Nesebar is an ancient city and one of the major seaside resorts on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Often referred to as the "Pearl of the Black Sea", Nesebar is a rich city-museum defined by more than three millennia of ever-changing history. The small city exists in two parts separated by a narrow man-made isthmus with the ancient part of the settlement on the peninsula (previously an island), and the more modern section (i.e. hotels, later development) on the mainland side. It was originally a Thracian settlement known as Menebria.
This windmill is located on one side of the isthmus leading into the town and the statue is on the other side.
These are the remains of the fortifications at the entrance to the town.
This is where we had lunch.
These are the traditional houses in Nesebar.
Nesebar is sometimes said to be the town with the highest number of churches per capita. Today, a total of forty churches survive, wholly or partly, in the vicinity of the town. [Wikipedia]
These are just a few of them.
These are examples of the interiors.
After our gelato lesson in Italy we knew to avoid gelato in giant mounds with unnatural colors.
We also visited the archaeological museum. The following items date from the 9th to the 2nd century BC.
This is interesting because the little people are not children but servants. The small stature indicates their lower social status.
These are designs from bronze vessels used as funeral urns and depicting scenes from Greek mythology dating from the 4th century BC.
These are from around the 3rd century BC.
These pieces of ceramic came from foreign lands. These little birds are just so cute!
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