Nesebar Archaeological Museum

Nesebar, Bulgaria

The Nesebar Archaeological Museum is founded in 1956 and its first home was the Church of Saint John the Baptist, Nesebar. In 1994 the museum was hosted in a new building, designed by architect Hristo Koev. The museum exposition contains cultural monuments from different ages of the history of Nesebar.

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Founded: 1956
Category: Museums in Bulgaria

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4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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Peplle Khan (2 years ago)
The museum is beautiful and very interesting. The staff is not so polite.
Francis Bernath (2 years ago)
A great museum full of interesting archaeological items. Their coin collection was outstanding as were their sculptures. I also enjoyed the icons and paintings as well. It was very affordable and I had the place all to myself at this time of year, 3 weeks ago. My only complaint would be that some of the lights were not on during my visit so I couldn't see a lot of the coins and smaller objects very well. This is the reason for four stars. You can take pictures but no flash.
Albert Art (2 years ago)
Cozy, little museum but have to visit.Here you can know about of old history of this town Nice ,interesting collection of ancient rare things.
Graeme S (2 years ago)
You absolutely have to go here if you are staying in sunny beach if you want a day of history and culture. Want an amazing story this place has going back millennia! Probably best to get the boat here, but the train is also fun.
Leon Anavi (2 years ago)
A must-visit place in the old town of Nessebar. The museum contains various ancient artifacts typical for the region from different ages. There is a collection of Orthodox Christian icons in the basement. Despite the reputation of Sunny beach, it looks like local people prefer the idea for cultural tourism and put efforts to maintain well and develop this as well as other smaller museums in the old town.
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