Pomorie Lake Visitor Centre: Bird watching

The Pomorie Lake is located along the second largest migration route of birds in Europe – Via pontica. For this reason, many bird species occur here – 268 species. Some of them can see at the Pomorie Lake Visitor Centre, where there are potent binoculars that allow visitors for bird watching with optical zoom. Besides, an ornithological expert who is available, there will explain in detail about each species under observation.
Indeed, Pomorie Lake itself is a coastal lagoon with an area of ​​about eight square kilometres. In addition, a natural sand strip separates the lake from the sea, near the town of Pomorie. The depth of the lake is no more than 1.4 m, and the salinity is about 80%. For this reason, it is a habitat of rare plants and species got used to high levels of salinity.

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Pomorie Lake: Walk along the sand strip

Pomorie Lake is separated from the sea by sand strip and artificial dyke, and it lays around the town of Pomorie. The sand of the beach is in black because of the iron oxides that contain. It is the longest beach on the Southern Black Sea – 6 km long. Moreover, the place is suitable for beach, walking, jogging and leisurely cycling, as the whole road is wholly level and wide enough. Along the sand strip, there were formed dunes during the years. On them grow rare and protected kinds of plants that need high salinity soil.

The locals call the area with the name “Ivitsata” ( “the strip” in translation).

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Thracian dome tomb in Pomorie

The Thracian dome tomb in Pomorie is unique to the Balkan Peninsula. Archaeologists date it at the end of the III and the beginning of the IV century AD. For this reason, it is defined as the latest representative of the Thracian tombs for the territory of Bulgaria. Also, it is the most massive Thracian tomb in Bulgaria.

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Pomorie – information, landmarks and beaches

Pomorie is the third-largest city on the Black Sea coast after Varna and Burgas, and one of its main branches is tourism. It has excellent conditions for a seaside holiday combined with historical and natural landmarks. Its location near the Pomorie Lake provides opportunities for walking along the eco-trail as well as watching of rare birds. Moreover, Two specialised sanatoriums and some spa hotels offer mud baths with the unique healing mud and lye from Pomorie Lake, which attracts thousands of visitors year-round. The city is also attractive to wine connoisseurs – there are several wineries here that organise tasting dinners, and a wine festival takes place here summertime. In general, Pomorie is a suitable destination for families with children as it is a peaceful resort.

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