Ruins of Nessebar Old Town – Nesebar Wooden Windmill loop from Nesebar

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Bulgaria

Burgas Province

Ruins of Nessebar Old Town – Nesebar Wooden Windmill loop from Nesebar

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Ruins of Nessebar Old Town – Nesebar Wooden Windmill loop from Nesebar

01:34

5.89km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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598 m

Nessebar Old Town

Highlight • Historical Site

A very nice place!
Recommendation on my part.

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650 m

Bridge to Nessebar

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Great tour on a beautiful bridge.

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1.04 km

Nessebar UNESCO World Heritage City

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The bus to Sunny Beach costs 2 leva, payable in cash on the bus.
The boat costs 15 leva.
There are various tickets for the museums, e.g., 4 churches + …

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1.33 km

Church of St. John Aliturgetos

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Old church restored with US money.

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2.67 km

Church of St. Spas (Church of the Holy Saviour)

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A single-nave church with a gabled roof and an apse. It was built and painted in 1609. At that time, the eastern part of the church was half-sunk into the …

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3.30 km

Beach

4.44 km

Ruins of Nessebar Old Town

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Of the formerly known sources of over 40 churches and chapels of the city only ten have survived the Turkish occupation. The churches of the old town are now all heavily restored.

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4.57 km

Church of Christ Pantocrator, Nessebar

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The from the 13./14. Century Christ Pantokrator church in the main square of the old town is a Kreuzkuppelkirche. With the outline of the facades and the rich exterior decorations, …

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5.06 km

Nesebar Wooden Windmill

Highlight • Monument

A very nice place.
Impressive technology.

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5.89 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.78 km

2.38 km

739 m

Surfaces

4.35 km

938 m

575 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 3 November

14°C

7°C

66 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

May 30, 2025,🇧🇬 Dinner for Two - Nessebar planlos

Nessebar, the town with the highest density of churches... compared to what? Well, I'd say it's as much as Rome, and they're all pretty old, too.
The old town is beautifully situated on Sunny Beach, making the fresh seafood taste even better. A welcome change after the rather meat-heavy fare of the last few days.
Once again, we had the …

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October 1, 2021,Pilgern in Nessebar

Nessebar is a peninsula on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria. It had about 40 churches in an area of 850 x 350 meters. Since it was strategically good for trade and domination, it had repeatedly been taken by foreign warriors. After the so-called rebirth of Bulgaria from 1829, most of the churches destroyed by the Ottomans (from the 10th …

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