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Nessebar Old Town Walking Tour
Excursions & day trips
Burgas, Bulgaria
4.4/5
Free Cancellation
Language:
English
,
Italian
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration:2 hours
Do this because
Discover historic Nessebar, a 3,200 year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site
Reveal the history of one of Europe's oldest towns and its 40 churches
Enjoy a guided walking tour of the labyrinthine old town of Nessebar
Enjoy free time to sightsee at your own pace
Expert local guide with an unrivalled knowledge of Nessebar and its history
What to expect
Strolling through Nessebar is perhaps the most culturally enriching experience on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast. This headland, known as the ‘Pearl of the Black Sea', is only slightly larger than the Vatican City yet has many more churches. Ivaylo, one of our expert local guides, says, ‘Nessebar is a living museum – there are monuments here that were built as far back as the 5th century. Due to its strategic location, the town has always been a busy merchant hub. This is why it was here, over 2,500 years ago, that money was invented and first used for trade.'You'll begin with a guided walking tour of the old town, which is crammed onto a narrow peninsula jutting out into the Black Sea. Historians know that there's been a town here for 3,200 years, making it among Europe's oldest. There's so much history packed into the old town that Nessebar is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Relics from the second millennium BC, from classical antiquity and the Middle Ages have been unearthed. There's evidence here that reflects the architectural progress of the whole Balkan and East Mediterranean regions.Winding streets and alleys fringed with characterful timber homes lead you to more than 40 churches dating back as far as Byzantine times. There's also some free time to explore the town on your own, soak up the scenery on a seaside stroll or browse for souvenirs.
What's included
Transport
Guide
What to remember
Not suitable for guests with reduced mobility
There may be an initial, unaccompanied pick-up from your hotel to a meeting point from which the tour proper departs
Provider
tui-provider+tui-bulgaria-eood@musement.com
Booking Fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation Fee
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins
Reviews
great
4.4/5
Based on
27 reviews from verified customers
A
Andy
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 31 years old
Excellent
Tour guide was outstanding. Even gave information for transport back if you wanted to travel back later than the bus
J
John
September 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 45 years old
Excellent
The tour was well organised and interesting.
L
Linda M
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 52 years old
Excellent
Easy pace followed by free time to explore . The guide was very informative . Learned a lot about the history of Bulgaria and the city
R
RW
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 24 years old
Excellent
From start to finish our guide was very informative of the history of not just Nessebar but the surrounding area of Sunny beach. & further afield. I would highly recommend this trip to anyone visiting. Only downside to this was we wish we had more time to look around after the initial tour.
S
Sprinkleofmadness81
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 25 years old
Excellent
Excellent tour, Ivaljo was our tour guide and he was extremely knowledgeable as well as funny too! Not only was he able to tell us interesting information about the place, he also offered key tourist information for keeping safe. The journey to Nessebar was quick, bus was not too hot, which was a relief. Highly recommend this trip to Nessebar.
K
Kg
August 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 26 years old
Great
Churches were great
A
A lovely trip to old town
August 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 20 years old
Excellent
The tour was well balanced. There was lots of useful information but not too much. Our guide was friendly, knowledgeable & spoke very good English. The amount of free time was perfect. i wouldn’t change anything.
K
Kristian
July 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 34 years old
Great
The tour was great, very educational and the guide was very knowledgeable. The history of Nessebar was facinating.
A
Andy Tat
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 42 years old
Great
S
Sonia
June 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 35 years old
Great
Very nice guide although not much walking and not as informative as could have been. Often referring to other points not about Nessebar. Would have preferred more walking around. Stop at resturant unnecessary snd waisted time
C
Clive
June 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 43 years old
Excellent
Bonus before we got to Nesebar. We were taken to Khans Tent for the amazing views over Sunny Beach and Nesebar in the distance. There we were given a little complimentary drink as well. Next stop was Nesebar itself. Brilliant guide took us around. The architecture was very interesting. One little surprise the guide took us to an Aladdin's cave where we were given some lovely tea to try and which you could buy if you liked. We then had 2hrs free time to look around ourselves which soon went.
