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Old photos of Nessebar

86 photographs of Nessebar, from 1956 to 2024 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

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What the photos show

The 86 photographs of Nessebar on PlaceWas span 6 decades, from 1956 to 2024. 19 of them were taken before 1980; the other 67 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.14 spots were photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.86 of the photos carry a written caption explaining what is in the frame. Every picture is pinned to the place it was taken, so the map below shows where the photographers stood.

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Places in Nessebar through time

Spots photographed more than once — compare the same place across the years.

Old Nesseber, Nessebar — photos through time
Old Nesseber 25 photos · 1958–2024
Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel, Nesebar, Nessebar — photos through time
Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel, Nesebar 8 photos · 2007–2022
Вятърна мелница, Nessebar — photos through time
Вятърна мелница 7 photos · 2007–2014
Nessebar the oldest house, Nessebar — photos through time
Nessebar the oldest house 6 photos · 2007–2014
Nessebar, Bulgaria, Nessebar — photos through time
Nessebar, Bulgaria 5 photos · 2007–2016
EU: Nessebar - Hotel Mack (1961), Nessebar — photos through time
EU: Nessebar - Hotel Mack (1961) 4 photos · 1958–1962
Oude Metropolietenkerk - Nesebar, Nessebar — photos through time
Oude Metropolietenkerk - Nesebar 4 photos · 2006–2010
EU: Nessebar, Pantokrator-Kirche, view (1962), Nessebar — photos through time
EU: Nessebar, Pantokrator-Kirche, view (1962) 4 photos · 1958–2010
Church of the Holy Saviour or Sveti Spas, Nessebar — photos through time
Church of the Holy Saviour or Sveti Spas 3 photos · 2009–2024
EU: Nessebar, Pantokrator-Kirche (1956), Nessebar — photos through time
EU: Nessebar, Pantokrator-Kirche (1956) 2 photos · 1956–1958
Church of Saint John the Baptist Nesebar, Nessebar — photos through time
Church of Saint John the Baptist Nesebar 2 photos · 2009–2016
Nesebar BG, Nessebar — photos through time
Nesebar BG 2 photos · 2008–2010
Nessebar -St. Stephen Church (11th to 13th century), Nessebar — photos through time
Nessebar -St. Stephen Church (11th to 13th century) 2 photos · 2015–2022
Ul. Ivan Aleksandar, Nesebar, Nessebar — photos through time
Ul. Ivan Aleksandar, Nesebar 2 photos · 2010–2014

Stories from Nessebar

What contributors wrote about these photographs.

Nesebar, Nessebar, 2007
Nesebar 2007 A view of the old town of Nessebar, Bulgaria, photographed in 2007. Built on a small peninsula on the Black Sea coast, Nessebar preserves layers of Greek, Roman, and medieval Bulgarian architecture and is recognized as a…
Church museum in Nessebar, Bulgaria, Nessebar, 2010
Church museum in Nessebar, Bulgaria 2010 This 2010 photograph shows a former church in Nessebar, Bulgaria, now used as a museum. The small peninsula town once held dozens of medieval churches, legacies of its long history as a Byzantine and Bulgarian religious…
Ruins Holy Mother of God Eleusa Church in Nesebar archaeology excavation, Nessebar, 2011
Ruins Holy Mother of God Eleusa Church in Nesebar archaeology excavation 2011 Archaeological excavation at the ruins of the Church of the Holy Mother of God Eleusa in Nesebar, Bulgaria, is documented in this 2011 photograph; the town's Old Town, dense with medieval churches, is a UNESCO World…
Church of Paraskevi in Nesebar 01, Nessebar, 2014
Church of Paraskevi in Nesebar 01 2014 The Church of St. Paraskeva stands among the medieval churches of Nesebar's old town on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, an ensemble that helped the town earn UNESCO World Heritage status. This 2014 photograph shows its…
Holy Mother of God Eleusa Church, Nesebar 04, Nessebar, 2014
Holy Mother of God Eleusa Church, Nesebar 04 2014 The Church of the Holy Mother of God Eleusa is among the surviving medieval churches of Nesebar's old town, captured here in 2014. Nesebar's dense cluster of Byzantine and Bulgarian church architecture spans more than a…
Church of Christ Pantocrator, Nesebar 15, Nessebar, 2014
Church of Christ Pantocrator, Nesebar 15 2014 The Church of Christ Pantocrator in Nessebar, Bulgaria, photographed in 2014. Built during the Second Bulgarian Empire, its patterned brick-and-stone facades are typical of the medieval churches that fill this Black Sea…
Nessebar, Bulgaria, Nessebar, 2016
Nessebar, Bulgaria 2016 The Black Sea town of Nessebar, Bulgaria, photographed in 2016. The ancient settlement's old town, situated on a small peninsula, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its concentration of historic churches spanning…
Church of the Holy Saviour or Sveti Spas, Nessebar, 2024
Church of the Holy Saviour or Sveti Spas 2024 Known as Sveti Spas, the seventeenth-century Church of the Holy Saviour in Nessebar is one of dozens of churches once built within this small Black Sea town. It appears here in a 2024 photograph, part of Nessebar's…
1950s · 6 photos
1960s · 13 photos
1980s · 1 photo
2000s · 17 photos · showing 12, all 17 on the map ↗
2010s · 44 photos · showing 12, all 44 on the map ↗
2020s · 5 photos