The Ancient Ports of Sozopol and the Impact of the Sea-Level Oscillations on the Pre-Greek Thracian Settlement
The Ancient Ports of Sozopol and the Impact of the Sea-Level Oscillations on the Pre-Greek Thracian Settlement

Summary/Abstract: The aquatory around the present-day Sozopol (the ancient Apllonia Pontica) is considered the best harbour along the entire Bulgarian coastline on the Black Sea. Northwest of the modern town lies the Sveti Kirik isle, artificially attached by an embankment to the shores of the Sozopol Peninsula. To the south and southwest of the island Sveti Kirik the aquatory is relatively well protected from the dangerous winds and accommodates the present-day port. North of the town-peninsula are situated a larger island, Sveti Ivan, and also a smaller one – Sveti Petăr, sheltering another vast aquatory from the northern winds. Between these islands and the peninsula the town is built upon, deep under the water, at about 20–22 m to 14 m, there is a stone reef rising from the sea floor.

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