Pomorie

Area Information - Pomorie

The town of Pomorie is one of the most stunning towns on the sea shore, an exclusive and striking healing center and resort.

The ancient village Anhialo was formed in VI-V century BC, as a Hellenic colony on the Black Sea Coast. Its strategic position near principal roads determined its affluence, and its proximity to a salt lake determined the progress of the ancient craft - salt-producing. The sea gave charm to another ancient craft - fishing, and the wine-growing remained from the Bacchus pilgrims, although it is not positive if they were native Thracians or Hellenic settlers.

The town has survived 25 centuries, it was set on fire and then built again repeatedly, it keeps in its lands the reminiscences of Roman, Byzantine, Crusaders and Turkish raids, and the exhibits of the archaeological collections are silent witnesses to them. In the years after the liberation from Ottoman oppression Pomorie kept and turned its ancient crafts into flourishing activities, which created its image by becoming a prosperous trading and resort center. Unordinary development of the producing of red and white wines, special sumptuousness brandies and cognac has been reached nowadays. The town has become a center of medical tourism as well. Thousands of Bulgarian and foreign tourists take therapy in the sanatorium complex every year, taking advantage of the healing qualities of the famous Pomorie mud. The distinctive charm of the cobblestone streets, the romance of the seaside boulevards and the fine-looking houses, the wide beach strip and the contemporary mud-healing treatments have made an enviable place for holidays of Pomorie. To its many guests the town offers complete conditions for sports and entertainment as well. Every summer an arts festival called "Days of Yavorov" is held, which has become a tradition.