Outside the city are the Euxinograd palace, park and winery, the Ecopark Varna Botanical Garden, the Pobiti Kamani rock phenomenon, the cave monastery Aladzha, and the Kamchiya biosphere reserve UNESCO-protected
Golden Sands Resort is 17 km north from downtown Varna.
Sveti Konstantin and Helena is 10 km north from downtown Varna - it is a small, but peaceful and very green resort. Many nice hotels offer mineral water SPA services, due to the abundance of hot mineral springs all over the area.
Albena - 30 km north from Varna. An old style resort, with an architecture from the Communist times. Peaceful area though. Since the whole resort is owned by a single private company, it is one of the very few places on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast that does not suffer from overbuilding.
The town of Balchik features a small palace and a beautiful botanical garden; 40 km away north
Many wild beaches south of town Pasha Dere, Shkorpilovtsi, Karadere, Irakli
The town of Kavarna ÐаваÑна is 60 km away north. It holds the Kavarna Rock Fest in early July, the largest rock event in the Balkans and Black Sea region.
Cape Kaliakra - the longest cape in Bulgaria. Stunning views to the sea and the red cliffs. A place with rich history and many legends. Worth visiting. 80 km away, north.
The high rocky coast near the small Kamen Bryag Ðамен бÑÑг, literally: Rocky Coast village has been popular among Bulgarian hippies; 82 km away north
