
University Botanical Garden – Eco Park – city of Varna
The University Botanical Garden – Eco Park – the city of Varna was established in 1977 on the territory of a former nursery-garden, and since 11 May 2002, it has been opened for visitors as the first ecological park in the country. It was declared a protected area by Decree No РД-198 of 05 March 2004. Among its priority activities is the protection of various plant species outside their natural environment and of protected species of the Bulgarian and foreign flora.
This is the first eco-park in the country which combines artificial and natural ecological systems. The park is situated on an area of 360 decares. The plant collections include more than 300 species of exotic trees and bushes, and the herbaceous plants are more than 100 species. The botanical garden is also famous for its rich collection of irises, which are more than 250 variations. The ecological park offers exotic meetings with plants from the whole world: sea oaks, tulip-tree, ginkgo biloba, sterculia, parrotia persica, broussonetia papyrifera, evergreen oak, mamont tree, and many others.
More than 30 species of roses are grown in the Rose Garden and the Ecological Park.
The Academic Jockey Club is situated in the university botanical garden in the city of Varna. It offers horse-riding lessons on a manege with an instructor, free riding for advanced people, tours with a carriage, with a convertible car, with a painted cart – on the route of the ecological park.
The Academic Jockey Club every year organizes a Republican Horse-Riding Tournament for the cup of the Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – it gathers elite horses and riders, as well as admirers of the horse sport.
Every year Varna organizes the celebration of Todorov Den (The Day of Todor) – traditional races, competitions with horse teams, donkey carriages, prizes for the most beautiful horses.
The University Botanical Garden – Ecological Park of Varna, possesses a biological station in which summer practices of university students are conducted, as well as green schools for students.
An information center with a botanical market is situated at the entrance of the Ecological Park, in which you can find information about current and upcoming novelties, to buy flower seeds, evergreen trees and bushes, exotic and various house and garden plants.
Opening hours for visitors:
April – October
1 April – 30 April:
from 8.00 a.m. till 5.30 p.m. (17:30 h)
1 May – 30 June:
from 8:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m. (19:00 h)
1 July – 31 August:
from 8:00 a.m. till 8:00 p.m. (20:00 h)
1 September – 31 October:
from 8:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m. (19:00 h)
Contacts
University Botanical Garden – Eco Park – city of Varna
Telephones:
+359 52 361 941
+ 359 879 140 533
E-mail: [email protected]
University Botanical Garden – Eco Park
Tel: +359 52 361 941
Tel: +359 52 361 947
Tel: +359 52 361 940
e-mail: [email protected]
The botanical garden is situated in the resort area St. Konstantin and Elena, on the route Varna – Zlatni Pyasatsi. There are regular bus lines from Varna to there – No 209, 309, 409, which you can take at the Cathedral.
The tourists are attended by experts from the Eco Park directorate. Guided tours are conducted only in Bulgarian language.
TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER – VARNA
Contacts
Tel: +359 52 608918
Tel: +359 52 608919
e-mail: [email protected]
St. Kiril and St. Metodiy Str., city of Varna
Services
• Information about tourist attractions, transport, cultural, sports, business, entertainment events and products subject to the tourism demand and consumption;
• Information on schedules of various types of passenger transport, taxi services, accessibility to tourist sites, banks, bureaux de change, prices of basic goods and services, emergency phone numbers.;
• Information about museums, monuments and architecture, historical and natural phenomena;
• Distribution of printed and electronic media for shelter, food, entertainment, attractions.
ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND PRODUCTS:
• Short-term travel;
• Reservations and ticketing for different types of passenger and tourist transport;
• Bookings for accommodation in shelters, including hostels and residences;
• Reservations for visits to restaurants and entertainment in Varna and the region;
• Reservations for cultural and sporting events and activities;
• Organized travel: half-day and full-day excursions in and around the city, excursions into the country and abroad, entertainment events and attractions;
• Supply of transport services and transfers;
• Offering services “rent a car”;
• Gift and souvenir merchandise with nature;
• Travel Literature: teaching, research, travel books, memoirs, fiction and advertising representative;
• Postcards with tourist theme;
• Travel atlases, travel guides, road maps, etc.;.
• Audio and video with tourist-oriented advertising and informational in nature.
-Time in season (May 1 to October 31):
• Monday to Friday – from 9.00 to 19.00;
• Saturday – from 9.00 to 17.00
-Time in the off-season (November 1 to April 30):
• Monday to Friday – from 9.00 to 18.00
• Saturday – a day off.
• Sunday – day off
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