The Bulgarian Experience: Nessebur and the Villages

Kozichino is still known for its Turkish name of 1934 – Erketch. It is situated on the ridge of Eminska mountain, between the peaks of Balyova Chuka (524 m) and Idilitsa (448 m), 24 km west of Obzor and 32 km north of Burgas as the crow flies. The etymology of the name is from the Turkish word “erken-getch”, which when pronounced fast sound like “erketch” and means “pass and cross” or “leave faster”. There is no exact data of the time the first settlement here – the village is believed to have existed since the times of the First Bulgarian Kingdom. It has been at this place since XV or XVI century, and the first written data are from Turkish tax documents from the middle of XVII century.

This is a small village that can show you how Bulgaria looked like years ago. For centuries, it hasn't changed much. This is one of the best areas to discover local traditions.

Nesebar is an ancient city and one of the major seaside resorts on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, located in Burgas Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Nesebar Municipality. 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. The older part bears evidence of occupation by a variety of different civilisations over the course of its existence. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations and seaports on the Black Sea, in what has become a popular area with several large resorts—the largest, Sunny Beach, is situated immediately to the north of Nesebar. Nesebar has on several occasions found itself on the frontier of a threatened empire, and as such it is a town with a rich history. Due to the city's abundance of historic buildings, UNESCO came to include Nesebar in its list of World Heritage Sites in 1983.