Sights in District Bourgas

The rock sanctuary Beglik tash is located in reserve Ropotamo, about 7 km from town of Primorsko. The sanctuary has strategic position - there is a beautiful panoramic view to the sea and around.  It was discovered in 2003  after excavation. Begliktash was a sacred place and there were performed s...

The medieval fortress of Markeli is located at the Hissar hill in East part of Stara Planina mountain, 7.5 km west of town of Karnobat. The castle was an important military center and has played a major role in the Bulgarian-Byzantine relationships. It was built probably during the Byzantine...

Town of Sozopol is located at the Black-sea coast, around 30km south of Burgas. It was founded around 610 B.C. with the name Antheia (soon renamed to  Apolonia) by Greek settlers from Miletus, who erected a majestic bronze statue of the God of Health, Sun and Beauty Apollo above the town.The town e...

The old town of Nessebur is located 30km north of Burgas, on a small peninsula in the Black Sea wich is linked with the land (the new Nessebar town) only by a long and narrow isthmus. It is one of the oldest towns in Europe founded around 3000 years B.C. by the Thracians and is considered the...

The area around the river of Ropotamo was declared reserve in 1940. In 1962 its status was changed to National Park Ropotamo. In 1992, the status changes again to "Reserve with strict regime with an adjacent buffer zones" and in its borders were included pre-existing natural park...

This Thracian necropolis / heroon (from Greek ηρώιον - Mausoleum, a shrine of hero) is located 4 km west of town of Pomorie in "Kuhata mogila" locality. The site is built around the III century AD and is a complex of dromos, burial chamber and additional rooms.The entrance of the tomb is...

The sea resort of Sunny beach is located 36 km north of Bourgas and about 90 km south of Varna and borders to town of Nesebar. It is the largest holiday complex on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. The resort is naturally set in a small bay, protected by the slopes of the Balkan Mountain to the north....

Action Aqua-park is located on an area of 24 000 m2 in the western part of Sunny Beach resort to town of Nesebar. It offers water attractions for each taste and age. Thirteen water attractions, several cocktail bars offering fresh drinks, and restaurants where you can try tempting culinary...

Monastery Saint George in Pomorie was founded in the VII-th century by the living in Anhialo Byzantine settlers. The most likely, in the past, the site was a Thracian sanctuary, as it is evidenced by the existing marble bas-relief of a Thracian rider. Like most of the old Bulgarian monasteries this...

The ruins of ancient town Ulpia Anhialeon Paleokastro (aka Anchialos or Uplpia Nona) are still uncovered and lie under not so big layer of earth and stones at area, known as "Paleokastro" near Pomorie.The town (under the name Anhialo) was inhabited by Thracians from long times. It became a Roman...