Sozopol
An engaging huddle of nineteenth-century houses on a rocky headland, backed up by two fine beaches, scores of bars and restaurants, and a lively promenade, Sozopol is perhaps a bit more laid back than Nessebar.
Located 34 km south of Bourgas, Sozopol is today best known for its casual ambience, 2 sandy beaches, and distinctive 19th-century stone and wood houses, some of which are national cultural monuments. While Sozopol is busy during July and August, in the off-season it reverts back to a sleepy fishing village and is a favoured stop of artists and writers. For the first ten days of September, Sozopol hosts the Apollonia Arts Festival, comprising classical music, jazz, theatre and poetry, and frequent open-air pop concerts take place throughout the summer.
A stroll along the old town's twisting, narrow cobblestone lanes reveals a host of old houses, their stone foundations and overhanging upper stories of weathered wood topped by Mediterranean-style red-tiled roofs.
The small harbour is a good place to watch fishermen off-load their catches to waiting buyers from local restaurants.
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