St. Anastasia Island

St. Anastasia Island is located in the Burgas Bay in the Black Sea. It is surrounded by mystery and there are hundreds of legends and stories about it. One of the most famous legends is about the pirates who attacked the island at the time when it was housing a monastery. The monks hid in the church and prayed to Saint Anastasia to help them and save them from the raid. She heard their prayers and sent a fearsome storm which broke the pirate ship in two. Even until today, the remains of the ship are fossilised in a rock, which every island visitor can see. It is believed that the reason for the pirate raids was a golden treasure, buried on the island and protected by the ghost of a dead pirate. You can get there by boat, leaving from the Sea station Burgas. How to get to Port Burgas? The entrance to the area for free access of Port Burgas is located 5 minutes walk from the harbor entrance along the street "Knyaz Alexander Battenberg." The Marine Station can be reached on foot and by car and the Free access zone is situated in the end of the Seaside Park. Time of departure: 10:00 am; 11:30 am; 13:30 pm; 15:00 pm; 17:00 pm. When you arrive you will see a healing place, offering wonder-working herbs and potions from old recipes, medieval monastery cell, where you can stay overnight, a restaurant with authentic Burgas meals from old recipes…all this in the most romantic place in the Burgas Bay – St. Anastasia Island.Work time: Monday – Sunday from 10:00 am to 20:00 pm.

Aquae Calide

The place brings together the rich history which attracts visitors with its wide variety of opportunities for relaxation and entertainment. The complex allows citizens and guests of Burgas to visit the fully renovated bathroom of Suleiman the Magnificent. Upon recovery and accurately complied original vision, lined with marble and ceramics typical of the Orient. Its authenticity is complemented by natural and art lighting. It is also an active museum where visitors can watch 3D movies. It takess tourists on a virtual trip to the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. "Aquae Calide" also has a multipurpose building with coffee shop, info center and a presentation room. It's located about 15 km away from the city Burgas. You can go there with a car for 15 minutes from Marina Burgas. Work time: Monday – Sunday from 10:00 am to 19:00 pm.

The Castle in Ravadinovo – in Love with Wind

From the first glance, the Castle is made in the style of the classic Western European castles combining various styles from the Renaissance and Romantic periods –but that's comes not to be true! The style of the Castle is one and only – the uniqueFairy style. This is the secret of its magic impact – the dream that came true tomake a castle existing only in fairy-tales. The number one tourist attraction in theworld from A' Design Award & Competition. It's located about 30 km south of Burgas.You can reach it for 30 minutes from Marina Burgas.Work time: Monday – Sunday from 00:00 to 24:00 h.

Sozopol

Sozopol is the oldest town on the Bulgarian Black sea coastline. It is not only one of the most beautiful sea resorts but also the best choice for all romantics and connoisseurs of the Antiquity. The Apollonia Arts Festival is a major Bulgarian event held every year at the end of the summer in the seaside city Sozopol. It's located on the southern Black Sea coast, 30 km south of Burgas. You can reach the city for 30 minutes from Marina Burgas.

Nessebar

Nessebar has on several occasions, found itself on the frontier of a threatened empire, and as such it is a town with rich history. Situated on a rocky peninsula on the Black Sea, the more than 3,000-year-old site of Nessebar was originally a Thracian settlement (Menebria). Nowadays the old part of the town is an attractive place for romantic walks and It's located about 35 km away from the city of Burgas. You can reach the city for 35 minutes from Marina Burgas.

Pomorie

Pomorie is a town and seaside resort in southeastern Bulgaria, located on a narrow rocky peninsula in Burgas Bay on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Pomorie is an ancient city and today an incentive tourist destination. It's situated about 20 km away from the city of Burgas. You can reach to the city for 20 minutes from Marina Burgas

Beglik Tash

The stone sanctuaries are an important part of the so-called megalithic culture of the Thracians. Beglik Tash is one of the greatest discoveries of Thracian archaeology in the 21st century. This Thracian stone sanctuary is a unique ensemble of megaliths from the time when man has worshiped nature, when rituals, myths and legends were part of the everyday life. It's situated about 7 km away from the city of Primorsko. You can reach the Thracian sanctuary Beglik Tash for 60 minutes from Marina Burgas.

