Varvara, Burgas Province

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{{Other uses|Varvara (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Varvara
| leader_title = Mayor
| utc_offset1_DST = +3
| timezone1_DST = [[EEST]]
| utc_offset1 = +2
| timezone1 = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
| population_density_km2 = auto
| area_total_km2 = 18.272
| population_total = 266
| elevation_m = 29
| leader_name = Marin Kirov
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tsarevo Municipality|Tsarevo]]
| native_name = Варвара
| subdivision_name1 = [[Burgas Province|Burgas]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Municipalities of Bulgaria|Municipality]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Bulgaria|Province]]
| subdivision_name = [[Bulgaria]]
| subdivision_type = Country
| coordinates = {{coord|42|7|N|27|54|E|type:city|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Bulgaria
| pushpin_map = Bulgaria
| image_skyline =
| settlement_type = Village
| postal_code = 8278
| population_as_of = 2020
}}
[[File:Varvara-Burgas-district-church-3.jpg|thumb|273x273px|Church "Saint Varvara"]]
'''Varvara''' ({{langx|bg|Варвара}}, {{langx|el|Βαρβάρα}}) is a village in southeastern [[Bulgaria]], located in the [[Tsarevo Municipality]] of the [[Burgas Province]].

== Geography ==
This seaside resort is situated on the [[Black Sea]] coast within [[Strandzha Nature Park]], between the towns of [[Tsarevo]] and [[Ahtopol]], near the border with [[Turkey]].

== History ==
In the middle of the 19th century, the site of the modern village was uninhabited, except for the small monastery or chapel of [[Saint Barbara]] with holy springs, after which the village was named. An older settlement may well have existed, as indicated by the marking of the name ''Vardarah'' on Max Šimek's 1748 and Christian Ludwig's 1788 map in that area. Until the [[Balkan Wars]], Varvara was a small [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] village of [[Turks in Bulgaria|ethnic Turkish]] refugees from northern Bulgaria who settled there following the [[Liberation of Bulgaria]] in the [[Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78]]. After 1913, the Turks moved out and were replaced by Bulgarian refugees from [[Eastern Thrace]]

The village is best known for its intellectual community of artists and writers. Many young artists came to Varvara in the 1970s and 1980s and populated a small camp called ''The Sea Club'' which the Academy of Arts in [[Sofia]] had purchased for them. Over the years a larger group of artists established themselves in Varvara and started to buy [[real estate]] and build a small community.

== Demographics ==
Many fishermen also live in the village. The population is from many backgrounds with an increasing number of [[Western Europe]]ans taking up residence both seasonally and full-time. There is also a [[Romani people|Romani]] community. The size of the village and its intellectual values have helped in the creation of a diverse yet close community who undertake many projects together such as the recent building of a new small church that was constructed in a combined effort of locals and some of the Bulgarians who form part of this community.

== Economy ==
The newly renovated road to Burgas puts the International Airport within an hour's drive. Besides fishing, the major source of income today is [[tourism]]. There is a secluded sandy beach, and one of the most famous diving areas on the Black Sea known as the Dardaneli lies next to the village. This is a series of underwater caves and canyons offering snorkeling and diving on the coast. There are also several family hotels, bars and restaurants.

==Places to visit==
Varvara is known primarily for its [[beautiful sea]]. Although the sandy beach is quite small, it is among the most beautiful on the [[Black Sea]] coast. Due to its remoteness, the village has managed to preserve its pure nature and crystal clear sea waters. The village is surrounded by rocky bays suitable for [[spearfishing]] and [[Underwater diving|diving]].

There are traces of a late [[antique]] and [[medieval]] fortress on the nearby [[Papia peak]].

Near Varvara is the [[Iron Tree]], made especially for the filming of "[[The Great Night Bath]]". This is the place where hippies have been welcoming [[July morning]] for years.

==Annual events==
In the first week of September, the Barbara Fair takes place for 2 days. In the evening of the first fire-dancing dances are organized, and at noon of the second - folk fights.

== Honour ==
[[Varvara Cove]] in [[Nelson Island (South Shetland Islands)|Nelson Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]], [[Antarctica]] is named after Varvara.<ref>[http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=136893 Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica:] Varvara Cove.</ref>

==References==
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* {{cite book |title=Krajbrežna Strandža: Toponimi i hidronimi |last=Rajčevski |first=Stojan |publisher=Universitetsko izdatelstvo "Sv. Kliment Ohridski" |location=Sofia |year=2001 |isbn=954-07-1541-5 |chapter=Varvara |pages=28–30 }}

==External links==
{{commons category|Varvara, Burgas Province}}
* [http://forthenature.org/cases/strandja The destruction of Varvara beach and the illegal building "Golden Pearl" near Varvara]

{{Bulgarian Black Sea resorts}}
{{Tsarevo Municipality}}

[[Category:Villages in Burgas Province]]
[[Category:Seaside resorts in Bulgaria]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Bulgaria]]

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