Ancient City of Nessebar

World Heritage

Bulgaria

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Nessebar, located on a rocky peninsula in the Black Sea, has a history of more than 3,000 years and was originally a Thracian settlement (Menebria). In the early 6th century BC, the city became a Greek colony. Most of the city's remains date back to the Hellenistic period, including the Acropolis, the Temple of Apollo, the Agora and the walls of the Thracian fortifications. Among other monuments, the Cathedral and Fortress of Stara Mitropolia date back to the Middle Ages, when it was one of the most important Byzantine towns on the western coast of the Black Sea. The wooden houses built in the 19th century are typical representatives of the Black Sea architecture of the time.