Expo center Flora

"Flora" Burgas is multifunctional place located near the beach. With its technical equipment of the highest class it is suitable for conducting all kinds of events. Exhibitions, congresses, awarding ceremonies, cultural events, museum exhibitions, parties and weddings - all of these events may find its place in "Flora" Burgas. The uniqueness of the newest Exposition center in Bulgaria unfolds in innovative 'green' and functional design of the building, which achieves optimal area for exposure, extremely convenient mobility in matching individual rooms. Exposition center "Flora" has gathered the most votes from people from all over Bulgaria, who voted on the Internet for "Building of the Year 2015". Also the jury awarded it for "Buildings with elements of green architecture". "Flora" Burgas can host events of any size and scale.

Sea Casino Culture Centre

One of the most symbolic and memorable buildings in Burgas is the Sea Casino, located on the central alley of the Seaside Park. The idea for its construction dates back in 1936; there was a competition for a casino project in the Seaside Park. One of the great mayors of Burgas – Atanas Sirekov, issued the order for the competition which attracted a lot of attention. 17 projects participated in the competition. The architect Viktoria Angelova won with her project “333”. Both the project and its execution were exceptional achievements in their time due to the complexity of the design and the extreme slope of the terrain. The location was not chosen at random; it has a view of the whole bay and the building can be seen from the ships at sea and from the nearby pier. The official opening of the emblematic Burgas building was on 7 August 1938, which was witnessed by many Burgas citizens and visitors from around the country, including ministers, members of parliament and other officials. A special permit from the Minister of Transport allowed those who wish to attend the event to travel to Burgas with a 70% discount on the train. The festive opening event lasted a week and was captured for the future generations on film and camera. It takes only a short time to make the Casino a favourite place of entertainment for Burgas citizens and visitors. In 2011, after almost 20 years of abandonment and building deterioration due to lack of funding, the Sea Casino was renovated and reopened as a modern culture centre. In 2011, the building of the renovated Sea Casino won the prestigious award “Building of the Year”. The modern halls and open spaces host concerts, theatre plays, film showings, exhibitions, book readings, creative studios, classes, festivals and many others. The romantic view of the sea makes the Casino a preferred place for wedding ceremonies. The building has a few terraces and you can view the whole bay from the top one with binoculars and telescopes

The Sea Garden of Burgas

If you ask around Burgas which is the most romantic place, most of the people would tell you it’s the Sea Garden. The Seaside Park is not just a park by the seaside, it’s the heart of the city, the muse and inspiration of generations of artists, poets, and musicians; it’s been the stage of a thousand love stories. The Seaside Park was built back in 1910 by the landscaper Georgi Duhtev who turned the bare windy are between the city and the sea into one of the most beautiful parks in Bulgaria. His passion for exotic plants brought hundreds of plant species to the park from all continents; they bring an exotic atmosphere to the park even today. The old part of the Seaside Park has been established as a monument of park art. The park spreads over 600 decres and is more than 5 kilometres long. You will need a few hours if you want to walk around it. Enchanted by the beautiful view, you will walk past the colourful and refreshing fountains, telling the city story with its sprays, past the Sea Casino which is now both a culture centre and a favourite place for leisurely activities. Here you will find the Summer Theatre which gathers thousands of visitors and locals throughout the summer season. Further on along the alleys, among the greeneries, past the sweet corn and ice cream stalls, you will find the domes of the Flora, famous for its annual international flower show. Emotions, sea, love, calm, ness or freshness – whatever you’re looking for, you will find it in the Sea Garden of Burgas.

