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Museums
Museums in Varna and nearby, from the Archaeological Museum with the world’s oldest worked gold to smaller collections, with opening hours and ticket prices from official sources.
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- Avren municipality: what to see between Varna and Kamchia
Avren, Bulgaria, south-west of Varna: the Petrich Kale fortress, the Avren observatory, a church-and-school museum in Tsarevtsi, plateau villages and Kamchia on the coast.
- Beloslav: Lake Beloslav, the canal ferry and what to see
Beloslav, Bulgaria, 19 km west of Varna: the Museum of Glass, the Slava submarine, the canal ferry, Yatata bird wetland, the Krasta hill, a cave and buses from Varna.
- Burgas from Varna: things to do and how to get there by bus or train
Things to do in Burgas: the Sea Garden and the Bridge, St Anastasia Island, the Poda and Atanasovsko bird lakes, four city museums, plus the 13 daily buses from Varna.
- Dalgopol, Bulgaria: Tsonevo reservoir, the Wonderful Rocks and the Kamchia valleys
Dalgopol, Bulgaria, in the eastern Balkan foothills west of Varna: the Wonderful Rocks on Tsonevo reservoir, the Luda Kamchia valley, a rock monastery, caves, a museum and trains.
- Devnya Museum of Mosaics: Roman Marcianopolis, hours, tickets and what to see nearby
The Devnya Museum of Mosaics stands over a Roman villa of Marcianopolis, 31 km from Varna: the Medusa mosaic, a gold hoard, hours, €4.09 tickets, bus 14 and the Stone Forest.
- Dobrich from Varna: Old Dobrich, museums and a half-day plan
Things to do in Dobrich: the Old Dobrich crafts bazaar, the art gallery and icons, Yovkov's museums, St George Park, plus 34 daily buses from Varna (45 min).
- Things to do in Kavarna: Chirakman, museums, the harbour and Yailata
Things to do in Kavarna, Bulgaria: Chirakman cape and the ruins of Byzone, the history museum and hamam, old churches, the harbour, Yailata, Bolata and the bus from Varna.
- Nessebar Old Town: what to see in the UNESCO peninsula
Things to do in Nessebar Old Town: the UNESCO-listed medieval churches, walls, Archaeological Museum and ethnographic house, a walking route, 2026 tickets and when to go.
- Things to do in Plovdiv from Varna: Old Town, Roman theatre, Kapana and how to get there
Things to do in Plovdiv on a 2-day trip from Varna: the Old Town, Roman theatre and stadium, Kapana, Nebet Tepe and Alyosha hills, the museums, plus bus and car options.
- Ovech Fortress in Provadia: what to see, hours, access and Solnitsata
Ovech Fortress above Provadia, 50 km west of Varna: medieval walls, a 79 m well and gorge views. Hours, steps up, the Solnitsata salt site, the museum and getting there.
- Roman Baths of Varna (Odessos Thermae): history, opening hours and tickets
The Roman baths in Varna cover over 7,000 m², the largest ancient public building found in Bulgaria. Tickets €4 (pupils €2); Oct–May 10:00–17:00, closed Sun–Mon.
- Ruse from Varna: things to do on the Danube and the Ivanovo rock churches
Things to do in Ruse, Bulgaria: Little Vienna's facades, Danube museums, the UNESCO Ivanovo rock churches and Basarbovo monastery, plus the 4 daily buses from Varna.
- Sozopol from Varna: Old Town, beaches and how to get there
Things to do in Sozopol: the wooden houses of the Old Town, ancient Apollonia, museums, St Ivan Island and the beaches, plus buses from Varna via Burgas and why to stay a night.
- Suvorovo, Vetrino and Valchi Dol: the quiet northwest of Varna province
Suvorovo, Bulgaria and its neighbours Vetrino and Valchi Dol: a 1774 battlefield town, Peter Deunov's village, Thracian mounds, a Neolithic village, a ski slope and folk festivals.
- Varna Archaeological Museum: the gold, opening hours and tickets
Varna Archaeological Museum: €10 adults, €4 pupils, under-7s free. Until April open 10:00–17:00, closed Sunday and Monday. Home of the world's oldest worked gold.
- What to see in Varna province: 12 municipalities at a glance
Varna province sight by sight: the Stone Forest, Aladzha, Devnya mosaics, Ovech fortress, Kamchia, the Wonderful Rocks and more, with the 100 National Tourist Sites in the region.
- Things to do in Varna with kids: 12 ideas for every season
Things to do in Varna with kids, indoors and out: the zoo (€3), aquarium (€2), Saturday planetarium show, Dolphinarium, museums, shallow beaches and Aquamania. Official hours and prices.
- Battle of Varna 1444: what happened and where to see the battlefield
On 10 November 1444 Sultan Murad II defeated the crusader army of Władysław III and John Hunyadi west of Varna; the king died and the crusade ended.
- Varna museums: opening hours and prices 2026 in one euro table
Varna museum tickets cost €3–10 (Archaeological Museum €10), under-7s free. From October most city museums open 10:00–17:00 and close two days a week.
- Top 10 sights in Varna: what not to miss
The best things to do in Varna: the world's oldest gold, the Sea Garden, the cathedral and Roman Thermae, plus Aladzha Monastery and the Stone Forest nearby.
- Varna Necropolis: the oldest processed gold in the world
The Varna Necropolis held about 3,000 gold objects from 4600–4200 BC, the oldest worked gold known. How it was found in 1972 and where to see the treasure.