Information about the beach resort Kavarna

Kavarna has a population of 12 225 and is situated 48 km north of Varna, 518 km north-east of Sofia and 12 km away from Cape Kaliakra. It is a Black Sea port for passenger and cargo vessels of medium type.

Nowadays traces of the old settlement are to be found on both the high and low parts of the area. After the foundation of the Bulgarian State on the Balkan Peninsula the town changed its name several times. It was called Karvouna, Karbona, Karnava and finally Kavarna. In the Middle Ages the invasion of the Tartars destroyed it. Later on the Boyar Balik restored it and it became independent principality named Kar-voun-ska Hora.
On the high hill of Chirakman one can find the remains of Roman villas and walls, as well as of medieval buildings and churches. There is a museum hosting interesting exhibits of the town?s history, the Thracian finds making special impression.
There is an excellent beach south of Kavarna. The interesting fishing harbour is much visited by tourists. Old buildings of the time of the Ottoman rule are preserved, today being used as warehouses. There is a small art gallery and local archaeological museum in the town.
Near the harbour and in the centre of the town there are several big restaurants offering seafood and traditional Bulgarian cuisine. The small restaurants offer local dishes, pizzas, spaghetti, etc.. The prices in the town are moderate and the products in the grocers? shops are cheap. The local producers sell fresh fruits and vegetables. There are enough small snack-bars and pavilions in the town.
Kavarna is connected to Varna via Balchik and to Dobrich. There is regular bus transport as well as private transport - minibuses, taxis. One can use sea transport from the town to nearby Balchik, Kaliakra, some villages and small camping sites adjacent to the town, upon agreement with the fishermen.
The climatic resort in the village of Bulgarevo is situated 6 km east of Kavarna. The remains of the ancient Timum Fortress of Hellenes and Romans were found there. Six kilometres further eastwards is Cape Kaliakra where the ancient fortress called Tirisis was located. According to the legends it was a hiding place for the treasures of Lyzimah, successor of Alexander the Great. At the time of the Roman Empire the town bore the name of Tetrasiada, then during the Byzantine rule - Akre, and in the Middle Ages - Kaliakra. Today there are quite enough remains of those ancient settlements and part of them can be seen exhibited in a small museum sheltered under a limestone cave. There is a legend telling the story of several Bulgarian girls who chose to jump from the high cape with hair entangled with one another to avoid being converted to Islam by the Turks.