Topic: Apollonia (Read 28336 times)

OnlyNorth · « **on:** September 04, 2015, 03:08:47 am »

Three days before I saw at Euronews that the Apollonia Arts Festival has begun.I remembered that I was there at the beginning of this summer.Apollonia is the Greek name of Sozopol,a Bulgarian Black See resort.The setlement is on a small peninsula at around 400km from Sofia and Bucharest. For a tourist the difference is that from Sofia it drives on a motorway and from Bucharest it drives on a single lane road.

OnlyNorth · « **Reply #1 on:** September 07, 2015, 08:10:07 am »

The sttlement appears to be from Bronze Age

OnlyNorth · « **Reply #2 on:** September 07, 2015, 08:25:18 am »

But the current town was founded by Greeks in 7th c.B.C.

OnlyNorth · « **Reply #3 on:** September 09, 2015, 11:12:05 am »

On this territory were more invader layers.Upon Thracians came Greeks then Romans,Byzantians,Bulgars,Byzantians again and finally Ottomans.The word "finally" is a polite way to hide what the despicable 20th c.and even 21st brought.
From Greek Age remained the ruins of a tower's gate and of a wall,which were reconstructed.

OnlyNorth · « **Reply #4 on:** September 11, 2015, 06:38:28 am »

Not all ruins were reconstructed this one,which is a Church from the early Christianity was only dug up.

OnlyNorth · « **Reply #5 on:** September 13, 2015, 02:52:40 am »

Before to finish with the digging up of the past I must to say that on the Isle of St.John(around 1500 acres),which is near Sozopol it was discovered the ruins of the Christian settlement and the relics of St.John the Baptist.They was moved in this church.

OnlyNorth · « **Reply #6 on:** September 18, 2015, 11:39:01 am »

Today,as in many other places of the world,the native beauty of Sozopol is hard to be found.Sometimes it is hidden in a dip,like this church from 15th or 16th century

OnlyNorth · « **Reply #7 on:** September 25, 2015, 05:55:14 am »

This St.Mary church is an UNESCO heritage and shows the answer of Bulgarian priests at the Ottoman rule that the height of the churches to be smaller than an Ottoman rider on his horse.

OnlyNorth · « **Reply #8 on:** October 03, 2015, 12:51:44 pm »

Sometimes a survivor appears behind the ruins like this house from 15th century,covered with wood against salted winds. What game of the chance did that!

OnlyNorth · « **Reply #9 on:** October 16, 2015, 05:46:22 am »

Other times the commercial interests hide the picturesqueness of the street.

OnlyNorth · « **Reply #10 on:** October 18, 2015, 03:51:56 am »

What the natives of this place do-beside dealing with sea,sun and sand- was a question for me.

OnlyNorth · « **Reply #11 on:** October 23, 2015, 12:19:47 pm »

They sell any,from hats against sun

OnlyNorth · « **Reply #12 on:** October 30, 2015, 03:32:57 am »

to fur coats against winter

OnlyNorth · « **Reply #13 on:** November 25, 2015, 02:43:35 pm »

From October 30 to November,around 30(I should say)what could I say I did.I was in the street to know who are those who asked the ''departure'' of the PM.Before returning to Apollonia I show you what I saw.

OnlyNorth · « **Reply #14 on:** November 25, 2015, 02:48:52 pm »

Of course there were and another kind of people like these

OnlyNorth · « **Reply #15 on:** November 25, 2015, 02:53:53 pm »

And the symbol of the gullibility

OnlyNorth · « **Reply #16 on:** November 26, 2015, 05:46:12 am »

Returning to Apollonia and at my question about activities of the natives,at least one of them tried to teach a dog... to drive

OnlyNorth · « **Reply #17 on:** November 28, 2015, 03:00:43 pm »

I do not know if those two are indigenous or not.That is less important,more important seems to be to stay on that hot iron plate.

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My opinion is that the number of Lula visitors is smaller with 40-50 at this hour.I don't ask why

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OnlyNorth · « **Reply #18 on:** November 30, 2015, 02:44:27 pm »

Another question is raising,this time about the tourists,what they do all day.

OnlyNorth · « **Reply #19 on:** December 02, 2015, 12:34:02 pm »

What they do?Simply,one side says come and the other says wait.

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