Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(1890) and the development of the port (1903). Today it's a major industrial and commer-
cial centre, home to the largest oil refinery in the Balkans.
LIFE'S A BEACH
Every day during summer, lifeguards work between 8am and 6pm at the resorts and popular beaches; they usually
rescue a few tourists who ignore the warnings and don't swim between the flags. It is extremely important to pay
attention to these warnings on the Black Sea - there are often very strong currents at play and there are fatalities
every year.
Topless bathing is acceptable at the major resorts, but less so elsewhere.
Sights
Archaeological Museum
(bul Aleko Bogoridi 21; adult/student 4/2 lv; 10am-6pm Mon-Sat)
This small museum
houses a diverting collection of local finds, including neolithic flint tools, a wooden canoe
from the 5th century BC, Greek statuary and the remarkably well-preserved wooden
coffin of a Thracian chieftain.
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Natural History Museum
(ul Konstantin Fotinov 20; adult/student 4/2 lv; 10am-6pm Mon-Sat)
Old-fashioned
but informative displays on local flora, fauna and geology are on view here. Exhibits of
rocks, seashells, butterflies and beetles occupy the ground floor, while upstairs there's a
collection of stuffed birds and animals.
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Ethnographical Museum
(ul Slavyanska 69; adult/student 4/2 lv; 10am-6pm Mon-Sat)
Regional folk costumes,
jewellery and furniture are on show at this museum, as well as displays covering the local
weaving and fishing industries. Everything is labelled in Bulgarian.
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