together with the skeletons of its cart-horses was laid in the hilltop. The findings date back to 1st to 3rd century A.D. Karanovo has a potential to become a centre for international tourism. Pomorie The town of Pomorie is maybe one of the oldest towns in Bulgaria. It is situated between Burgas and Nessebar. Pomorie is predominantly a tourist settlement. Its good location and the proximity to a salt lake determine the main occupation of the its inhabitants during the centuries – the development of the ancient craft called salt-production. The sea grants also another means of living – the fishing, and the vine-growing is inherited from the local Thracians. Today, as per the tradition, in Pomorie are produced some of the best Bulgarian wines, special luxurious brandies and cognacs. The city is turned also into a centre of medical tourism. The sanatourium and resort complexes with mud-baths are visited all year round. In these baths the healing qualities of the famous Pomorie mud are in use. Today Pomorie is one of the biggest all-year-working balneological centres in Bulgaria as well as a beautiful place for a sea holiday in the summertime. The beach coast of Pomorie

is very friendly for bathing and the sand is fine and black. Close to Pomorie are located the protected reserves Blatno kokiche, Koriyata and the Pomorie salt lake from which the salt is drawn.The Salt museum and the Historic museum of Pomorie have treasured a rich collection of artifacts from the 2500 years old history of Pomorie. The charm of the cobbled streets , the romantic of the beach boulevards and neat houses, the spacious beach line as well as the modern mud-healing treatments have long ago turned Pomorie into a desired touristic destination for holidays and recreation. Every year here is organized the festival ‘Sea of Wine’. The pictures display Grand Hotel Pomorie. It is located at a distance of 15 minutes from the International airport of Burgas and from the Black sea resort Sunny Beach. The hotel is situated on the shores of the Pomorie salt lake and the Black sea. This is an unique combination of a hotel complex, a recreational- and wellness centre, a football stadium and a sports hall. The service, the luxurious accommodation, the personal atutitude are of its priority. Hotel brochure.