The town of Obzor lies at a distance of 38 km northeast of Nessebar and has a population of 2 000 inhabitants. The town is situated on the Black Sea coast. Obzor is a national climatic seaside resort. There are remains from the Ancient- Hellenic colony Navlohos. The Romans call the town Templum Yovis. The remains of the temple of Jupiter are situated at the centre of Obzor. To the west of the town are situated the remains of the Bulgarian fortress Kozyak. The first written evidence for the existence of Obzor is found in the Ottoman documents from 1646 and 1676. The tourist sights of the town are: The Ancient Temple, the remains from the medieval fortress Kozyak, Cape Emine, the village of Emona which is the home village of the Thracian king Rez, one of the Trojan War heroes.
Tourist sights
The medieval fortress Kozyak lies at a distance of 3 km west of Obzor in the Kaleto site. More about 'Burgas district' :
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