{"id":1303517,"date":"2026-09-29T20:09:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1303517"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:32:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:32:17","slug":"varna","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/bulgaria\/varna\/","title":{"rendered":"Varna"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302244,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-city","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_country_stats":"","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"","hw_hub_country_facts":"","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"","hw_hub_country_cities":"","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"","hw_hub_country_do_title":"","hw_hub_country_do_body":"","hw_hub_country_do_points":"","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"","hw_hub_country_do_more":"","hw_hub_country_food_title":"","hw_hub_country_food_body":"","hw_hub_country_food_points":"","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"","hw_hub_country_food_more":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"","hw_hub_country_money_title":"","hw_hub_country_money_body":"","hw_hub_country_money_points":"","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"","hw_hub_country_money_more":"","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"","hw_hub_country_season_title":"","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"","hw_hub_country_season_note":"","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"","hw_hub_country_events_title":"","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"","hw_hub_country_events_source":"","hw_hub_country_events_country":"","hw_hub_country_events_count":"","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_events":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"","hw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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Varna","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"The Black Sea's biggest Bulgarian city, with the oldest worked gold in the world in its museum, Roman baths in the middle of town and a sea garden running the length of the coast.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1303825","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"4600 BC | The Varna gold, oldest worked gold found\r\n8km | The Sea Garden along the coast\r\n\u20ac2 | A beer on the beach","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"A working city that happens to have a beach","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Varna is Bulgaria's third city and its maritime capital \u2014 a port, a naval base and a university town, with a long beach and an eight-kilometre park running along the coast above it.\r\n\r\nThe thing most visitors do not know is in the archaeological museum: gold objects from a necropolis here dated to around 4600 BC, the oldest worked gold ever found anywhere, made by a culture that vanished without leaving writing.\r\n\r\nThe Roman baths in the centre are the largest in the Balkans, and the city has the scruffy, functional energy of a place that does other things besides tourism.\r\n\r\nThe resorts north and south \u2014 Golden Sands, Sunny Beach further down \u2014 are a different proposition entirely, and worth understanding before you book.\r\n\r\nTwo or three days, and it makes a good base for the coast.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in | Bus or train from Sofia 6 hours, Plovdiv 5. Flights in summer\r\nGetting around | Walkable centre. Buses about \u20ac0.80\r\nCurrency | Euro, since 1 January 2026. The lev is no longer in use\r\nSeason | June to September for the sea. The city works year-round\r\nGolden Sands | 18km north, and a package resort rather than a beach suburb\r\nTap water | Safe to drink","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"The centre, the Sea Garden along the coast, and the resorts further out.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"City centre | First-timers | Around the cathedral and the pedestrian streets: museums, Roman baths, restaurants and most of the hostels. | 43.2050 | 27.9150 |  | \nSea Garden and the beach | Summer | The park and beachfront east of the centre, with bars, the aquarium and a ten-minute walk into town. | 43.2000 | 27.9290 |  | \nChayka and Briz | Value | North-east towards the resorts, residential and cheaper, with buses into the centre. | 43.2170 | 27.9300 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Varna","hw_hub_city_do_body":"The Archaeological Museum holds the Varna gold \u2014 more than 3,000 objects from a necropolis dated to around 4600 BC, which is the oldest worked gold found anywhere on earth, made by a Copper Age culture about which almost nothing else is known. Entry is a few euros and it is the most significant thing on the Bulgarian coast.\r\n\r\nThe Roman Thermae in the middle of town are the largest Roman baths in the Balkans and the fourth largest in Europe, and you walk through the ruins.\r\n\r\nThe Sea Garden runs eight kilometres along the coast above the beach, with a planetarium, an aquarium, a dolphinarium and a great deal of shade.\r\n\r\nThe cathedral, the naval museum with a torpedo boat outside, and the city beach fill the rest.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Varna gold | The oldest worked gold on earth, from around 4600 BC\r\nRoman Thermae | The largest Roman baths in the Balkans, in the city centre\r\nSea Garden | Eight kilometres of park along the coast, free\r\nCity beach | Long, sandy and free, ten minutes from the centre","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Varna","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Varna","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The Sea Garden is free and enormous, with shaded paths, gardens and a promenade above the beach.