Nesebar (also Nessebar) is a picturesque town on the western shores of the Black Sea. The town is the jewel of The Bulgarian Black Sea Coast (also known as the Bulgarian Riviera), it juts out into the vast Black Sea (436,400 km2 not including the Sea of Azov). Nesebar, Burgas Province, Bulgaria.
This seaside resort has a very long history, more than three millenniums in the making. Many of its historic buildings are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Originally an island, it is linked to the Bulgarian mainland by a man-made isthmus. Nesebar, Burgas Province, Bulgaria.
Visitors wandering the cobblestone streets can spend their Levs in the many nearby shops. Historically, Nesebar was in important trading city and was one of the first places in the world to mint coins as early as the 5th century BCE when the town was a Greek colony. Nesebar, Burgas Province, Bulgaria.
Driving from Bulgaria’s mainland, visitors are greeted with an impressive fortified wall. Its origins can be traced back some 3000 years ago when the former island was a Thracian settlement. This oldest section of the wall, still visible today, is made of hewn stone and mud. Over the following centuries other settlers, namely the Greeks and Byzantines, strenghened the wall making it even more impregnable. Nesebar, Burgas Province, Bulgaria.