Sveti Vlas
Sveti Vlas [ svɛti vɫas ] (usual transliteration of Sveti Vlas, Bulgarian Свети Влас, German and St. Vlas, St. Vlas and is named after H. Vlas ) is a town and a holiday resort in Bulgaria, in the Oblast Burgas, in the municipality of Nessebar.
Sveti Vlas is situated 35 km north of the provincial capital Burgas, between the sun and the beach holiday village Elenite. Sveti Vlas is a seaside resort at the junction of the southern Balkan Mountains to the Black Sea. The place has a special micro- climate with average summer temperatures of 26 ° C and at least 90 days of sunshine during the season.
Located 10 km from Saint Vlas away is the UNESCO heritage site and community center Nessebar. The Burgas is 40 km away to the south. Between the towns there regular bus service.
Sveti Vlas has a 1000 m long beach that slopes gently into the sea. It is characterized by hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, shops and parks. Saint Vlas, in contrast to the nearby beach sun, especially since the construction of Yahchthafens Marina Dinevi is one of the luxurious resorts of the country.
History
The settlement was founded in the 2nd century by the Thracian tribe of the Larissi. At that time it was called Larisa.
In the 14th century, five monasteries were built in the region, which is why it was also called the small Athos:
- Saint Petar ( Bulg Свети Петър )
- Saint Ilija ( Bulg Свети Илия )
- Saint Andrey ( Андрей bulg.Свети )
- And the convent of Holy Ana ( bulg.Света Ана )
- And the convent of Saint Vlas ( bulg.Свети Влас ), from which is derived the modern city.
Only in the 14th century, the settlement was given its present name Sveti Vlas. The Holy Vlas was the protector of merchants, ranchers and healers. In the 14th and 18th centuries there was a monastery here that bore his name. It was eventually burned at the numerous pirate attacks. The sacred whale is a recognized saint of both the Roman Catholic Church, as well as the Eastern Orthodox Church. Near the settlement there were four other monasteries.
During the period of Ottoman rule, the settlement was wearing different names: Kjutschjuk Manastir ( Bulg Кючюк манастир; German: small monastery), later village Manastir ( Bulg Манастир; German monastery). All five monasteries were destroyed by the Ottomans in the 18th century, but their traces are still partially visible. Since 1886, the village leads officially named Sveti Vlas. At the time, Eastern Rumelia united with the Principality of Bulgaria. 1963 Saint Vlas became the " sea - air health resort ".
Sveti Vlas is a city since 2 February 2006.