Varna City in Bulgaria

A turning point in the course of history was the influx of Avars and Slavs from the north, who utterly devastated the city. Since then, the new name of the city — Varna — has been used for the name of Odesos.

The attack of the Goths from the north had negative consequences. However, in 447, Emperor Theodosius II concluded a truce in Odessa, and already during the reign of Justinian, the city experienced significant economic revival.

Even before the VI century BC. c. on the territory near modern Varna there was a famous Odesos fortress. It was a city-Greek colony founded by people from Miletus. At the beginning of our era, this territory was conquered by the Romans. In 395, as a result of the division of the Roman Empire into Western and Eastern territories, Bulgaria remained under the latter, also known as the Byzantine Empire. However, despite the change of oppressors, the city continues to develop.

The climate is significantly influenced by the proximity of the sea. Winter is characterized by constant northerly winds, but the climate is generally mild. On average, from May to June it is 18-20°C. In the period from June to August, the average temperature is 22.8 °C.

The city is located in the North-Eastern part of Bulgaria, on the shore of Varna Bay. An agglomeration is gradually forming around the city. 18 km from Varna in the direction of Sofia, there is a natural monument "Killed Stones" - relic rock formations in the form of vertical stones with a diameter of up to 3 and a height of up to 7 meters.

Feofan the Confessor mentions the name Varna for the first time, and the city became known from the time of the Slavic conquest of the Balkans in the 6th-7th century. The name may be of Varangian origin, and the Varangians crossed the Black Sea for many years, reaching Constantinople in the early Middle Ages.