Located 34 kilometers South of Bourgas on a scenic rocky peninsula on the Black Sea coast, it is a preferable resort town and a fishing centre. A captivating place and one of country's crown jewels, it is the favoured holiday resort of Bulgaria's literary and artistic set. Sozopol is the oldest town on the Black Sea coast with an ancient and interesting history dating back to the 4th century B.C. The old part of the city is particularly attractive with the preserved 19 th - century houses and a sleepy feeling roams the town. Sozopol offers the tranquility of fishing - village life during the summer and that's why it represents tourist heaven.