The town of Varna is the administrative, economical and cultural center of the region. Great opportunities for organizing of international events - conferences, congresses and festivals are offered in the city. Some of the world wide known facilities are the Festival Center, Palace of Culture and Sport, Puppet theatre, Drama theatre and Opera House, city art gallery, old churches and museums - archeological, ethnographic and museum of the Bulgarian Navy etc.
The town of Varna welcomes every year the international music festival "Varna Summer", the international ballet, folk and jazz festivals as well as many other cultural events. The aquarium, the Nature museum and the Zoo make the list of sea attractions in Varna more complete. The dolphinarium is the second largest one and the sea garden is the biggest on the Balkan Peninsula, having local and Mediterranean flora that make the Maritime garden a really pictorial one.
