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The town of Sozopol is situated 31km south-east of Burgas, and 421km of Sofia. The town lies on a small rocky peninsula in farthest southern part of the Burgas Bay. After 1925 the town started to grow in the direction of Harmanite Area and today it occupies considerable larger territory on the mainland. The earliest settlements in the area belonged to the Thracian tribes of Nipsei and Skirimian. In the 7th century BC Greek colonisers settled there and called the town after their god of Apollon, Apolonia. To the honour of Apollo, the construction of a thirteen-metre high bronze statute of the god was carried out by a sculptor named Kalamis. Apolonia developed mainly as a trading centre for honey, wax, corn, wine, olive oil, olives, textiles, jewellery, and pottery. Apolonia was frequently in economic and political disputes, including occasional wars, with the Doric inhabitants of Messembria (present-day Nessebar). During the reign of Knan Kroum it was within the borders of Bulgaria and like all other sea towns it frequently fell under the rule of Byzantium. In the Middle Ages it preserved its status of a district town. It was severely devastated in the middle of 14 century. Later it was conquered and sold by the knights of Amadeus of Savoy. After a long siege the town fell under Turkish rule in 1453. Later the town became the biggest fishing centre of the Black Sea coast and developed recreation and tourism. Very popular resort. Gets very busy during the summer. Good variety of restaurants, cafes, night clubs, 2 cinemas, shops, etc. Nessebar and Primorsko.

The atmosphere of Sozopol is ancient and artistic. The impression is coming from the cobbled streets and high fences in front of which the old women sit and chat, knit laces and sell jams. Among the architectural monuments, more than 45 , are two ancient churches from the Renaissance period (14 th century) - St. Zosim Church and The Holy Virgin Church and many houses dating back to the 17 th century, several of which now-a-days are having social functions, hosting an art gallery, restaurant, medical centre and a national weekly news paper.
The National Revival period saw the building of typical Black Sea houses- ground floors of stone generally used for storage supported overhanging upper stories of wood, with protruding bay windows and sheltered eaves. Clustered along the narrow peninsula s cobblestone streets and alleys, some 45 houses are classified as cultural monuments.
The beach is very great and great. There is cafes and young humans that go to party and entertainment in Sozopol are from the tourists small barrooms, opened non stop… great partys. Apollonia Arts Festival - Named in honor of Apollo, god of music and poetry, this annual ten-day arts festival is held in early September. A half-dozen venues around town stage nightly performances featuring a variety of music, theatre, dance, cinema and other events, attracting both national and international talent.