Black Sea Coast
14 lesser-known places in Black Sea Coast, with history, curiosities, a map and tours nearby.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors
14 places
Aladzha Monastery
Varna · medieval cave monastery in a forest cliff
Balchik Palace
Balchik · Queen Marie's summer palace, minaret and cactus garden
Beglik Tash
Primorsko · megalithic sun sanctuary above the Black Sea
Church of Christ Pantocrator
Nesebar · medieval church with lavish patterned walls
Durankulak Archaeological Complex
Durankulak · stone houses and a vast cemetery from 7,000 years ago
Euxinograd
Varna · French-style royal palace, rare-tree park and wine cellar
Kaliakra Lighthouse
Cape Kaliakra · 1901 stone lighthouse above 70 m cliffs
Marcianopolis
Devnya · Roman capital of Moesia with amphitheatre and mosaics
Mesembria
Nessebar · Thracian town, Greek colony and Roman port
Museum of Mosaics, Devnya
Devnya · Roman villa with Medusa and mythological mosaics
Roman Thermae in Varna
Varna · the Balkans' largest Roman baths, later a prison
Shabla Lighthouse
Cape Shabla · oldest lighthouse at Bulgaria's easternmost tip
Solnitsata
Provadia · walled salt-makers' town, over 6,000 years old
Varna Necropolis
Varna · Copper Age cemetery with the “oldest gold in the world”