There are no packaged multi-day tours that start in Nessebar, so a longer trip is one you assemble. Nessebar makes a sensible start or finish for a trip along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. The figures below are rounded distances from Nessebar to plan around, not timed routes. Two ways to go Direction Stops in order Rough shape South Pomorie, Burgas, Sozopol, Ropotamo, Primorsko, Sinemorets 3 to 4 days North Cape Emine, Irakli, Obzor, Varna, Balchik, Cape Kaliakra 3 to 4 days South: from the salt lake to the Veleka river Pomorie, about 20 km from Nessebar, has a Salt Museum and a Thracian-Roman dome tomb of the 2nd to 4th century AD.

Nessebar offers couples a quiet, low-key kind of romance. The offer is small and simple: it is an old walled peninsula with cobbled lanes, a harbour, local wine and a few boat trips. This page sketches a day for two in the order it works best. All prices are in euros and approximate, and most outings run from June to September. Morning: the Old Town before the crowds Enter through the western gate past the wooden windmill and walk the lanes while the peninsula is quiet.

The Old Town of Nessebar covers 27.1 ha on a rocky peninsula and appears on the UNESCO World Heritage List as no. 217, added in 1983. Its churches range from Early Christian ruins to a church of 1609, and about 40 survive wholly or partly. This guide sorts the sights by whether you pay, whether they are free, and whether they are closed. Prices are in euros and approximate. At a glance Site Period Entry Archaeological Museum Founded 1956 about 4.

Families can build a good Nessebar trip from three kinds of day: a beach day, a water park day and a short Old Town day. The sights are close together, so nothing needs a long transfer. Water activities run from about June to September, and prices are in euros. A beach day South Beach, between New Nessebar and Ravda, has a shallow entry that suits families who supervise children closely. It is still the Black Sea, where rip currents and undertows occur and drownings are reported each season.

Plan a Nessebar visit by season first. The peninsula and its museums work all year, but the water park, dive centres and most boat trips belong to summer. Everything is priced in euros, and the figures below are guides to confirm before you pay. Free or cheap Walk the western walls and gate, the St Sophia ruins and the Eleusa basilica ruins, all free. See the exterior of St John Aliturgetos on the southern cliff, also free.

A self guided walk is the standard way to see Old Nessebar. A loop with several entries takes 2 to 3 hours. This page gives a route with a rough time plan, then practical points on getting there and what to wear. Prices are in euros and approximate. Route with a time plan Time Stop Cost 0:00 Windmill and Western Gate at the entrance free 0:15 Archaeological Museum, 2A Mesembria Street about 4.

Organised attraction tours are a small part of Nessebar. The town works best as a do-it-yourself visit, with a ticket desk, a handful of paid sites and a few reseller tours for wine, boats and a ferry day to Sozopol. This page helps you choose which ticket or tour fits your time. Amounts are in euros and are approximate, so confirm them when you buy. Where to buy The Archaeological Museum at 2A Mesembria Street, just past the town gate, sells entry for the paid sites and the combined passes.