N
N/a
June 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 28 years old
Great
Very informative historical information given by guide. Friendly and approachable Lovely scenery and beautiful stalls
S
Star
June 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
Alone
- 23 years old
Excellent
Lovely little trip for half the day and £21 is a great price. Plenty of bars, café and restaurants to choose from, beautiful buildings and the museum is worth a visit too if you're into history and architecture. There's a tiny little gemstone crystal shop and the prices are amazing! All in all I'd recommend it. I didn't bother with the tour guide once I got to Nessebar as I like to do my own thing. But the price to get there and back alone straight to and from the hotel is worth it.
P
Pickypaul
May 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 56 years old
Average
Although the guide was knowledgeable, he spent too much time on the subject and it became repetitive & boring. You couldn’t really hear what he was saying so an intercom system what have been useful. A map with all the various ruins / sites would have been useful.
L
Leigh and Adrian
May 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 41 years old
Excellent
A great deal of history and knowledge is held by Peter and he certainly made it very interesting
V
V Hehir
September 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 38 years old
Great
Great tour guide who was very knowledgeable. Just wish we had longer there
K
Kitkat
September 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With friends
- 12 years old
Great
The trip is great for getting to know the local place of Nessebar and the right amount of time half a day. The tour guide was great. However it should be made know to bring something to cover your shoulders.
S
Stephen T
September 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 17 years old
Excellent
The tour was great - informative and interesting. The only slightly tricky thing was that the streets are often cobbled, and our 1-year-old's buggy found those cobbles quite challenging! But apart from that the tour was great - would definitely recommend.
C
C
September 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
Average
Guide was approachable and knowledgeable but we didn't really do much by way of walking. Directions on how to get to our pick up point were non existent (no rep at the hotel although he was happy to sell excursions over the phone while clarifying he wasn't there to help with anything) and we spent a lot of time picking people up.
S
Sarah
September 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
Alone
- 33 years old
Excellent
Nessebar is a beautiful town and a must see fir any holiday maker. The tour guide was very informative and a good host. It would be good if this could be offered as a full day with the morning for touring and afternoon as free time - not everyone will have confidence to use local buses to return and half a day want enough to see the whole town.
P
Paul
September 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 38 years old
Great
Very informative tour but you just did not get enough free time at the end to explore the island and its many little shops and restaurants. We decided to stay on and make our own way home by water ferry which was really nice way to travel.
T
Tracy & Tony
August 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 24 years old
Excellent
We really enjoyed the walking tour of Nesebar!! Our Guide was very knowledgeable about the history regarding the churches etc. Very good value for money and there's nothing we didn't enjoy. Loved our tea stop too!!! Delicious
P
Paula
August 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 16 years old
Great
This was a pleasant morning trip to nessebar old town. It is a short coach drive from Sunny beach and you spend approximately an hour walking with the tour guide who talks about the town's buildings and its history. You then have around 90 minutes to explore on your own before heading back to the coach. Nessebar is a beautiful town. Well worth a visit.
S
Sven
August 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 23 years old
Great
Guides were very helpful and open. The tour was good, although most of the root was about churches and religious buildings, if possible I would recommend to also have information on other buildings and history (not that the guide did not talk about the history, he did and very well, but always used the religious buildings as reference). I much appreciated the free time to walk around, it allowed us to revisit some places leasurely.
S
Shirley. York.
August 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
Alone
Excellent
Enjoyed it all.. the guide was very informative and very pleasant and helpful. The coach arrived on time for journey to and from the excursion. A lovely place and free time to go explore on your own. Highly recommended.
G
Good for information
July 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
Average
It was a good tour to be able to go and see the old town and spend some time browsing the markets there. We had a taxi sent to our hotel to be taken to the bus, with the driver speaking no english and then some confusion on where the bus was, we eventually made it. The tour was essentially being taken to all the churches in the old town, having some yoghurt and jam, anc then we had just over an hour of free time although we felt this was too much as its only a small area
A
Anonymous
July 2023
From United States of America
Excellent
This was a great way to learn a bit more about the local culture and history of Nesebar & its region.
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