Basic information about Sveti Vlas

Where is St. Vlas?

Sveti Vlas, or more familiar to our ears, St. Vlas is a small resort town on the southeastern coast of Bulgaria. The settlement with ancient historical roots has recently acquired the status of a town - in 2006. The population of St. Vlas today is just over 4 thousand people. As in any resort town, in the season the population of St. Vlas increases many times over.

The town is located at the foot of the Stara Planina mountain, and it is the combination of mountain and sea air that gives the resort a special significance for the treatment of a number of diseases.

Saint Vlas Resort is located in the administrative subordination of the municipality of Nessebar, Burgas region of Bulgaria. The nearest town of Nessebar is only 8 km away, 40 km away is the center of Burgas region and only 3 kilometers separate Sveti Vlas from the famous resort of Sunny Beach.

National currency is the Bulgarian lev (BGN).

A little history.

The town of Svetoi Vlas was founded, like many towns in Bulgaria, by Greek colonists. The first settlers of the area in the second century were Thracians, who gave the original name to the settlement and the region of Larisa. Only in the XV century the settlement received its modern name in honor of the god Veles and the Christian saint Vlasius, who patronized trade, cattle breeding and healing. Several medieval monasteries are still preserved in the vicinity of the town.

Till the 20s of the last century the settlement was predominantly inhabited by Greeks. Then Greek families moved to Western Thrace, which became part of Greece. Now the main population of the town are Bulgarians.

In 1963, the village of Sveti Vlas received the status of a resort, favorable for the health of people suffering from diseases of the respiratory system.