Today Old Town Sozopol also boasts a complex, consisting of the renovated remains of the southern fortress wall with a rectangular tower, a beautiful museum and a magnificent panoramic alley.

Perched on a rocky peninsula, Sozopol's old town is a bird's nest of stone and timber. Solid family homes, robustly restored city walls and weather-beaten cliffs give a tight-knit, fortress vibe.

a fortress - and more than 180 Ottoman homes from the 18th and 19th centuries. Greek marble friezes and other artefacts dating back thousands of years can be found in the Sozopol Archeological Museum.

Among more than 600 rather typical graves found in a church graveyard in the Bulgarian Black Sea town of Sozopol were a pair of skeletons bearing witness that at least two of the town’s ...

However, for those looking for a holiday that offers more than just soaking up the rays on the beach, then the ancient seaside town of Sozopol could fit the bill. Located 35km south of Burgas ...

Last year, a group heading by Professor Ovcharov unearthed another 700-year-old skeleton of a man pinned down in his earth in a church in the Black Sea town of Sozopol. The skeleton, which quickly ...

The restoration of a Sozopol fortress wall, the development of the Pomorie Salt Museum and the promotion of high-altitude destinations near Assenovgrad were among the successfully completed projects.