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Nesebar is an ancient town and one of the major seaside resorts on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, located in Burgas Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Nesebar Municipality. Often referred to as the "Pearl of the Black Sea" and "Bulgaria's Dubrovnik", Nesebar is a rich city-museum defined by more than three millennia of ever-changing history.
It is a one of the most prominent tourist destinations and seaports on the Black Sea, in what has become a popular area with several large resorts—the largest, Sunny Beach, is situated immediately to the north of Nesebar.
Nesebar has on several occasions found itself on the frontier of a threatened empire, and as such it is a town with a rich history. The ancient part of the town is situated on a peninsula (previously an island) connected to the mainland by a narrow man-made isthmus, and it bears evidence of occupation by a variety of different civilisations over the course of its existence. Its abundance of historic buildings prompted UNESCO to include Nesebar in its list of World Heritage Sites in 1983.
Bulgaria.
Bachkovo Monastery, a spot in the heart of the Rhodope Mountains, is the second largest monastery in Bulgaria.
The Church of Saint Sofia (Bulgarian: Църква Света София, Byzantine Greek: Ναός Αγίας Σοφίας), also known as the Old Bishopric (Bulgarian: Старата митрополия) is an Eastern Orthodox church in Nesebar, eastern Bulgaria. It is situated in the old quarter of the town which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site list and of the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.The church is located in what is supposed to have been the center of the ancient city. It is a three-naved unvaulted basilica with a semi-circular apse, a narthex and an atrium. The church has a total length of 25.5 m and a width of 13 m. The division into three naves was effected by two rows of five pillars each. The middle nave (9.3 m wide) ends to the east with a big closed apse, round outside and three-sided inside. There are three arched windows on the eastern wall above the apse. The basilica used to have a double-sloped roof which has not been preserved. From the inside the church used to be plastered and then painted with frescoes. The whole floor used to be covered with mosaics made out with little coloured stones. It has mixed masonry of stone and brick and is the largest of the Nesebar churches whose overground structure has survived.
The basilica was constructed in the late 5th and early 6th century. Its present appearance was dated from the beginning of the 9th century when it was reconstructed. During the Middle Ages it served as a cathedral for the bishopric eparchy centered in Nesebar. In 1257 the church was looted by the Venetians during a campaign against the Bulgarian Empire and many religious relics were taken in the Church of San Salvatore in Venice. The basilica was abandoned in the 18th century.
Bulgaria.
Bachkovo Monastery, a spot in the heart of the Rhodope Mountains, is the second largest monastery in Bulgaria.
Bulgaria.
Bachkovo Monastery, a spot in the heart of the Rhodope Mountains, is the second largest monastery in Bulgaria.
According to Bulgarian tradition, the woven string bracelet is a good luck talisman that is put on in March and must not be removed until the wearer has seen the first swallow or stork of summer. It's thought that keeping the bracelets on until the birds arrive to herald the arrival of summer will bring health and prosperity. When you take off your bracelet you are supposed to hang it on a tree which is in blossom.
Zachnerfabrica gypsy community, Sofia, Bulgaria
News photograph for The Salisbury Journal (www.journalphotos.co.uk) by Lara Ball. Picture taken on a trip with Salisbury charity The Trussell Trust. Our picture shows: Zachnerfabrica gypsy community, on 14th December 2004
Hissar.
Hissar was during the age of the Roman Empire a wealthy resort center with Emperor's palaces, wide stone streets, marble baths, a lot of statues of Roman Gods and luxuriant vegetation.
Bulgaria.
Bachkovo Monastery, a spot in the heart of the Rhodope Mountains, is the second largest monastery in Bulgaria.
Bulgaria.
Bachkovo Monastery, a spot in the heart of the Rhodope Mountains, is the second largest monastery in Bulgaria.
Bulgaria.
Visit of Koprivshtitsa.
Koprivshtitsa is a historic town in Central Bulgaria, lying on the Topolnitsa River among the Sredna Gora mountains.
Bulgaria, Air Force, Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-23BN, c/n 0393215750, reg 50 White, On display at Bulgarian Air Force Museum, Plovdiv (LPBD / PDV)
Visit of Plovdiv.
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritza river in the historical region of Thrace.
Plovdiv is the cultural capital of Bulgaria and was the European Capital of Culture in 2019.
Blagoevgrad is a city in southwest Bulgaria. It is situated in the valley of Struma river and at the foot of the Rila and Pirin mountains - 100 km south of Sofia, close to FYR Macedonia border. The town was renamed Blagoevgrad in 1950. to the founder of the Bulgarian Communist Party, Dimitri Blagoev.