\r\n\r\nThe city beach is free, though sunbeds are not, and it runs for several kilometres.\r\n\r\nThe Roman Thermae are visible from the street, and the exterior of the Dormition cathedral and the pedestrian streets cost nothing.\r\n\r\nThe Aladzha rock monastery and Golden Sands nature park north of the city are cheap rather than free, but the coastal paths are open.\r\n\r\nIn summer there are free concerts in the open-air theatre in the Sea Garden and along the promenade.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Sea Garden | Eight kilometres of park, free\r\nCity beach | Free to use. Sunbeds are not\r\nSummer concerts | In the Sea Garden and along the promenade\r\nThe pedestrian centre | Free, and the city's main evening activity","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Varna","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Varna","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Fish is the point, and Black Sea rather than Mediterranean: tsatsa, small fried sprats eaten whole with beer for \u20ac4 to \u20ac6, is the summer standard, and grilled turbot and mussels are the sit-down options.\r\n\r\nA full meal with wine is \u20ac10 to \u20ac18 in the centre and more on the beachfront.\r\n\r\nBulgarian staples fill the rest of the menu \u2014 shopska, kavarma, grilled meat \u2014 and a set lunch inland from the water is \u20ac6 to \u20ac10.\r\n\r\nThe beach bars charge a premium for the sand; two streets back is a third cheaper for the same food.\r\n\r\nLocal white wine from the northern Black Sea vineyards is \u20ac3 to \u20ac4 a glass and is better than it gets credit for.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Tsatsa | Fried sprats eaten whole with beer. \u20ac4\u20136\r\nA full meal | \u20ac10\u201318 in the centre\r\nBeach premium | Two streets back is a third cheaper\r\nBlack Sea white wine | \u20ac3\u20134 a glass, and underrated","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Varna","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Varna","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"In summer the beach clubs along the city shore run from the afternoon into the morning, and they are the main event \u2014 open-air, loud and cheap by any European standard.\r\n\r\nThe centre has a year-round scene around the pedestrian streets and the university, with bars and live music that survive the winter.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac3 and cocktails \u20ac4 to \u20ac7.\r\n\r\nGolden Sands, eighteen kilometres north, is the package-resort version with a much more aggressive club strip. It is a different night out, reachable by bus, and worth knowing about before you accidentally book a hotel in it.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Beach clubs | Along the city shore, afternoon until morning in summer\r\nYear-round centre | University bars and live music that survive winter\r\nPrices | Beer \u20ac1.50\u20133, cocktails \u20ac4\u20137\r\nGolden Sands | A different, harder resort scene 18km north","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Varna","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Varna","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The centre is walkable and the beach is ten minutes from it through the Sea Garden.\r\n\r\nCity buses cost about \u20ac0.80, and buses 409 and others run north to Golden Sands and the resorts in about 30 minutes.\r\n\r\nSofia is six hours by bus or train for \u20ac15 to \u20ac20, and there are cheap domestic flights that take an hour and are often worth it.\r\n\r\nBuses south along the coast reach Burgas in two hours and Nessebar in two and a half, and north to Balchik and Kaliakra in under an hour.\r\n\r\nRomania is close: Bucharest is about four hours by bus, and the border crossing at Durankulak is an hour away.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"City buses | About \u20ac0.80, including to the resorts\r\nSofia | Six hours by land, or an hour by cheap flight\r\nGolden Sands | Thirty minutes north by bus\r\nBucharest | About four hours by bus","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Varna","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Varna costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Cheap outside July and August, and still reasonable in them. Dorms are \u20ac10 to \u20ac25 with a clear summer peak, a full meal \u20ac10 to \u20ac18, and a beer \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac3.\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac28 to \u20ac48 in summer.\r\n\r\nMuseums are \u20ac3 to \u20ac6, the beach is free and sunbeds \u20ac5 to \u20ac10 a pair.\r\n\r\nBulgaria switched to the euro on 1 January 2026, so prices are in euros and the lev is no longer in use. Cards work widely; carry some cash for small places.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | \u20ac10\u201325, peaking in July and August\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac28\u201348 in summer\r\nThe beach is free | Sunbeds are \u20ac5\u201310 a pair\r\nMuseums | \u20ac3\u20136 each","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Varna","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Varna","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Varna is a normal working city and generally safe, with petty theft on the beach and in the summer crowds the main issue.\r\n\r\nLeaving valuables on the sand while swimming is the most common way people lose things here.