Museum of Aviation

The newest attraction of Burgas Municipality is located at the entrance of Bourgas Airport and is in close proximity to Sarafovo. Every visitor can get there by public transport bus, bicycle or private car, ensuring safe and easy access to everything. All guests have the opportunity to explore the newly-built exhibition park and discover the secrets of the "exhibits that come alive". With virtual reality goggles, they can take on the role of a pilot and manage their chosen aircraft. Impressive is the interactive exposition under the name Homo Volans (The Flying Man), made by the stage designer Venelin Shurelov. It is the main indoor exhibition space, located in the only AN-12 aircraft left in Bulgaria. The exhibition aims to recreate the aviation technique through a multitude of curious authentic objects, a rich collection of aircraft models, author's objects and costumes, interactive installations and archives from aviation history. Visitors have the opportunity to sit in the cockpit of the world's most popular single-engine dual plane planes, to feel close to the effect of a powered airplane engine, to get a real black box of airplane and navigation devices designed to complement the experience. The old airplanes, located at Bourgas Airport, have recently been amortized and unavailable. The idea to become part of an open air air museum has been in existence since 1998, when the first museum of aviation for Burgas was opened. In 2005 the exhibition closed doors and the airplanes remained idle. In 2012, with the task of their preservation, the Municipality of Bourgas and the awake citizens took part, who together started the small steps for the restoration of the unique exposition. Over the years, the exhibition "Old Airplanes" has become an attractive spot for both locals and tourists who travel there from year to year. It established itself as the only exposition with airplanes that were part of the BGA Balkan fleet - An-2, An-12, An-14, An-24, Tu-154. Avimuszee Bourgas was opened on June 29, 2017, when 70 years of the first civil flight in Bulgaria took place: Sofia - Burgas. Avimuszee Bourgas aims to develop as a center for exploring the aviation technique and nurturing a people's love for aviation.

The Natural History Museum in Burgas is the only one in the Southeast Black Sea Coast. Its exhibition showcases the geo-historical development and contemporary natural diversity of Southeast Bulgaria and helps protect the unique nature of the area. The museum includes the unique collections “The magical world of rocks”, “The flora and fauna in Strandzha Mountain”, “Bird resources of the Burgas lake area”.

The museum is part of the Regional historical Museum – Burgas, which for the past 10 years has been an actively functioning cultural and scientific institute with a contemporary network of four basic exhibitions – historical, archaeological, ethnographic and a natural history one. They are all located in beautiful buildings – cultural monuments in the city centre, within 4-5 minute walks of each other.

Ethnographic Museum

The Ethnographic Museum is located in a beautiful house dated mid-19th century, immediately next to the Cathedral Church “Saints Cyril and Methodius”. The museum showcases the traditional culture and everyday life of the old Burgas.

The permanent exhibition shows the most attractive collection of Bulgarian traditional costumes from all ethnographic groups in the Burgas area, including those of Bulgarian immigrants from present day Greece and Turkey territories. It also showcases unique ritual costumes from 19th century, connected to rite practices and folklore celebrations, typical for the Burgas area: nestinarka, kuker, Enyova bulya, lazarka, bride and groom.

The museum is part of the Regional historical Museum – Burgas, which for the past 10 years has been an actively functioning cultural and scientific institute with a contemporary network of four basic exhibitions – historical, archaeological, ethnographic and a natural history one. They are all located in beautiful buildings – cultural monuments in the city centre, within 4-5 minute walks of each other.

House-museum "Petya Dubarova"

Being a symbol of Burgas with its original poetic works, impressions, tales and stories, Petya Dubarova is one of the forever young artists of Bulgaria. She was born in 1962, and barely 17 years of age ends her life. This sad ending, however, fails to erase the memory of Petya's talent and it remains not only in history but also in the hearts of the citizens of Burgas with their works in which the eternal human values are embodied - the sea, the summer, the youth, the love, the poetry.

The appearance of the Petya Dubarova House Museum is a natural consequence of the desire of people to touch the authentic spirit of the atmosphere in which the poet has created. In the house where Petya lived, one can see both different scientific expositions and the authentic-reproduced personal room of the poet.

Apart from its museum character, the house is also known for its many events, which annually saturate and enrich the cultural calendar of the city - the National Literary Competition "Petya Dubarova" Summer Workshop where young poets meet and work with some of the most prominent artists of contemporary Bulgarian literature, etc. The house of Petya Dubarova is visited by literary museums all over the country, literary readings and presentations of newly published books by contemporary Bulgarian poets and writers as well as literary-science conferences.

If you want to touch the authentic poetic spirit of Burgas, do not miss to visit the Petya Dubarova House Museum.

Archaeological Museum

The Archaeological Museum hosts archaeological findings collections from Ancient Thracia, the Greek colonies along the Black Sea Coast and the Roman Empire. The unique exhibits show the early history of sailing along the Black Sea Coast, as well as the development of prospering South Black Sea Coast ports in Bulgaria throughout the Middle Ages until the country fell under Ottoman rule at the end of 14th and middle of 15th century. The museum also hosts archaeological findings from Burgas District. The museum is part of the Regional historical Museum – Burgas, which for the past 10 years has been an actively functioning cultural and scientific institute with a contemporary network of four basic exhibitions – historical, archaeological, ethnographic and a natural history one. They are all located in beautiful buildings – cultural monuments in the city centre, within 4-5 minute walks of each other.

