The village of Byala (population: 2 330 inhabitants) is a small (population: 2 330 inhabitants) romantic piece of the Bulgarian nature, situated 50km south from our sea capitol – the town of Varna and 79 km north of Bourgas.

Founded in the 3 rd century before Christ, Byala today is a mix of traditional working village and tourist resort. Byala is a prosperous Bulgarian village due to the thriving local wine industry. The wine of the extremely fine vintage “Dimyat” is produced there.

It also boasts an impressive setting atop bluffs that end abruptly at the water’s edge. Stairs lead down to a secluded beach that curves north toward rocky Cape Atanas. To the south, another promontory separates the small sandy strip from the beach at Obzor. Bjala with its favorable conditions – crystal sea, sandy beach and a forest – offers wonderful opportunities for recreation.

Location: 20 km north of Bourgas
Ground: Rocky peninsula (old town)
Beaches: 2 beaches, near the new town. Also the nice beaches of Sunny Beach resort, only 2 km far from Nessebar.
Busiest months: July and August
Accommodation: Old town mainly private rooms and very few family hotels; New town – many nice hotels as well as private rooms.
General impressions: Excellent choice!
What to do: Everything is available here! There are ancient buildings and historical monuments as well as quiet restaurants and fashionable cafes and discos. Bulgaria’s biggest beach resort Sunny Beach is only 3 km far, offering lot of amusements and excellent night life.
Internet access: Widely available in the internet cafes both in new and old town.
It is located on a small peninsula in the Black Sea wich is linked with the land only by a long and narrow isthmus. It has existed for more than 9,000 years. It emerged as a fortified Thracian settlement; afterwards it was a Greek polis, then a Roman colony. Has 2 parts – the Old Town abd the New Town.

Nessebar is best known for the old town (about 9000 years) on the peninsula. No one can say for sure whether the isthmus is natural or man-made. The largest number and best known buildings date from 11th to 14th centuries almost all of them churchies 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.

Today the old part of the town has regained its original romantic atmosphere: narrow cobblestone lanes, tiny squares, two-storeyed period houses with stone-built ground levels and wooden upper floors jutting above the streets and external staircases, gift shops, pubs, tavern and lovely flower gardens.

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