Bathing water quality in Varna Province, Bulgaria

Varna Province has 23 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season — all coastal. 91.3% were classified Excellent — 5.6 points below the 96.9% across Bulgaria — and 0 were Poor. 1 site has been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.

Black Sea coast in Varna Province — Photo: Mister No, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0

official bathing waters

91.3%

Excellent in 2025

Poor in 2025

Not live: these are annual official classifications. Check the competent authority for today’s notices before swimming.

Before you swim in Varna Province

Ministry of Health and the Regional Health Inspectorates (RZI)

Bathing season in Bulgaria: Set for each area by the regional health inspectorate. Per-beach results and bans are posted on the regional inspectorate websites (e.g. Varna, Burgas).

Annual EEA classes do not show temporary bans, short-term pollution or algae alerts. National information last checked 2026-11-01.

Bathing-water register (Ministry of Health) →

Map of official bathing waters in Varna Province

Excellent 21Good 1Sufficient 1Poor 0

How to read this map: Each dot is one official bathing water, coloured by its 2025 rating; select a dot to open that site. The white area is this region; neighbouring regions are shaded. Sea and large lakes are blue, neighbouring countries grey. Positions: official EEA coordinates. Boundaries: Eurostat NUTS 2024, generalised (© EuroGeographics); lakes: Natural Earth. Outlines are simplified, so a few shoreline dots can sit just offshore.

Most consistent Excellent sites

1 site was Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025.

ЗЛАТНИ ПЯСЪЦИ-МОРСКО КАЗИНО 11 seasons
ЗЛАТНИ ПЯСЪЦИ-РИВИЕРА 7 seasons
ШКОРПИЛОВЦИ-ЦЕНТРАЛЕН ПЛАЖ 6 seasons
БЯЛА-КЪМПИНГ ЛУНА 5 seasons
БЯЛА-ПЛАЖ ЧАЙКА 5 seasons
БЯЛА-СЕВЕРЕН ПЛАЖ 5 seasons
БЯЛА-ЦЕНТРАЛЕН ПЛАЖ 5 seasons
ВАРНА-БРИЗ 3-БУНИТЕ 5 seasons
ЗЛАТНИ ПЯСЪЦИ-ПСОВ 5 seasons
КАБАКУМ-ЦЕНТРАЛЕН 5 seasons
КАМЧИЯ-ПЛАЖ РОМАНТИКА 5 seasons
ПАША ДЕРЕ 5 seasons
СВ.СВ. КОНСТАНТИН И ЕЛЕНА-ГОЛЯМ ПЛАЖ 5 seasons
СВ.СВ. КОНСТАНТИН И ЕЛЕНА-ПЛАЖ МАЛКА РИВИЕРА 5 seasons
СВ.СВ. КОНСТАНТИН И ЕЛЕНА-СЕНТ ЕЛИАС 5 seasons
СЛЪНЧЕВ ДЕН-ХОТЕЛ МАРИНА 5 seasons
ФИЧОЗА-ХИЖА ВЕТЕРАН 5 seasons
ХИЖА ЧЕРНОМОРЕЦ 5 seasons
ВАРНА-АСПАРУХОВО ЦЕНТРАЛЕН 4 seasons
ВАРНА-ЦЕНТРАЛЕН ПЛАЖ 4 seasons
ВАРНА-ЮЖЕН ПЛАЖ 4 seasons

Rated Poor in 2025

None of the 23 official bathing waters in Varna Province was classified Poor in 2025.

Changes from 2024 to 2025

Improved (0)

None.

Declined (1)

СВ.СВ.КОНСТАНТИН И ЕЛЕНА-ДО МИНЕРАЛЕН БАСЕЙН Excellent → Good

How Varna Province rated since 2015

Counts for the sites in today’s 2025 inventory; the Excellent share is calculated over classified sites only.

Season	Classified	Excellent	Excellent share	Poor
2025	23	21	91.3%	0
2024	23	22	95.7%	0
2023	23	22	95.7%	0
2022	23	22	95.7%	0
2021	23	19	82.6%	0
2020	23	3	13%	0
2019	22	2	9.1%	0
2018	23	2	8.7%	1
2017	23	2	8.7%	1
2016	23	13	56.5%	1
2015	23	16	69.6%	2

Places with the most bathing waters in Varna Province

Each site is matched to its nearest named place (GeoNames, within 8 km in a straight line), so beaches of one resort or lake shore can be compared together. Select a place to show only its sites in the full list.

