The Navy Museum of Varna is one of the most visited sightseeing places in Bulgaria. Over 6 million tourists have crossed its doors to take a look at the rich collection of navy armaments and ship technology. It’s located in the Sea Garden near the “Primorski” swimming pool. The exhibition contains over 100 000 items distributed in 12 halls. The most valuable amongst them is the torpedo boat “Drazki” – a hero from the Balkan wars. The “Kor Karoli”

 Yacht is also present in the exhibition, captained by Georgi Georgiev – the first bulgarian to circumvent the world alone. There are also over 3000 films related to the navy theme which can be found in the museum as well as a library containing around 10 000 books and over 4000 magazines connected to the maritime theme.

The museum is part of the first of their kind underwater archeological expeditions in Bulgaria in the region of cape Kaliakra. The Navy Museum also became a member of the world organization of navy museums. The museum itself was created in the 1980s by initiative from the russian officers of the Danube fleet.

There are two main expositions, one dedicated to the history of the bulgarian navy fleet, and the second one is dedicated to the maritime transport. The biggest collection of ship models in Bulgaria is also stored here, as well as collections of mines, anchors, cannons, honors, uniforms and even works of art. Amongst the items part of the exhibitions are three battleshis and two helicopters from the Helicopter division of the bulgrian navy.

As many of the landmarks in Varna, the Navy museum is in the Sea Garden which makes it easily accessible by all means of transport. If you wish to visit the Navy museum you can take advantage of My Rent a Car and visit the park by getting a car of your choosing anywhere from Varna Airport, Varna Centre, Golden Sands, St. St. Constantine and Helena, Sunny day or other points within Varna.