\r\n\r\nThe Black Sea has rip currents and the beaches outside the guarded central section have no lifeguards. Swim between the flags.\r\n\r\nThe resort strips north of the city have a reputation for inflated bar bills, spiked drinks and aggressive touts in high summer \u2014 the city beach clubs are a different and better scene.\r\n\r\nTaxi overcharging happens at the station and airport; use an app. Emergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Beach theft | The most common problem. Do not leave bags while you swim\r\nRip currents | Swim between the flags. Unguarded beaches outside the centre\r\nResort strips | Inflated bills and touts in high summer. The city is better\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Varna","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Varna","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Cape, monastery, and a UNESCO town along the coast.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Nessebar | 2.5 hours | Bus, about \u20ac8 | A UNESCO-listed old town on a rocky peninsula, with medieval churches and far too many people in August. |  | 1303826\nCape Kaliakra | 1.5 hours | Tour or bus, \u20ac20\u201335 | A red cliff headland running two kilometres into the sea, with a fortress, dolphins offshore and a grim legend attached. |  | 1303827","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Varna","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"June and September for the sea without the crush. The city works year-round.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. The Black Sea is warmest in late August and September, which is why September beats July for swimming, and the city stays busy year-round because it is a real city.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 5 | 1 | Cold and windy. The city is itself again\r\nFebruary | 6 | 1 | Still cold. Cheapest beds\r\nMarch | 10 | 2 | Thawing. Good for museums\r\nApril | 15 | 3 | Spring. Sea still cold\r\nMay | 21 | 4 | Warm, quiet and cheap. Swimming just about starts\r\nJune | 26 | 5 | Excellent. Warm sea before the peak crowds\r\nJuly | 29 | 4 | Peak. Busy, hot and the resorts are full\r\nAugust | 29 | 4 | The same. Prices at their highest\r\nSeptember | 25 | 5 | The best month. Warmest sea and the crowds gone\r\nOctober | 19 | 3 | Still pleasant. Good value and quiet\r\nNovember | 13 | 1 | Grey and windy\r\nDecember | 7 | 2 | Cold, with a Christmas market in the centre","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"One of the oldest festivals in Europe runs here every summer.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Varna","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/bulgaria\/varna\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Varna Summer International Festival | June to August | Citywide | Running since 1926 and one of the oldest festivals in Europe, covering classical music, theatre and ballet. |  | \nSummer beach season | June to September | City beach and resorts | When the beach clubs open and the coast fills. |  | \nVarna International Ballet Competition | Summer, alternate years | Open-air theatre | The oldest ballet competition in the world, held in the Sea Garden. |  | \nSaint Nicholas Day | 6 December | Citywide | The patron saint of sailors, taken seriously in a port city, with fish on every table. |  | \nChristmas market | December | City centre | A small market in the pedestrian centre. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros, in summer.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"July and August run above these figures. May, June and late September are considerably cheaper for the same weather.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4\r\nMiddle of the road | 22 | 18 | 3 | 14\r\nComfortable | 42 | 35 | 6 | 28","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Varna","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A seasonal scene in the centre and near the Sea Garden, with far more supply in summer. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Varna","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/bulgaria\/varna\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Varna travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"What is the Varna gold? | More than 3,000 gold objects from a necropolis here, dated to around 4600 BC, which makes it the oldest worked gold found anywhere on earth. It is in the Archaeological Museum for a few euros and it is the most significant thing on the Bulgarian coast.\r\nIs Varna a beach resort? | No, and that is the appeal. It is a working port and university city with a long free beach and an eight-kilometre park attached. Golden Sands, eighteen kilometres north, is the package resort \u2014 check which one your accommodation is actually in.\r\nWhen is the sea warm enough? | June to September, and warmest in late August and September. September is the best month here: the water is at its warmest and the crowds have gone home.\r\nHow long do you need? | Two or three days for the city, more if you use it as a base for Kaliakra, Balchik, Nessebar and the Madara Rider.\r\nIs it cheap? | Yes, with a summer peak. Dorms \u20ac10 to \u20ac25, a full meal \u20ac10 to \u20ac18, a beer \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac3, and a day around \u20ac28 to \u20ac48 in season.\r\nHow do I get there from Sofia? | Six hours by bus or train for \u20ac15 to \u20ac20, or an hour by domestic flight which is often cheap enough to be worth it.\r\nIs Sunny Beach the same thing? | No. Sunny Beach is further south near Burgas and is a much larger package-resort strip with a reputation to match. 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