The Five Bulgarian Islands in the Black Sea

There are still many beautiful hidden locations on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, which are wild, without hotels and roaming tourists. Such are the beaches of the islands in the sea. Here are five islands in the Black Sea that bear saint names:

Island of St. Peter

The island of St. Peter is located near Sozopol. It has only 15 decares of area and its altitude reaches 9 meters. It is also known as "The Bird Island" because of the populations of seaguls that inhabit the place. Archaeological research on the island encounters ancient pottery and remains of a Renaissance chapel. It is believed that St. Peter was part of a larger island near St. Ivan, but it separated after a natural cataclysm.

Island of St. Cyricus

St. Cyricus island is the only Bulgarian island linked to the mainland by a breakwater but this is far from being the most interesting and significant about its history. It is believed that St. Cyricus was the most ancient city in the Bulgarian lands and that it was here the heart of Apollonia. After the First World War, the first Bulgarian fishing school was built on the island. But the real idea was a bit different. By virtue of the Neuilly Treaty, Bulgaria has no right to have a naval school, so the people from Varna move to Sozopol to be trained for fishermen, and in fact, they have military training. In 1965 the island was declared a cultural monument and was included in the boundaries of the Sozopol Reserve.

Saint Anastasia Island

Anastasia Island is the only inhabited island in our ranking. It is located in the bay of Burgas and has an area of ​​10 000 square meters. The island has been inhabited since the 5th century, and the only island monastery "St. Anastasia - The Healer "is here. Data about its...