Euxinograd

Euxinograd (Bulgarian: Евксиноград [ɛfˈksinoɡrat], also transliterated as Evksinograd) is a late 19th-century Bulgarian former royal summer palace and park on the Black Sea coast, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of downtown Varna. The palace is currently a governmental and presidential retreat, hosting cabinet meetings in the summer and offering access for tourists to several villas and hotels. Since 2007, it is also the venue of the Operosa opera festival. Euxinograd is situated at an altitude of 49 m. The park and palace were closed until the summer of 2016 due to extensive renovations.

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Euxinograd ranks #873 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #4 of the 23 mapped in Bulgaria. Founded 1885, it is older than 5% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 562 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 5,670 times in the last 60 days, more than 86% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Bulgaria compares in the castle statistics.

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