Bulgaria
Things to do in Nesebar
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Sightlore has 14 places to explore in Nesebar, and 12 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Nesebar's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Nesebar
Nesebar is an ancient city and one of the major seaside resorts on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, located in Burgas Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Nesebar Municipality.
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Nesebar Archaeological Museum
The Nesebar Archaeological Museum is a museum located in Nesebar, a town on the Black Sea coast of southeast Bulgaria.
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Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel
The Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel is a partially preserved medieval Eastern Orthodox church in the eastern Bulgarian town of Nesebar (medieval Mesembria), on the Black Sea coast of Burgas Province.
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Church of St Stephen
The Church of St. Stephen is a former Eastern Orthodox Church in Nessebar, Eastern Bulgaria, which is now turned into a museum.
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Hagia Sophia Church
Hagia Sophia Church, also known as the Church of Saint Sofia and the Old Bishopric is an Eastern Orthodox church in Nesebar, eastern Bulgaria.
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Church of St John Aliturgetos
The Church of St John Aliturgetos is located in Nesebar, Bulgaria. It was built in the 14th century.
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Church of Christ Pantocrator
The Church of Christ Pantocrator is a medieval Eastern Orthodox church in the eastern Bulgarian town of Nesebar (medieval Mesembria), on the Black Sea coast of Burgas Province.
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Church of Saint John the Baptist
The Church of St. John the Baptist is a cruciform church located in Nesebar, Bulgaria.
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Church of Saint Paraskevi
The Church of Saint Paraskevi is a partially preserved medieval Eastern Orthodox church in Nesebar (medieval Mesembria), a town on the Black Sea coast of Burgas Province in eastern Bulgaria.
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Church of the Holy Saviour
The Church of the Holy Saviour or Sveti Spas in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Nesebar, Bulgaria, is a 17th-century church building of 1609, 11.70 m long and 5.70 m wide, consisting of a single nave and apse.
Discovery routes in Nesebar
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Nesebar: the peninsula of churches
From the Archaeological Museum through the old town's churches: Christ Pantocrator, St. Sofia, the Archangels, St. Stephen, St. Paraskevi, St. John Aliturgetos, St. John the Baptist, the Eleusa, St. Theodore and St. Spas.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Nesebar
Nesebar is an ancient city and one of the major seaside resorts on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, located in Burgas Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Nesebar Municipality.
Mesembria
Mesembria was an important Greek city in ancient Thrace. It was situated on the coast of the Euxine and at the foot of Mount Haemus; consequently upon the confines of Moesia, in which it is placed by Ptolemy.
Museums
Nesebar Archaeological Museum
The Nesebar Archaeological Museum is a museum located in Nesebar, a town on the Black Sea coast of southeast Bulgaria.
Places of worship
Church of Christ Pantocrator
The Church of Christ Pantocrator is a medieval Eastern Orthodox church in the eastern Bulgarian town of Nesebar (medieval Mesembria), on the Black Sea coast of Burgas Province.
Hagia Sophia Church
Hagia Sophia Church, also known as the Church of Saint Sofia and the Old Bishopric is an Eastern Orthodox church in Nesebar, eastern Bulgaria.
Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel
The Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel is a partially preserved medieval Eastern Orthodox church in the eastern Bulgarian town of Nesebar (medieval Mesembria), on the Black Sea coast of Burgas Province.
Church of St Stephen
The Church of St. Stephen is a former Eastern Orthodox Church in Nessebar, Eastern Bulgaria, which is now turned into a museum.
Church of Saint Paraskevi
The Church of Saint Paraskevi is a partially preserved medieval Eastern Orthodox church in Nesebar (medieval Mesembria), a town on the Black Sea coast of Burgas Province in eastern Bulgaria.
Church of St John Aliturgetos
The Church of St John Aliturgetos is located in Nesebar, Bulgaria. It was built in the 14th century.
Church of Saint John the Baptist
The Church of St. John the Baptist is a cruciform church located in Nesebar, Bulgaria.
Basilica of the Holy Mother of God Eleusa, Nesebar
The Basilica of the Holy Mother of God Eleusa, Nesebar, is a former monastery church situated in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Nesebar in Bulgaria and dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title "Eleusa", Ελεούσσα in Byzantine Greek, or "the Tender".
Church of St Theodore
The Church of St Theodore in Nesebar, Bulgaria, was built in the 13th century, and the north and western façades survive from this era. The other walls and the roof were built later. It is a single nave church with a narthex and apse.
Church of the Holy Saviour
The Church of the Holy Saviour or Sveti Spas in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Nesebar, Bulgaria, is a 17th-century church building of 1609, 11.70 m long and 5.70 m wide, consisting of a single nave and apse.
Holy Mother of God Church
National Revival-era Orthodox church in Nesebar, Bulgaria, dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God.
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