I was persuaded to visit Sozopol by an advertisement in a guidebook, praising the picturesque fishing port and the old town with cobbled streets, densely built with old houses. I cannot deny the charm of this picturesque place, but it is far from it magical Nessebar. In this former Greek colony of Apollonia Pontica not many medieval buildings remain. monuments, and the biggest attraction of the city for me was a walk along the promenade along the rocky coast.