Burgas

Burgas is a city on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria, the fourth largest in the country and the second largest of its ports. It's a gateway to the southern resorts, such as Sunny Beach and the historic towns Nesebar and Sozopol. Wikivoyage

Population 189,086 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Bulgaria

• 112AnyAll emergencies

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Bulgaria

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Ethnographical museum Museum · 810 m
• Historical Museum of Burgas Museum · 880 m
• Коджакафалията Memorial · 390 m
• Alyosha Monument · 400 m
• Monument to the Victims of Communism Monument · 490 m
• Monument of Vladimir Pavlov Monument · 850 m
• ОБЩИНА БУРГАС Memorial · 850 m
• Natural History Museum Museum · 910 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

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1. Bourgas Sand Fest

   July – August

   A festival of sand sculptures held from the beginning of July until the end of August.

   Official site

2. International Folklore Festival

   August

   It's one of the oldest international music events in the city.

   Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Burgas); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

• Pizza 3
• Regional 1
• Italian 1

All 11 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Sea Garden 2.2 km across 1.2 km
• Парк Езеро 1.5 km across 1.6 km
• Борисовата градинка 220 m across 480 m
• Park Sveta Troitsa 590 m across 1.5 km

Getting around

• West Bus Station 780 m
• Vladimir Pavlov 800 m
• Burgas Central Station 1.1 km
• Yug Bus Station 1.2 km
• Bus Terminal South 1.2 km
• 4 1.7 km

More train stations: Tovarna gara Burgas 2.5 km, Бургас разпределителна 4.0 km, Лозово 5.7 km

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