Southern tower
Southern tower is a castle in Sozopol, Burgas. Southern tower is situated nearby to the castle Southern ancient city wall, as well as near the church Saint Nicholas Chapel.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint George in Sozopol and St. Ivan Island.
Church of Saint George in Sozopol
Church
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Church of Saint George in Sozopol is situated 230 metres northeast of Southern tower.
St. Ivan Island
Islet
Photo: Chrumps, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Ivan Island is the largest Bulgarian island in the Black Sea, with an area of 0.66 square kilometres. It lies off the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast near Sozopol, a town with rich history and a popular tourist place, and is separated by a strait several hundred metres long from the small neighbouring St.
Arena Sozopol
Stadium
Arena Sozopol is a football stadium in Sozopol, Bulgaria, with a seating capacity of 3,500. It has been the home of FC Sozopol since 2012, and hosted 8 games during the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, with an average attendance of 1,395 per game. Arena Sozopol is situated 1 km south of Southern tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sozopol and Ravadinovo.
Sozopol
Photo: MrPanyGoff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sozopol is an ancient seaside town located 35 km south of Burgas on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. One of the major seaside resorts in the country, it is known for the Apollonia art and film festival that is named after one of the town's ancient names.
Ravadinovo
Village
Ravadinovo is a village in Sozopol Municipality, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria. As of 2013 it has 691 inhabitants. The village is situated at a distance of 2.5 km from the Black Sea, at the north-eastern foothills of Medni Rid Ridge, which is itself the north-eastern extreme of the Bosna Ridge in the Strandzha Mountains. Ravadinovo is situated 5 km southwest of Southern tower.
Chernomorets
Town
Chernomorets is a town on the Black Sea coast of southeastern Bulgaria. Administratively part of Sozopol Municipality, Burgas Province, Chernomorets is a popular seaside resort. Chernomorets is situated 5 km northwest of Southern tower.
Southern tower
- Type: Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sozopol, Burgas, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.42221° or 42° 25′ 20″ northLongitude
27.69298° or 27° 41′ 35″ eastOpen location code
8GJ9CMCV+V5OpenStreetMap ID
node 7112801485OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Hungarian—“Southern tower” goes by many names.
- German: “Südliche Festungsturm”
- Hungarian: “Déli torony”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Southern ancient city wall and Saint Nicholas Chapel.
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