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About Nessebar

The Old Town is a 17 minute walk from the hotel

Nessebar is a magical place. It sits on a small peninsula in the Black Sea, 35 km from Burgas, 430 km from Sofia and 3 km from Sunny Beach, and is known for some of the best beaches on the Bulgarian coast.

History

Nessebar is one of the oldest towns in Europe and has more medieval architecture than any other town in Bulgaria. It grew out of the Thracian settlement of Mesambria, founded in the second millennium BC. The name means "the town (bria) of Melsa".

Nessebar has been an archaeological and architectural reserve since 1956, and in 1983 its monuments were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Old Town covers about 25 hectares and is joined to the new town by a narrow isthmus 300 metres long. The beach in the new town is about 4 km long.

The Old Town

Nessebar combines an ancient town with a modern resort. Its churches and monuments carry the history of Greece, Rome, Byzantium and medieval Bulgaria.

There are 41 churches in Nessebar. Among the masterpieces of Bulgarian church architecture are the Old Metropolis of St Sophia (5th century), the New Metropolis of St Stephen (10th and 11th centuries) and the churches of St Paraskeva and St John Aliturgetos (13th and 14th centuries).

The old houses are built in a style of their own. Narrow streets, small taverns, restaurants in the courtyards of centuries-old houses, cafés and little shops make a walk through the Old Town unforgettable.

Distances from the hotel

  • 50 m South Beach
  • 17 minutes on foot Old Nessebar
  • 1.4 km Sunny Beach
  • 2.3 km Old Town beach
  • 2.6 km Ravda beach
  • 27 km Burgas Airport

What to see in the Old Town

  • The fortress wall The fortress wall The remains of the wall and its gate greet everyone who enters the Old Town across the narrow isthmus.
  • The Old Metropolis of St Sophia The Old Metropolis of St Sophia A 5th-century basilica in the heart of the Old Town, one of the oldest buildings in Nessebar.
  • The New Metropolis of St Stephen The New Metropolis of St Stephen A church from the 10th and 11th centuries, known for its murals.
  • Christ Pantocrator Christ Pantocrator A church from the 13th and 14th centuries with richly decorated walls.
  • The windmill The wooden windmill on the isthmus is one of the town's symbols.
  • The Archaeological Museum At the entrance to the Old Town, with finds from ancient Mesambria.

Around Nessebar

  • Sunny Beach Sunny Beach Bulgaria's largest Black Sea resort starts just north of the hotel.
  • Aquapark Aquapark There is an aquapark nearby with slides for children and grown-ups.
  • Ravda Ravda A quiet resort village to the south, with a long beach.
  • Burgas Burgas The seaside city with the airport is about 35 km away.