Varna is one of the most visited cities in Europe by tourists who travel for pleasure and holidaymakers. Varna is the third largest city in Bulgaria (with population more than 347,840 people), with an area of 205 sq. km. Its situation on the Northern shore of the Black Sea, along with its richness in natural resources make it one of the famous resorts in Europe and definitely the largest one in the Black Sea region. It also happens to be on the crossroads between Western Europe and the Middle East.
Varna is a town in Bulgaria where the oldest gold treasure in the world can be seen.
The town was established in 570 B.C. as a Greek trading colony under the name of Odessos.
After being annexed to the Roman Empire in 15 A.D. the town flourished in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. The town was destroyed several times but was rebuilt and became an important port of the Eastern Roman Empire. The Slavs named the town Varna when they conquered it.
In 1393, it was captured by the Ottoman troops. Varna was finally liberated in 1878 after the Russo-Turkish war of 1877-1878. The oldest gold treasure in the world was found near Varna in a Chalcolithic Necropolis from the 5th-4th millennium B.C. with 294 graves.
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Year | Passengers (Pax) | Calls |
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2010 | 7,039 | 18 |
2011 | 11,975 | 21 |
2012 | 10,695 | 25 |
2013 | 2,997 | 12 |
2014 | 20,939 | 35 |
2015 | 3,159 | 10 |
2016 | 1,109 | 4 |
2017 | 791 | 1 |
2018 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 59 | 1 |
2022 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 |
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