Travel Reference
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PRIMORSKI PARK
Established in 1878, this large and attractive green space overlooking the sea stretches for about 8km, and is said to
be the largest of its kind in Europe. It's full of promenading families and old ladies knitting lace in summer, and
there are a number of attractions and lots of woodland paths to amble along.
The
Aquarium
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(adult/child 4/2 lv; 9am-8pm)
, housed in a powder-blue art
deco building, is an old-fashioned place with tanks filled with denizens of the Black Sea's depths. There's no Eng-
lish labelling.
Walking north, the
Terrarium Varna
(Natural Science Museum; adult/child 3/2 lv;
9.30am-11pm)
has a col-
lection of creepy crawlies, including snakes, spiders and scorpions.
Further north again, the small
Zoopark
(
www.varna-zoo.com
adult/child 1/0.70 lv; 8am-8pm; 409)
fea-
tures monkeys, camels, kangaroos and black swans, while another 500m to the north is the
Dolphinarium
(
302
199;
www.dolphinarium.festa.bg
;
adult/child 20/14 lv; Tue-Sun; 409)
. It presents 40-minute shows (at
10.30am, noon, 3.30pm and 5pm) of dolphins performing various acrobatic tricks.
Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin
(pl Kiril & Metodii; 6am-10pm; 3)
Varna's cathedral (1886) is topped with golden
onion domes. Note the murals (painted in 1950) and colourful stained-glass windows,
though you'll have to pay 5 lv if you want to take photos inside.
CHURCH
ANCIENT SITE
Roman Baths
(bul Primorski; 20)
There's a walkway running around the ruins of this smaller Roman
bath complex, built around the 4th century AD, but there's little to see other than some
foundation walls.
Sveti Nikolai Church
(ul Knyaz Boris I)
The pretty Sveti Nikolai Church, right in the city centre, is worth a visit
for its saintly murals. It's always busy, and is a popular venue for weddings.
CHURCH
Ethnographic Museum
MUSEUM