About Nessebar

Bourgas Region

Located on a small peninsula in the Black Sea, Nessebar's only link with the land is a long and narrow isthmus, that has remained in existence for over 9,000 years. It emerged as a fortified Thracian settlement; afterwards it was a Greek polis, then a Roman colony, a Byzantine town.

The largest number and best known buildings date from 11th to 14th centuries almost all of them being churches constructed in the so-called 'picturesque' style: walls intersected by pilasters and lunettes, with stone, brick and ceramic ornaments and arches along the cornice. Christ Pantokrator church (10th - 11th c.) Some of the churches have stunningly beautiful facades and interiors and are among the best preserved ones in the Balkan Peninsula. The oldest one is the Sveti Ioan Krastitel (St.John the Baptist, 10th -11th century).