Churches in Nesebur, Bulgaria
by Teo72
The town of Nesebur boasts 23 old churches from the 5th to the 17th century (many of which are very well-preserved). One of the most interesting of them is the church of St Stephen (the New Metropolitan church) dating from the 10th-11th c.
The original dedication of the church was to the Virgin Mary, as attested by the beautiful wall-paintings on the interior (more than 250 compositions from the 16th to the 18th c.)
The man with the banjo
by desert_princess
I only saw him once... First there were these notes in the air ,as I was climbing the stairs to the church. Than the music became distinctive, and as I entered - there he was , sitting on my right, playing a nostalgic melody on his banjo.
I stood there and listened....than I talked to him. He was very nice and humble.
He offered to sell me a hand made banjo by him for a reasonable price - a small copy of his own.He said he doesn't give it to everyone. I still have it home and it even makes sounds when you touch the strings:)) price for the memory - 12lv
Sunny Beach
by Childish
Sunny Beach is located 1-2 km away from Nessebar. Bulgarians usually go on vacation to Nessebar but sun bathe in Sunny Beach where the beach is bigger and better.
There is a bus from Nessebar to Sunny Beach. The ticket costs 0.60lv.
Old Town Churches
by johngayton
It is reckoned that Nesebar had the highest number of churches per person in Bulgaria at the time of the 2nd Bulgarian Empire with over 40 in total.
Many of these were built during the 10th to 14th centuries and feature ornate brickwork with decoratively-arched doorways and niches. During the Ottoman period most fell into disuse and the 1913, force 7, earthquake caused further damage.
The surviving structures, in varying states of disrepair, have since been stabilised and are another of the architectural features of the old town with at least one on almost every street. These are usefully signposted (in several languages) with their approximate construction dates, names and pointing out the distinguishing features.
For an excellent page on the individual churches try this one - viddra's.
At Michael's
by Nikolay_Ivanov
At Michael's (Pri Maikala, in Bulgarian)- when you walk into the Old Town, on some of the narrow streets, you should see a sign "Pri Maikala". It's something like cave and mountain inside- they transformed everything so you have the feeling that you're entering into some wild place in the nature...There's a waterfall, a small bridge and little trees.
There are turtles also- I watched them with pleasure because I have 2 like them at home.