Nessebar, historic city of the Bulgarian Riviera

The Byzantine city is very charming with its narrow streets, ruins of Byzantine churches and Black Sea-style houses.

We travel back in time between the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Empire.

The Thracians founded the city of Melsambria in the 12th century BC. AD – a small rocky island. At first it was a small fishing village with two ports where the remains of old ships are still found. The Thracians called it that, which means the city of Melsas – the name of its founder. The Greeks took over from 510 BC. AD then the Romans and the Byzantines, who made it a crossing point between Constantinople and the Danube for merchant ships. It is this period bequeathed to it its breathtaking heritage and these ocher and white churches which make its characteristic.

Nowadays, the city is much larger and extends beyond the island part of old Nessebar. The old island is today a peninsula connected to the mainland by a 400-meter isthmus, in the middle of which rises the symbol of the city – the old windmill. The mill is one of two preserved buildings from the time of Turkish slavery. The mill body has massive walls, built of crushed stone, excavated on site, and a massive oak log ladder leads to the second floor, which was once a living space.

The old town of Nessebar gives many opportunities for a pleasant leisure time. In days of bad weather, and not only, visiting museums are an ideal option.