Things to do in Varna
Varna lies 470 km north-east of Sofia; the nearest major cities are Dobrich (45 km to the north), Shumen (80 km to the west), and Burgas (125 km to the south-west). Varna is accessible by air (Varna Airport), sea (Port of Varna Cruise Terminal), railroad (Central Train Station), and automobile.Rentacar5 offers car rental service at Varna Airport,Varna train station, delivery & collection within Varna and the Black sea resorts nearby Varna.Rent a car Varna with fully inclusive prices and insurances.
Varna offers visitors and residents a wealth of entertainment as well as cultural and historic attractions. Varna has some of the finest and oldest museums, professional arts companies, and arts festivals in the nation and is known for its century-old traditions in visual arts, music, and book publishing, as well as for its bustling current pop-culture scene. Over the past few decades, it developed as a festival centre of international standing. Varna is a front-runner for European Capital of Culture for 2019, planning to open several new high-profile facilities such as a new opera and concert hall, a new exhibition centre, and a reconstruction of the Summer Theatre, the historic venue of the International Ballet Competition. Of its cultural attractions, most notable is the annual Varnensko Lyato (Varna Summer), a summer-long festival of classical music, folklore and jazz, which attracts world-class performers
History
For those interested in history, the region of Varna provides a wide choice of places to visit.City landmarks include the Varna Archaeological Museum, exhibiting the Gold of Varna, the Roman Baths, the Battle of Varna Park Museum, the Naval Museum in the Italianate Villa Assareto displaying the museum ship Drazki torpedo boat, the Museum of Ethnography in an Ottoman-period compound featuring the life of local urban dwellers, fisherfolk, and peasants in the late 19th and early 20th century.
The Sea Garden of Varna is the oldest and perhaps largest park in town containing an open-air theatre, an aquarium , a dolphinarium , the Nicolaus Copernicus Observatory and Planetarium, the Museum of Natural History, a terrarium, a zoo, an alpineum, a children's amusement park, and other attractions. The National Revival Alley is decorated with bronze monuments to prominent Bulgarians
Varna enjoys a nationwide reputation for its rock and hip-hop artists and related events such as July Morning, international rock and hip-hop venues.
Additionally, Asparuhov most bridge is a popular spot for bungee jumping. Outside the city are the Euxinograd palace, park and winery, the University of Sofia Botanical Garden (Ecopark Varna), the Pobiti Kamani rock phenomenon, and the medieval cave monastery, Aladzha.
Sport
Varna hosts international competitions, including world championships, and national events in several sports on a regular basis, including auto racing and motocross.
Bulgarian national basketball and volleyball teams host their games, including Volleyball World Cup games, at the Palace of Sports, the country's largest arena. Currently (2007), three 18-hole golf courses of professional quality are being developed north of the city in the vicinity of Balchik and Kavarna, with more to come. A hippodrome with a horseback riding school is located in the Vinitsa neighborhood, and Asparuhov most is the foremost bungee jumping spot in the nation due to the local Club Adrenalin.
Shopping
Some of the larger supermarkets and discount stores include Metro Cash and Carry, Piccadilly, Kaufland, Technopolis; the largest open-air markets for fresh fruit and vegetables are Chataldja and the Kolkhoz bazaar.
Varna's pedestrian-only high street, Knyaz Boris I, stretches a couple of miles between the Cathedral , round the Cherno More Hotel to the Festival Centre and the main entrance to the Seafront Gardens, with an abundance of shops for everyone's taste. New malls are emerging in 2008 in different areas of the city. Varna provides many opportunities for buying your holiday souvenirs and gifts. Markets sell a wide variety of merchandise including handmade wooden boxes and carvings, leather goods and jewellery.
Nightlife in Varna
The nightlife in Varna caters for all tastes. There are many vibrant clubs and bars in the town. On the waterfront there are many family run restaurants and bars where you can enjoy a quiet evening.
As well as being a beach resort in its own right, Varna offers access to the purpose-built tourist complexes of Sveti Konstantin ,Sunny Day, Obzor,Golden Sands and Albena to the north. Also within easy reach are quieter seaside villages like Kranevo , and popular day-trip destinations such as the nature reserve at Kamchiya , the rock monastery of Aladzha , and Queen Marie of Romania's former palace at Balchik.
Sts. Constantine and Elena is the oldest resor and is located 9 km northeast of Varna city.The resort`s Grand Hotel Varna is one of the finest hotel in Bulgaria,with a large range of facilities including a complete balneological complex,a casino,a nightclub and bars,two swimming pools,tennis courts and bowling alley. Drive to any of these places with a rental car from Rentacar 5 Car Hire Varna . With a multitude of Rent A Car Varna locations, Rentacar5 Varna makes it easy and cheap to book car rental in Varna.
Golden Sands is located 17 km north of downtown Varna .In Golden Sands there are opportunities for entertainment both for children and adults. Here you can practice all possible kinds of water sports, beach sports, take part in different competitions. Golden Sands activities such as scuba diving, waterskiing and paraskiing are offered by kiosks along the beach. The strolling areas behind the beach feature well-tended gardens, outdoor pools, and plenty of sports facilities for children. The recently opened water park Aquapolis is a must if you have kids.
In the evening prepare for an endless dancing party in Golden Sands’ numerous discos and clubs, scattered in the resort or along the beach. Chill out with a drink in some of the trendy night bars or indulge in the culinary delights at one of the resort’s best restaurants. In the Golden Sands casinos you can always test your luck at various games.
