Varna, Bulgaria uses Europe/Sofia, currently EEST (UTC+03:00). Clocks move back 1 hour on 25 October 2026.
Varna is a city in Bulgaria, home to around 318,700 people. Local clocks move forward and back with daylight saving time each year.
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Varna is Bulgaria's main Black Sea port, with a compact centre between the harbour and the large Sea Garden park along the shore. The beach runs below the park, and the resort strips extend north along the coast.
The archaeological museum holds the Varna gold treasure, the oldest worked gold yet found anywhere, from a necropolis on the city's edge. The Roman baths in the centre are among the largest in the Balkans, the Sea Garden is the city's great public space, and the rock monastery at Aladzha lies just outside.
The centre and Sea Garden are walkable and buses cover the wider city and the resorts. The airport is close, and trains connect to Sofia in around seven hours.
Summer is the beach season and is warm and busy. Late spring and early autumn are quieter and pleasant, and winters are cold and windy on the coast.
Bulgaria uses the BGN, calling code +359.
Bulgaria's currency arrangements have been changing, so it is worth checking what is in use before travelling, and Bulgarian is written in Cyrillic. Nodding and shaking the head can carry the opposite meaning to elsewhere, and cards are widely accepted.
