Pomorie expects a strong summer season

Minister of Tourism Assoc. Prof. Stela Baltova visited Pomorie and held a meeting with the mayor Ivan Aleksiev. They discussed readiness for the upcoming summer season. Bookings of foreign markets are very good and we expect a strong season, said Ivan Aleksiev. Tourists are mainly from Russia, Ukraine, Germany, and many Bulgarians, etc. He assured Minister Baltova that ongoing construction and repair works in the resort would end by mid-May. After that they will be prohibited.

The mayor announced that a project is being prepared for building bikeways from Burgas to Pomorie. This will attract more tourists for bike and eco tourism. The two of them and the members of the National Tourist Council visited the ancient dome-like tomb in Pomorie, which is a monument of culture of national importance. It attracts the attention of many tourists. It will be open for visitors from April for the first groups coming to the big resorts. The tomb is located in the western necropolis of the ancient town, now in the area of arboriculture and viticulture station north west of Pomorie – Burgas road. It is a remarkable monument of Thracian architectural construction from the Roman era in the Bulgarian lands. The tomb is arched under a burial tomb, with a west corridor 22m long and a round chamber 11.60 m in diameter and 5.50 m in height. The facility is built from stone and bricks, with an original dome-like ceiling of the central premises. The tomb was a kind of mausoleum of a rich Anhialo Thracian family.

Minister Baltova, the mayor Ivan Aleksiev and the members of the National Tourist Council visited also the Salt Museum in Pomorie. The advisor of the Prime Minister on tourism Georgi Nikolchev also took part in the events.