Nature Lovers, poets and artists will find all they need only 3 km away from Sunny Beach.
Nessebar shares its beachline with Sunny Beach. Since this is one of the cleanest beaches in Bulgaria, the local government has decided to protect it. There are heavy fines for littering that range between 400-1000 levs. You are also forced to clean up your mess.

The picturesque town of Nessebar (population 9437 inhabitants), one of the oldest European towns is situated on a small peninsula, 37 km north-east of Bourgas and 429 km east of Sofia.
In Nessebur, there are narrow cobble lanes, aged wooden houses with drying fish hanging from the roofs, mediaeval churches, fortress walls, and the living monument of millennial human history.
The largest number and best known buildings date from 11th to 14th centuries. The churches in Nessebar are 41. Some of the typical houses of Nessebar built in a unique style of the 16th-19th century are real architectural monuments (e.g. the houses of Diamanti, that of Panayot Mouskoyani, which hosts an ethnographic exhibition, the one of Captain Pavel).
Old Nessebar was included in the World Register of Historical Sites in 1983. It is under the protection of UNESCCO.

SHOPPING IN NESSEBAR:
There are cafes, where you can take a rest under the shades of the trees. Here you will see 2 streets one left and one right. Take the left if you wish to visit the endless stalls, shops and souvenirs. The stalls sell hand-made pottery and jewellery, as well as paintings, clothing and more tacky souvenirs. On the right, if you wanna take a walk through the old houses and beautiful renaissance architecture. Here on the right side of the Tatoo studio and the hotel, is located the archeological museum of Nessebar.

TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEALTH:
Watch out for the heavy sun.
Temperatures in Nessebur can become very high. You should use a lot of protective oil on the beach. Also drink a lot of water. You should also wear cool clothing especially during the time between June and August.

TRANSPORTATION:
There is a regular transport connecting town Bourgas and Pomorie to Nessebar and Sunny Beach.
There is also water transport to Bourgas.

OPEN AIR TRAIN AROUND NESSEBUR:
Nessebar isn't very big and you can actually go everywhere on foot. However, if you don't feel like it, there are these cute little trains that will take you from one part of town to the other in less than 10 minutes.The ride costs about 1 euro.

THE WATER ROUTE:
A boat ride from Nessebur to Sunny Beach can be a lot of fun. There are different boats located at the dock in the old part of Nessebar. Some are more upperscale and will offer cocktails and drinks on board. Others are just plain old modified fishing boats. A ride on the more upperscale boats and yachts is about 20 levs. Cocktails cost about the same as they do in the local bars. The fishing boats will charge you about 8-12 levs.