“Petko Zadgorski” Gallery

“Petko Zadgorski” Art Gallery is one of the oldest galleries in the country. It’s hosted in the building of a specially reorganised synagogue. The building is an extraordinary architectural monument, built in the beginning of the previous century, by the design of the Italian architect Ricardo Toscani. The gallery is named after the great Burgas artist and sculptor Petko Zadgorski (1902-1974) who was the first chairman of the Bulgarian Artist Company, founded in the 1960’s. The gallery stock consists of 2000 fine arts, sculpture and graphic works of art. Some of the exhibits belonging to the Burgas Art Gallery include works of Ivan Markvichka, Bencho Obreshkov, Tzeno Todorov, Nikola Marinov, Zlatyu Boyadzhiev, Vladimir Dimitrov – The Master, Dimitar Gyudzhenov, Iliya Petrov, Stoyan Venev, Mara Tzoncheva, Asen Vasilev, Dechko Uzunov, Vasil Stoilov, Svetlin Rusev, Vladimir Goev, Georgi Bozhilov, Dimitar Kirov, Atanas Yuranov, Encho Pironkov, Yoan Leviev. These are some of the Burgas artists, showcased in the gallery, from the beginning of the century until now: Gencho Mitev, Todor Karasimeonov, Yani Hristopulis, Pavel Valkov, Panyot Panayotov, Georgi Baev, Stoyan Tsanev, Violeta MAslarova, Damyan Zaberski, Nenko Tokmakchiev, Kiril Simeonov, Rayna Racheva, Bozhidar Kalachev, Zhivko Ivanov, Ivan Bahchevanov, Krasimir Zinin, Svetozar Benchev, etc. There is a special accent on maritime paintings. “Petko Zadgorski” Gallery also hosts valuable icons from around the Strandzha area, created between 15th and 20th centuries. The collection includes the works of icon-painters Zahary Zograph, Dimitar Zograph, Yoan Zograph of Ahtopol, Sokrat Georgiev of Sozopol, Todor Zograph of Hios, and Nikola Zograph of Odrin.

“Georgi Baev” Gallery-Museum

“Georgi Baev” Gallery Museum is dedicated to the most famous Burgas artist, described as one of the “great humanists in Europe and the world”. The Gallery is immediately next to the Seaside Park and the city centre. It’s located in a recently renovated and newly equipped building which will soon host over 40 of the artist’s paintings. Besides the exhibitions presented in the house itself, there will be visiting collections, showcased in the museum garden, which will also host various culture events, adding to the artistic nature of the Gallery Museum and turning it into a favourite place for art lovers. Georgi Baev was born on 9 November 1924. He graduated painting from the Fine Arts Academy in Sofia in the class of acad. Iliya Petrov and prof. Dechko Uzunov. Until 1960 he works primarily in graphics and stage art in the puppet theatre in Burgas. His first international acknowledgement was in 1957, at the 6th World Youth Festival in Moscow. Following that, he had numerous exhibitions in Bulgaria and abroad, received many awards, a membership in the Bulgarian Artists Guild, an honourable membership and correspondent membership in the Austrian Union of Artists “Kunstler Haus”, in the Japanese Association of Artists “Nika-kay”… He had a rough moment in 1983 when his studio was set on fire and everything was burnt. However, this only inspired him to strive for more and the year after he exhibited his new compositions “Aggression”, “Apocalypse now”, “Ordinary fascism”, “The day after the nuclear bomb”, “Drowning man”, “Memories”, which turned into a special event. Later on, the paintings were exhibited in Vienna and prof. Peter Wunderlie announced that these were the works of one of the greatest humanists in Europe and the world. In 1986, Baev received the Herder award of the Vienna Academy of Arts. He is featured in the 34 volume Dictionary of Art, published by the London publishing house “Macmillan”, repeatedly nominated for “Man of the year”, “Influential persons”, “Who’s who” of American and English biographical institutes. His paintings are sought after by gallery curators in Bulgaria and abroad, he is described as an awkward but bold man with an enormous power. His paintings were bought by or donated to a lot of places throughout Bulgaria, the artists has even sent his works to starving children in Vietnam and Kampuchea.