The ancient town of Nessebar is located 30 km north of Burgas, on a small peninsula in the Black Sea, connected by a long and narrow isthmus to the new part of the town of Nessebar. It is one of the oldest cities in Europe. It was founded about 3000 years before the new era by the Thracians and is considered the city in Bulgaria with the most preserved architectural monuments from the Middle Ages.
In old Nessebar there are 23 churches and cultural monuments - from an early Christian basilica to a domed Byzantine church - examples that reflect the architectural and artistic influence of the Greek, Roman and Byzantine eras.
Today, the old Nessebar strives to preserve its romantic atmosphere with its narrow cobbled streets, small squares, two-story houses with stone ground and wooden upper floors that have external staircases and protrude above the streets, souvenir shops, pubs, taverns and beautiful flower gardens .
The city is one of the main tourist attractions on the Southern Black Sea coast, and in particular for tourists vacationing in the Sunny Beach resort, which is adjacent to the north of the city...
Read moreA jewel in the sea! I spent all day on this little peninsula, and could come back had I got the time. The atmosphere of the restaurants and cafe, the ancient churches with a sea backdrop, the beautiful traditional houses of brick with smoked wood on top, everything about this place is so charming! I swam at the lovely beach at the south tip of the peninsula, and was happy to see the lifeguard would place nice music for beach goers. (On the north side there are basketball...
Read moreJedyne miasto w całości objęte ochroną UNESCO. 3 tys. lat obecności nieprzerwanie. Charakterystyczna zabudowa z drewnianym piętrem, możliwość oglądania wielu prawosławnych cerkwi na tak niewielkim obszarze. Urokliwe spacery uliczkami, i restauracje gdzie można zjeść obiad nad brzegiem morza. Jak sie dobrze poszuka można znaleźć sklepiki z rękodziełem, choć przeważa chińszczyzna. Pod samo Stare Miasto Nessebar podjeżdżają autobusy, więc mozna samemu zwiedzić. Cudowne miejsce, koniecznie...
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