'''Nessebur''' is a city in Bulgaria, on the Black Sea coast. The central ancient town is full of medieval churches, and is quite beautiful. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site. There seemed to be lots of tourists there (from the beach resort on the outskirts), tour guides and local goods for sale. The resort on the outskirts, Sunny Beach, looked pretty tacky to me.

Get in

There are regular local buses from surrounding resorts into Nesebar. If you are on a package holiday in one of the nearby resorts, the rep may try to sell you an excursion to Nesebar on the basis that local buses are unreliable, confusing and expensive; ignore them. You can get buses to Nesebar that are clearly marked in English from numerous bus stops along the main road, and they only cost a few stotinkis.

You can also get a tourist boat from Sunny Beach to Nesebar; this is more expensive and less frequent that the buses.

Get around

Roads in and around the old town of Nesebar are quite narrow and cobbled. It is probably wise to park just outside of the town and go by foot. The cobblestones does make wheelchair access quite difficult but some streets have smoother surfaces.

See

A huge part of the ancient city of Messembria (the old city of Nesebar, located on the ex-island) has sunk under water. When counting the numerous sunken ones, Nesebar becomes the city with most churches per capita in Bulgaria.

Do

The main things to do in Nesebar are to wander around the cobbled streets and visit the churches.

Buy

There are numerous shops and stalls selling souvenirs in Nesebar. Most of their stuff is cheap tourist tat, but you can pick up locally produced lace too.

Eat

There are loads of restaurants in Nesebar, with a high proportion employing touts to encourage tourists into their premises. These are likely to be more expensive that most restaurants in Bulgaria, and not very good quality. The Tequila Bar is often recommended though.

Drink

Sleep

Much of the accommodation around Nesebar is in Sunny Beach, a massive tourist resort to the north of the town.

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    Useful Links

    Nesebar photo guide [http://www.tt-group.net/travel_destinatons/Visit_Nesebar/Nesebar.htm]- in English

    Get out

    There are regular buses to:

    Sunny Beach <br> Bourgas - the second biggest city on Bulgaria's coast <br> Varna