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Bulgaria travel guide

What to see in Varna

The Black Sea capital, with beaches, the oldest Thracian gold in the world and the Sea Garden.

Updated 18 October 2026 · How we make our guides

  • 5 must-see places
  • Best time: from March to November
  • Typical food: Tarator
Photo: MrPanyGoff · CC BY-SA 3.0

Varna highlights

The places you can’t miss. In the app we sort them by day and close to each other.

  1. Archaeological Museum

    With the Varna gold.

  2. Sea Garden

    A park beside the beach.

  3. Cathedral of the Assumption

    In the centre.

  4. Roman baths

    The largest in the country.

  5. Aladzha Monastery

    Carved into the rock.

Day trips from Varna

We take you straight to the best-rated tour on GetYourGuide, with its reviews and dates.

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When to travel to Varna

The months with the fewest warnings to travel to Varna are from March to November.

  1. Jan with warnings
  2. Feb with warnings
  3. Mar no warnings
  4. Apr no warnings
  5. May no warnings
  6. Jun no warnings
  7. Jul no warnings
  8. Aug no warnings
  9. Sep no warnings
  10. Oct no warnings
  11. Nov no warnings
  12. Dec with warnings
  • from December to February

    Cold winter

    It’s cold and it snows inland; the Black Sea coast is closed to tourism.

    What to do: It’s ski season in Bansko; for cities and monasteries, spring and autumn.

Typical food of Varna

The dish you have to try there and how to make it at home, to whet your appetite before the trip (or to go back to Varna from your kitchen).

Tarator
Photo: Rainer Zenz · CC BY-SA 3.0

Tarator

The cold soup of yoghurt, cucumber, dill, garlic and walnuts eaten in summer all along the Black Sea coast, from Varna to Sozopol.

  • Serves 4
  • 15 min

Ingredients

  • 500 g natural yoghurt
  • 300 ml cold water
  • 1 cucumber
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 50 g chopped walnuts
  • 1 bunch of dill
  • 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil
  • Salt

How to make it at home

  1. Grate or chop the cucumber very finely.
  2. Whisk the yoghurt with the water until runny.
  3. Add the cucumber, crushed garlic, chopped dill, walnuts, oil and salt.
  4. Chill in the fridge.
  5. Serve very cold, with an ice cube if it’s a hot day.

The trick: It’s the most refreshing soup of the Bulgarian summer.

Where and what to eat

To eat like a local: a mehana (traditional tavern). The dishes you can’t miss are in the Bulgaria guide.

Frequently asked questions about Varna

What to see in Varna?

Archaeological Museum, Sea Garden, Cathedral of the Assumption, Roman baths and Aladzha Monastery.

What to see in Varna in one day?

Don’t miss Archaeological Museum, Sea Garden, Cathedral of the Assumption, Roman baths and Aladzha Monastery. To split it into days and areas without crossing the city back and forth, the Bagintravel app plans your trip in a minute.

What’s the best time to travel to Varna?

The months with the fewest warnings to travel to Varna are from March to November.

What day trips can you take from Varna?

Varna.

What is the typical food of Varna?

Tarator. The cold soup of yoghurt, cucumber, dill, garlic and walnuts eaten in summer all along the Black Sea coast, from Varna to Sozopol.

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Guide reviewed 18 October 2026. Places, areas and seasons: the same data the Bagintravel app uses. Sources and method.