History

   
  Kavarna is a Black Sea coastal town. The town was founded in the 5th century BC by Ancient Greek colonists who settled on the Chirakman Plateau in the colony Byzone (or Bizone). During the second part of the 1st century BC the ancient town fell in the sea because of a disastrous earthquake. The frontal part of the Chirakman broke off and together with the richest citizens fell into the Black Sea's waters. For that evidence the located form skin-divers borders of a sunk residential district of the town of Bizone in Kavarna's coast.                                     

     During Roman times the town was restored under the same name and quickly flourished, the settlement revived and the port brightened up. The town was considered an economical and cultural centre during Antiquity and the Middle Ages with rich and various remains – stronghold walls, early-Christian basilica, medieval churches, and public
buildings.   
     Between the 15th and 19th century the town becomes popular under the name Kavarna, as a Christian settlement and port for grain export. From that time remain a Turkish bath, a medieval necropolis, a bridge, fountains, Christian churches and many inscriptions.                                  
      From the beginning of 20th century Kavarna achieved a rapid progress as an economical and cultural centre. The town, styled Cavarna, went under Romanian rule after the Second Balkan War in 1913 and again after the First World War in 1919 but this was met with resistance by the local Bulgarian population and its Internal Dobrujan Revolutionary Organisation. In 1940 the town was ceded back to Bulgaria by the Treaty of Craiova.

Monuments and museums

                               The old fountains

    

     These were 12 spring fountains situated along the valley to the port. A part of them were destroyed and the rest were restored recently. The great amount of spring water forms a small river.

                     The Dobruja and the Sea Display

    The Dobruja and the Sea Display is a small maritime museum.It is situated in an approximately restored Turkish bath, the Hamam. It was built in the beginning of the 15^th century and represents a massive beehive bath from stone.

                           Ethnographic Museum

   

The Ethnographic Museum represents an old house from the end of the 19^th century that belonged to a rich family. Its interior reveals the customs and culture of the people inhabiting that part of the country. The building is surrounded by a garden full of mulberry trees, peonies and tulips.

                                  Town Museum

 

   The Town Museum can be found in the building of the local library. Materials, revealing the thousand-year old history of town are displayed in its exposition. Evidence for the life of the people in the region since ancient times is represented here. A model of prehistoric cave-dwellings, many tools, guns, rifles and pistols from some wars.

        

                                             Churches 

 

   There are two churches in the town both located in the town centre. The Church of Saint George was built in 1836 and the Dormition of the Theotokos Church in 1860.

Geography

The lay of the land is flat and the seacoast of Kavarna is 42 km long. Along it there are small beaches, including an artificial one. Gore Chirakman with its almost sheer slopes towers above the seacoast. Remains of stronghold walls, moats, buildings, churches and necropolises can be found on the flat plateau. The region is rich in mineral waters. The area around Kavarna offers opportunities for developing ecotourism and specialized tourism- examination and photography of plans. The variety of birds attracts tourists from all parts of the world. 

 

                                                                    Cape Kaliakra

                                                                        Chirakman

                                                                     Bay Bolata

Kavarna

Kavarna is a Black Sea coastal town and seaside resort in the Dobrudja region of northeastern Bulgaria.The town has a population of 11,397 inhabitants. The landmark Cape Kaliakra is located a few kilometers to the east, as is the tiny beachfront resort of Rusalka. During the 2000s, the town became famous with the annual Kaliakra Rock Fest featuring famous rock bands from around the world.