Located on D-r Piskiuliev street, the Central Market is the largest street market in Varna. All year round you can buy here the freshest fruit and vegetables, as well as cheap footwear and clothes, produced mainly in Turkey. There are also some great stores nearby where you can find quality jewelry. Look out for the famous fish store selling fresh fish from the Black Sea.

The Cinema Mustang opened in 1997 along with the Palas Cinema. The Mustang is the coolest and most technically developed cinema in the city. The main auditorium has 300 seats with a big screen and the most up-to-date Dolby stereo surround sound system. The second, smaller hall has Dolby Prologic sound, and is used for showing specialized arthouse movies.

Nezavisimost Square is the city's central square, and is home to the Opera House, the Varna Cathedral and the Round Tower. There are also a lot of sidewalk cafes here, plus the City Garden, which is surrounded by curious and historic buildings. You can also find a beautiful round fountain which is the largest in the city and seen as a symbol of Varna.

To experience some exotic food from Turkey, there's no better place in Varna than the Orient Turkish Restaurant. The service is great, and you will be delighted with the large range of tasty dishes, such as shish kebabs, tabouleh and stuffed vine leaves. The restaurant is surrounded by green trees and bushes which create a very relaxing atmosphere.

Varna's beach is very clean and beautiful. Surrounding the beach itself you'll find lots of bars, disco-clubs, restaurants and many other places for a good time out. The most fun activity of all, however, is to simply walk along the beach enjoying the beautiful turquoise waters and taking some great photos.

The Boris Georgiev City Art Gallery is a municipal gallery that has occupied the building at 1 Lyuben Karavelov Street since 1944. The building itself was built in 1885 and originally accommodated a high school for boys. It was renamed the Boris Georgiev City Art Gallery in 1999 in honour of the Varna-born artist. Inside you'll see a large collection of Bulgarian art from the early 20th Century onwards, most notably the principal collection of Georgiev's works. Among other Bulgarian artists presented here are Vladimir Dimitrov, Ivan Milev, Sirak Skitnik, Zlatyu Boyadzhiev and Tsanko Lavrenov. In total, the gallery has an area of 1,000 square metres spread over eight exhibition halls. The gallery's third floor regularly hosts concerts, plays and readings.

The economic university of Varna was founded in 1920, and up until 1938 was known as the Higher Trading School. Nowadays it is one of Bulgaria's oldest universities and an internationally respected institution that attracts students from all over the world.