Varvara
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- For the singer, see Varvara (singer).
Varvara is a very small village on the Black Sea coast of Burgas, Bulgaria, between the towns of Tsarevo and Ahtopol, near the border with Turkey. 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 "Morskiat Klub" (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. Today famous Bulgarian household names like Pavel "Palio" Weshenov, Zezo Gyurov, Der Buergermeister, Stoian Botchev, Lino, Nikifor and Tshapkanov all have homes in Varvara.
Many fishermen also live in the tiny village. Half of the population is Roma, who have lived there for many many years. Besides fishing, the major source of income today is tourism. There is a sandy beach, 12 hotels and 11 bars and restaurants, in what is considered one of the most remote destinations in Bulgaria. Varvara now also has a new small church that was built recently in a combined effort by locals and famous Bulgarians.
