Nessebar (population: 10.000) is one of the most picturesque and beautiful Bulgarian towns, extending over a small Black Sea peninsula. It lies 37 km northeast of Bourgas (the second largest city on the seacoast) and 429 east of the capital Sofia. Today Nesseber is virtually connected with the biggest Bulgarian seaside resort – Sunny Beach. Nessebar’s beach is considered to be one of the finest along the Black Sea coast due to a large sandy strip of land between the town and the Ravda village to the south, covered with clean golden sand. Nessebar is one of the oldest towns in Europe. It is the successor of the ancient Thracian settlement called Messembria founded in the 2nd century AD. After 510 AD Dorian settlers turned it into a Greek colony. There was a theatre and a temple of the Greek God Apollo in it. Since 1983 Nessebar is on the UNESCO World Heritage List for its unique color and architecture. The town is a real museum showing the building traditions (churches with murals from 14-18th centuries, basilicas, and fortress) in Bulgaria with over 20 places of interest. Valuable monuments from all ages of its thousand-year old existence have been preserved there. Nowadays Nessebar, with its unique ancient atmosphere, gives unrepeatable opportunity for recreation and attractions. The accommodation is mostly centralized in well equipped family hotels and private lodgings, offering every convenience necessary for real recreation at reasonable prices. The numerous restaurants, night clubs, shops etc. meet even the most refined tastes.