The town of Sozopol lies at a distance of 32 km southeast of Burgas and has a population of 4 700 inhabitants. It is a municipal centre of 12 settlements. Sozopol is a small town situated on a small peninsula- a rival of location to the town of Nessebar. The first human presence dates back to the IV millennium B.C. During the II millennia the land has been populated by the Thracian people.

In 611 B.C. Greek settlers from Mala Asia settled over the remains of the Thracian settlement and founded the town-state Apolonia. They named the town after the God Apollonius - the God of Arts. At that time the town has been the biggest and the richest along the Black Sea coast. At the beginning of I c. the town is burned down by the Roman troops. It has the name of Sozopol since IV c. which means the Saved Town. After the end of the Roman Empire the town remains on the territory of the Byzantine state and in 812 khan Krum conquers the town and adds it to the limits of the Bulgarian state. There are more than 194 monuments of culture in Sozopol.

The tourist sights of the town are: the old part of the town, the churches "Sveta Bogoroditza"/Holy Virgin/ (XV c.). "St. Zosim", "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" (XIX c.), the Art Gallery, the Archeology Museum, the ‘St. Ivan" Island and the "St. Cyril" Island.

Tourist sights

The old town of Sozopol has preserved a large number of buildings from XVIII and XIX c. They are two- or three-storey buildings of wood and stone. Usually the first floors have been used for warehouses for fisherman's tackle, agrarian tools and wine vats, while the second floor has been used for living. The typical silhouette of the bay-window overhanging houses and the cobblestone streets give a Revival period charm to the town.

The Kavatzite is a seaside resort located east of the town in a beautiful bay. In close proximity to the resort is situated the "Pyasachna Lilia"/Sand Lily/ reserve.