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| Bourgas - the District Museum of History |
The present day city of Bourgas offers wonderful landmarks and sights that tourists could enjoy. The District Museum of History houses an archaeological hall with a wide collection from the old colonies on the Black Sea coast. The museum was founded in 1925 and it also offers a number of ceramic vessels, coins and ancient jewellery, plates of Thracian horse-riders, tools, and miniature models of old settlements.
The Ethnographic Museum offers a nice collection of traditional koukeri masks, as well as typical of the region costumes and ritual accessories. The museum has video-hall where one can watch at ethnographic and historical films. The museum is arranged in an old house, which was declared a cultural monument.
The Museum of Nature and Science contains plenty of exhibits related to the geological characteristics of the earth and the Bourgas region. More than 1200 exhibits of insects and reptiles and more than 140 species of fishes have been exposed, too.
The Cathedral of St. St. Cyril and Methodius lies close to the marketplace. It is and interesting sight because of its beautiful wooden altar amazing frescos.
The Opera House, the Philharmonic hall and the Drama Theatre are housed in three different buildings and function all through the season. Along with the Puppet Theatre they outline the cultural atmosphere of the city with their nice performances and concerts.
The Bourgas' Art Gallery hosts halls that exhibit works of Bulgarian artists, icons by Revival icon-painters and foreign arts. It was established in 1945.
The Sea Garden is situated on a high shore, where visitors can enjoy nice flowerbeds, sculptures and trees. Within the park one can find a small zoo and the open-air theatre, which houses the International Folklore Festival that takes place each year.
The central beach of Bourgas is located below the Sea Garden. Its sand is in dark colour, due to the mixture of various alloys of magnetite. The city also has a northern beach.
On almost equal distance (about 25 km.) from Bourgas are situated two of the most impressive ancient settlements on the Bulgarian coast - Nessebar to the north and Sozopol to the south. The town of Nessebar is also included in the list of UNESCO world heritage sites. On walking distance from Nessebar is situated the largest Bulgarian Sea resort - Sunny Beach.
