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Nessebar

The town of Nessebar (about 10 000 inhabitants) is situated on a small peninsula 36 km to the northeast of Burgas and 430 km to the east of Sofia. Its beach is regarded to be the best along the Black Sea coast. Astonishing dunes make the coast quite picturesque. The town originates from the time when Thracian fishermen made a settlement that was named Menabryia, which meant the town of Mena (the founder of the settlement). In the 6th century BC it was a colony of the Megarus tribe from ancient Greece, immigrants from Byzantium and Kalhedon. The Greeks named it Messembria and transformed it into a big and well-fortified town-state with natural protection both from the sea and the land. It was unique with its water mains, a system of sewers, fortified walls, amphitheater and numerous cult buildings the most famous of which was the temple of Apollo. Nessebar has the biggest number of churches per capita. Today Nessebar is one of the most preferred resorts. The construction of the new town started together with the building of numerous rest homes, big and small hotels, and contemporary facilities for tourism and recreation. The old buildings have been restored and new houses in ancient style have been built.The remains of many parts of fortress walls have been found as well as the square turret, the round turret, a large part of the authentic medieval street pavement, and some of the Roman and Greek pavements, fortifications of different periods and epochs, remains of administrative and other kinds of constructions.Despite its small size the town always surprises tourists with the ancient surroundings and atmosphere. The Turkish bath and the windmill at the beginning of the causeway are particularly charming.