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Offering seaside resorts including Slantchev Bryag and the Elenite and Duni holiday villages and a city famous for its architecture and culture, Bourgas is an excellent area in which to spend your holidays.

Pomorie Lake is 20 km north of Bourgas surrounded by salt-mines and balneo-resorts. Atanassovo Lake is situated between the airport and the city, and is 10 km long and once a nesting site for many marsh and sea birds migrating from Gibraltar and the Bosphorus. Part of the lake is now a natural reserve with areas for fishing, swimming and sunbathing. Bourgas Lake is a nesting site for pelicans, ibis, and herons.

St. Anastassia Island is three nautical miles east of the city and was used for the exile of left-wing revolutionaries and anti-Fascists during the 1920s and 1940s respectively.

There are mineral water baths 13km north-west Bourgas on the road to Aitos which are built on the remains of an old Roman town called Aetos. The present baths date back to the sixteenth century when Bulgaria was ruled by the Ottoman Empire and are still functioning today with curing mud bath, balneo-spa and polyclinic.

There are too many attractions and things to do to list them all here, but finally two Bulgarian resorts which are worth visiting and which are located close to Bourgas are Nessebar and Sozopol.

Bourgas is the fourth largest city in Bulgaria, situated in the south-eastern part of the country. The climate here is temperately continental with a distinct impact from the Black Sea. The favourable geographical location and advanced transport infrastructure of Bourgas are good prerequisites for development of tourism and trade. Bourgas is not only an important industrial centre in the country, it has also considerable resources for tourism.

Ahtopol with a population of 1,320, is a town on the Southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. It is located in Burgas oblast and is close to Turkey. It was burnt down and devastated by sea pirates many times with the most recent fire being in 1918 when the town was completely destroyed. Remains of the town's fortress and a fountain with a carved horseman are the only traces left from old times.

The Duni Resort is situated some 12 km north of Primorsko, and 6km south of Sozopol in a cozy, shallow-water bay The construction of the holiday city was completed in 1987 as a Bulgarian-Austrian project. The Alepou Beach and Arkoutino Beach just next to the resort are wild and beautiful places where the sea is traditionally rough.

The town of Kiten with a population less than 1,000 is situated on a small peninsula at the south end of the Primorsko Bay, 56km south of Bourgas. The village was founded in 1931 by fugitives from Greece but it has developed into a tourist destination swince the 1970's.

Kotel with a population of 7270 is situated in a picturesque valley in the eastern part of the Balkan range. It is 328km. east of Sofia and 55km. north of Yambol. The city is an important historical and cultural centre, with wonderful nature, fresh air and pure mountain water.

Lozenetz with its population of 650 is located at the foot of the Stara Mountains about 60km south of the city of Bourgas The village has a beautiful beach and two campsites. The village was founded in 1924 by romantic sea-lovers from the nearby inland village of Velika.

Nessenbar has a population of 10,000 and is located 37km to the northeast of Bourgas. It is home to one of the finest beaches along the Black Sea Coast. It is one of the most popular resorts among tourists because of its ancient spirit and well-preserved remains

Pomorie with a population of 15,000 is situated on a narrow and rocky peninsula on the black sea coast, bordered by the sea on one side and on the other by the Pomorie lake. It is situated some 18km north of Bourgas. The town has some lovely beaches and 2km away is the mud-cure sanatorium.

With a population of about 2,500 Primorsko is located on a cape jutting out between the Stamopolo Bay and the Dyavolski (Devil's) Bay 52km. south of Bourgas. There are two beaches near the town and a youth centre within 2kms from the town centre where there are plenty of bars, hotels, discosand various sports grounds.

Sliven with a population of approx. 107,267 lies in eastern Bulgaria at the foot of the Balkan mountains and is the capital of the Sliven Province. It is a manufacturing center with products that include textiles, glass, carpets, electrical equipment, wines, and food products. The city has long been strategically important because of its location at the entrance to Balkan passes.

Sozopol, one of the oldest towns on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast is located 30km south of Bourgas. It has a population of 7,000. Sozopol is a beach resort known for the Apollonia art and film festival. The isle of St. Ivan is situated just 2km away from the old town in northern direction.

The town of Sungurlare is situated 25 km north-west of Karnobat in the beautiful Sungurlare Valley. It is well-known in Bulgaria and abroad for its marvellous wines. The area is a combination of hills,mountains and plateaux with a continental climate of mild winters, early spring and a warm summer and autumn with insuffient rainfall.

Tsarevo with a population of 6274 is a resort and fishing town on the Black Sea Coast. Is is 72km. southeast of Bourgas and is situated at the eastern foot of the Strandzha Mountains. The towns harbour is the southernmost one on the Bulgarian coast and in 1995 was declared an international harbour.

Yambol, a city of 82,900 lies in the south east of Bulgaria on the banks of the Toundzha river 106 km west of Bourgas. It is one of the oldest Bulgarian towns. Yambol is a commercial center and produces textiles, machinery, ceramics, and furniture. Nearby there are mineral springs.

Zheravna is a small village, situated in the middle part of Stara Planina, near the town of Kotel. The village has a population of 550. The village of Zheravna resembles a wreath spread over the southern slopes of two small hills in the Eastern Balkan Range. All of the houses in the village without exception face south.