Sozopol is an ancient town and a seaside resort, located at 35 km south of Bourgas on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Today it is one of the major seaside resorts in the country, known for the Apollonia art and film festival (which takes place in early September) that is named after one of the town's ancient names.
The town established itself as a trade and naval centre in the seventh century BC. Ruled in turn by the Byzantine Empire, Bulgarian Kingdom and Ottoman Empire, Sozopol was assigned to the newly independent Bulgaria in the 19th century.
The architecture of the houses in the old town from the Bulgarian Renaissance period makes it a unique place to visit today.