter the coast, Varna manages to maintain a nice balance of beach town and actual city …

Varna, the summer capital of Bulgaria, is a vibrant and cosmopolitan city bursting with life. It enjoys a nationwide reputation for its rock and hip-hop artists and related events such as the July Morning rock festival.