Top 4 places by number of official bathing waters
Place	Sites	Excellent
Zlatni Pyasatsi	9	8 (88.9%)
Varna	4	3 (75%)
Asparuhovo	3	3 (100%)
Byala	3	3 (100%)

All 23 official bathing waters in Varna Province

Grouped by water type, alphabetical within each group. Open a site for its 2015–2025 history, nearby alternatives, weather forecast and the national profile link.

Download all 23 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)

Coastal 23 sites · 91.3% Excellent

БЯЛА-КЪМПИНГ ЛУНА · Obzor Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
БЯЛА-ПЛАЖ ЧАЙКА · Byala Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
БЯЛА-СЕВЕРЕН ПЛАЖ · Byala Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
БЯЛА-ЦЕНТРАЛЕН ПЛАЖ · Byala Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
ВАРНА -ОФИЦЕРСКИ ПЛАЖ · Varna Sufficient
ВАРНА-АСПАРУХОВО ЦЕНТРАЛЕН · Asparuhovo Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
ВАРНА-БРИЗ 3-БУНИТЕ · Varna Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
ВАРНА-ЦЕНТРАЛЕН ПЛАЖ · Varna Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
ВАРНА-ЮЖЕН ПЛАЖ · Varna Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
ЗЛАТНИ ПЯСЪЦИ-МОРСКО КАЗИНО · Zlatni Pyasatsi Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
ЗЛАТНИ ПЯСЪЦИ-ПСОВ · Zlatni Pyasatsi Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
ЗЛАТНИ ПЯСЪЦИ-РИВИЕРА · Zlatni Pyasatsi Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
КАБАКУМ-ЦЕНТРАЛЕН · Zlatni Pyasatsi Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
КАМЧИЯ-ПЛАЖ РОМАНТИКА Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
ПАША ДЕРЕ Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
СВ.СВ. КОНСТАНТИН И ЕЛЕНА-ГОЛЯМ ПЛАЖ · Zlatni Pyasatsi Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
СВ.СВ. КОНСТАНТИН И ЕЛЕНА-ПЛАЖ МАЛКА РИВИЕРА · Zlatni Pyasatsi Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
СВ.СВ. КОНСТАНТИН И ЕЛЕНА-СЕНТ ЕЛИАС · Zlatni Pyasatsi Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
СВ.СВ.КОНСТАНТИН И ЕЛЕНА-ДО МИНЕРАЛЕН БАСЕЙН · Zlatni Pyasatsi Good Excellent → Good since 2024
СЛЪНЧЕВ ДЕН-ХОТЕЛ МАРИНА · Zlatni Pyasatsi Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
ФИЧОЗА-ХИЖА ВЕТЕРАН · Asparuhovo Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
ХИЖА ЧЕРНОМОРЕЦ · Asparuhovo Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
ШКОРПИЛОВЦИ-ЦЕНТРАЛЕН ПЛАЖ Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row

Compared with other provinces in Bulgaria

#	Province	Sites	Excellent
1	Dobrich Province	20	100%
2	Burgas Province	49	98%
3	Varna Province	23	91.3%

Provinces with at least 15 official bathing waters. Size, water type and how densely sites are designated differ, so the table is context rather than a verdict.

Quick answers

How many bathing waters in Varna Province were rated Excellent in 2025?: 21 of 23 (91.3%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 1 were Good, 1 Sufficient and 0 Poor. That ranks Varna Province 3 of 3 Bulgaria provinces by Excellent share.
Which beaches in Varna Province have the best long-term record?: 1 site was Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example ЗЛАТНИ ПЯСЪЦИ-МОРСКО КАЗИНО, ЗЛАТНИ ПЯСЪЦИ-РИВИЕРА, ШКОРПИЛОВЦИ-ЦЕНТРАЛЕН ПЛАЖ. See the ranking.
Which places in Varna Province have the most official bathing waters?: Zlatni Pyasatsi (9, 88.9% Excellent), Varna (4, 75% Excellent), Asparuhovo (3, 100% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
Were any bathing waters in Varna Province rated Poor?: No. None was classified Poor in 2025.
Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?: On Bathing-water register (Ministry of Health) (Ministry of Health and the Regional Health Inspectorates (RZI)). Temporary bans, pollution alerts and closures are published there and on signs at the water, not in the annual EEA class.

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Sources and method

Bathing-water records: European Environment Agency (EEA), data and coordinates reported by Bulgaria, licensed CC BY 4.0. Region and area boundaries: Eurostat NUTS 2024 (© EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries). Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). A site belongs to the area that contains its reported coordinates; a site up to 10 km off the generalised coastline is placed in the nearest area of Bulgaria. Counts, shares and rankings are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from the official records.