Pomorie

Pomorie with population of about 15,000 inhabitants is situated on a narrow and rocky peninsula, bordered by the sea on one side and by the Pomorie lake on the other. It is placed some 18km north of Bourgas and approximately the same distance south of Nessebar.

A place worth seeing in Pomorie is the mud-cure sanatorium built about 2km away from the town on the banks of the Pomorie lake. The curative qualities of the mud were found in the 3-4th century BC. The mud eases bone and muscular disorders, radiculitis, rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago, discal hernia, etc. If it comes to historical monuments there are two old churches - the Transfiguration Church (dating back to the 18-19th century) and the Assumption Church (19th century). The Transfiguration Church has a valuable wood-carved iconostasis. Moreover, a stone bas-relief of St. Georgi is preserved in the St. Georgi the Victorious Monastery of Pomorie, located in the very centre of the town and build in the 17th century.

There’s also a domed tomb-mausoleum (3rd-4th century) built to house the corpse of a high-ranking Thracian. It can be found in the area of Kouhata Mogila. The tomb is open to visitors. The village of Sarafovo is 6km south of Pomorie. The village is located on the coast. The natural reserve of the Atanassovo lake is located to the south of Sarafovo in a large lagoon.