Burgas on Foot A→R

What things cost

Burgas is easy on the wallet. The sea, the Sea Garden and the pier cost nothing; the four city museums are €3 each, or €9 for all of them.

Prices change, and many places only switched from leva to euro in 2026, so treat these as a guide and check on the spot. Ticket prices are for adults; students and pensioners usually pay less. Sources: Burgas museums, official prices · Burgas Airport to the city 2026 · Burgas airport transport · Numbeo, Oct 2026 · Sofia night-out prices 2026.

Before you go

Beyond the route

St Anastasia Island

Остров Света Анастасия

The only inhabited island on the Bulgarian coast, with a lighthouse, a restored monastery, a small museum and a restaurant. Boats run in the warmer months.

About 40 minutes by boat from the Burgas port; check the season’s timetable.Photo: Skirienko, CC0

Atanasovsko Lake

Атанасовско езеро

A salt lake north of the city that turns pink in summer, from tiny algae and brine shrimp. Salt has been made here since 1906, and more than 300 bird species have been recorded, including flamingos.

Just north of Burgas on the road to Varna; 10 min by car.Photo: Professor Caretaker, CC BY-SA 4.0

Aquae Calidae

Акве Калиде

Roman and Ottoman hot springs with restored baths and a museum. The marble nymphs in the Archaeological Museum came from here.

In the Vetren district, about 15 km north-west; bus or taxi.Photo: Galileo01, CC BY 4.0

Sozopol

Созопол

Ancient Apollonia, the oldest town on the coast, with wooden houses on a rocky peninsula, beaches and fish restaurants.

About 35 km south; 40 min by car or bus.Photo: MrPanyGoff, CC BY-SA 3.0

Nessebar

Несебър

A UNESCO World Heritage old town on a peninsula, packed with medieval churches.

About 35 km north; 40 min by car or bus.Photo: Hristina Bumbarova, CC BY-SA 4.0

Poda

Пода

A small protected wetland at the southern edge of Burgas, one of the best places in Bulgaria to watch pelicans, herons and other water birds.

On the road south towards Sozopol, 10 min by car.Photo: Спасимир, CC BY-SA 3.0

Photo credits

All photos of sights come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown. Restaurant photos come from the venues’ Google Maps listings. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Walking routes calculated with OSRM on OpenStreetMap data.

• ACentral Railway Station: Михал Орела, CC BY 2.0
• BChurch of the Holy Mother of God: Gitanes232, CC BY-SA 4.0
• CArmenian Church of the Holy Cross: Cherubino, CC BY-SA 3.0
• DPetko Zadgorski Art Gallery: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 4.0
• EArchaeological Museum: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0
• FEthnographic Museum: Vassia Atanassova - Spiritia, CC BY-SA 3.0
• GCathedral of Sts Cyril & Methodius: EvelinaRibarova, CC BY-SA 4.0
• HThe Compass & Aleksandrovska St: Vassia Atanassova - Spiritia, CC BY-SA 4.0
• ITroikata Square & Alyosha: Alicia Fagerving, CC BY-SA 4.0
• JAleko Bogoridi Street: Xariegu at Asturian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
• LSea Garden & Pushkin: old_s, CC0
• MThe Pantheon: Nasomatrix, CC BY-SA 3.0
• NSummer Theatre: Nasomatrix at Bulgarian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
• OSea Casino: Alicia Fagerving, CC BY-SA 3.0
• PThe Pier: Alicia Fagerving, CC BY-SA 3.0
• QCentral Beach: Alicia Fagerving, CC BY-SA 3.0
• ·St Anastasia Island: Skirienko, CC0
• ·Atanasovsko Lake: Professor Caretaker, CC BY-SA 4.0
• ·Aquae Calidae: Galileo01, CC BY 4.0
• ·Sozopol: MrPanyGoff, CC BY-SA 3.0
• ·Nessebar: Hristina Bumbarova, CC BY-SA 4.0
• ·Poda: Спасимир, CC BY-SA 3.0