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The town of Obzor Location: South-East Bulgaria Distance to capital city: approx. 373 km from Sofia Province: Bourgas District Municipality: Nessebar Municipality
At a point roughly midway between Bourgas and Varna, the E-87 highway emerges from the hilly wooded terrain into a brief open coastal stretch around Obzor. Despite the town`s convenient location and six-kilometer long sandy beach (the largest between Golden Sands and Sunny Beach), this remarkably pleasant spot is surprisingly uncrowded even during peak season. The origins of the town, which the ancient Greeks knew as Heliopolis ("town of the sun"), can be seen in the small park which is lined with columns and statuary fragments from a Roman temple to Jupiter which once graced the spot. The Romans also built a fortress in the vicinity to protect their sea trading routes between Constantinople and the Danube. Medieval Bulgarians constructed their own Kozyak fortress nearby. Obzor is a major rest stop for buses and vans from Bourgas and Varna that regularly ply the north-south coastal highway, so getting there from either direction is not a problem.
The small town of Byala is situated on a picturesque coast on the Black sea. The town is a small romantie piece of the bulgarian nature, situated 50 km south from our sea capital Varna, 5 км north from the town of Obzor and 79 km north of Bourgas. Byala is a rich vine and wine center, with traditions in the wine industry that date back from ancient times. Founded in the 3 rd century before Christ, Byala today is a mix of traditional working village and tourist resort. Byala is a prosperous Bulgarian village due to the thriving local wine industry. The wine of the extremely fine vintage "Dimyat" is produced there. A small port is now being constructed on the coast. It will provide opportunities for small ships and yachts to land on the beautiful coast of Byala. It also boasts an impressive setting atop bluffs that end abruptly at the water’s edge. Stairs lead down to a secluded beach that curves north toward rocky Cape Atanas. To the south, another promontory separates the small sandy strip from the beach at Obzor. Bjala with its favourable conditions – crystal sea, sandy beach and a forest – offers wonderful opportunities for recreation.
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