Modern Nesebar

A market place in the Old town

After the Russo-Turkish war of 1877-1878 Nesebar became part of the newly formed autonomous Ottoman province of Eastern Rumelia as a kaza centre in Burgaz sanjak. In 1885 Easter Rumelia and Principality of Bulgaria united.

Around the end of the 19th century Nesebar was still a small town of Greek fishermen and vinegrowers.

In the early 20th century, the total population increased to 1,870. In the following years it developed as a key Bulgarian seaside resort. After 1925 a new town part was built and the historic Old Town was restored. Today it is one of the most important resorts in the country and one of the few with the flavor of the ancient and the new.