Bourgas

Burgas is the second - largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and one of the biggest cities in Bulgaria. There is the second busiest International airport, the largest port in Bulgaria and the only oil port. Sozopol and Burgas are accessible by Highway for about 25-30 minutes by car. Buses are travelling to and from Burgas leave every half hour from Sozopol bus station to bus station- South of Burgas.

Sightseeing in Burgas

Sea Garden

Sea Garden in Burgas is located over the central beach. Here is summer theatre, which hosts various concerts, festivals and competitions, Cultural Centre "Casino", a space intended for art projects, exhibitions, performances, the summer cinema, exhibition centre "Flora", Festival of sand figures, and recreation and entertainments.

Port of Burgas

Public access covers from first to fourth berths. People can walk freely along the pier to visit the first Bulgarian lighthouse, to indulge in recreational fishing or enjoy the beautiful sea views. Here is situated the Port of Burgas, designed to service cruise ships. The oldest port warehouse "Magaziya 1." The future marine centre will serve passengers using the services of a coastal sailing to the island of St. Anastasia, walking in the Gulf and other marine communities.

Regional Historical Museum - Burgas

Regional Historical Museum - Burgas is the biggest museum in south-east Bulgaria. It was created back in 1912. There are four major museum exhibitions located in beautiful buildings and monuments of the city.

Churches

- the Church of "St. Mary" (address: ul. "Tsar Peter" 5 Bourgas)
- The church of "St. Ivan Rilski" (address: ul. "Aleksandrovska" 149 Burgas)
- The church of "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" ( address: ul. "St. St. Cyril and Methodius")
- Armenian church (address: ul. "Gen. Major Lermontov" 13) Art Gallery

"Petko Zadgorski" Art Gallery

is one of the oldest in Bulgaria. The exhibition is arranged over three floors. The gallery stores more than 2,000 works, of which: sculptures, graphics and painting.

telephone: +359 56 842 169

The Archaeological Museum – Burgas

The Archaeological Museum - Burgas is housed in the building of the first school in the country (1889.). There is the largest collection (the Balkans) of anchors and stocks used years ago in shipping.
Address: 8000 Burgas, bul. "Aleko Bogoridi" 21,
tel .: 56 84 35 41

Ethnographic Museum - Burgas

The Ethnographic Museum, located in a building from 1873, visitors can see the largest collection of costumes, fabrics, jewellery from Strandzha, folklore masks and other folk items.
Address: 8000 Burgas, ul. "Slavyanska" 69,
tel .: +359 56 84 25 87

Natural History Museum - Burgas

In the Natural History Museum - Burgas visitors can see more than 1200 exhibits, including over 140 species of rare and protected plants from the area.
Address: 8000 Burgas, ul. "Fotinov" 30,
tel .: +359 56 84 32 39