Wooden houses
Two storeys, tiled roofs.
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Sozopol is an ancient seaside town on Bulgaria's southern Black Sea coast, 35 km south of Burgas and about 21 km in a straight line from it. It is one of the country's major seaside resorts, with about 5,410 inhabitants. In antiquity it was a prosperous Greek colony called Antheia and then Apollonia, which lends its name to the Apollonia art and film festival held here in early September. The name Sozopolis began to appear in written records by the 1st century AD. From May to September the town fills with visitors drawn by the weather, sandy beaches, history and food. The old town sits on a rocky peninsula, with cobbled lanes and traditional two-storey wooden houses under tiled roofs looking out to sea. Waves break on the shore rocks, a line of boats and yachts moors in the harbour, and at sunset the sea turns gold. The old town is small and easy to walk, with sandy beaches on either side. Summer is crowded, so come at the start or end of the season for calm.
Two storeys, tiled roofs.
Breaking waves.
Boats and yachts.
Sozopol peninsula, southern Black Sea coast, Bulgaria
Early or late summer for calm.
Yes, sandy ones on either side.