Pomorie or Nessebar, Sozopol, Ravda: where to buy an apartment by the sea

If you are looking for an apartment by the sea where you can live out of season too, Pomorie and Nessebar are the largest towns of the southern Black Sea coast after Burgas, Sozopol is small and touristy, and Ravda is a village. Pomorie is 20 km from Burgas — closer than Nessebar and Sozopol — with both the sea and the lake with healing mud.

How many people live in these places all year round?

According to the National Statistical Institute, on 31 December 2024 Nessebar had 16,804 residents, Pomorie 13,802 and Sozopol 4,364. Ravda is a village in Nessebar municipality. The number of permanent residents shows whether the town works in winter: shops, schools, doctors, transport.

How far is Burgas?

Pomorie is 20 km from Burgas, and the airport is 10 km away. Nessebar and Sozopol are about 35 km from Burgas. For anyone who works or studies in Burgas, or flies often, the difference is felt every day.

What does an old town mean for a buyer?

Old Nessebar has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1983, and old Sozopol has been an architectural and historical reserve since 1974. This preserves their appearance, but it also means crowds of tourists in summer. In Pomorie the protected monument is the salt pans: building around them is only low-rise, with a cornice height of up to 7.50 metres, so the neighbourhood around Solna 59 stays quiet and low.

What does Pomorie have that other places lack?

Lake Pomorie — a hypersaline lagoon with healing mud and salt pans, a protected area and a bird-watching spot on the Via Pontica route. Solna 59 is 107 metres from the salt pans and 200 metres from the sea.