Burgas becomes part of a new pilgrimage tourism route

Burgas Municipality joins the "Path to the Relics of Saint John the Baptist", which is expected to officially launch on June 23 with a ceremony in Sozopol. The initiative represents a Bulgarian pilgrimage route from Malko Tarnovo to the relics of Saint John the Baptist in Sozopol, which will pass through 8 localities. The path is divided into several main pedestrian stages: Malko Tarnovo - Stoilovo - Zabernovo - Vizitsa - Pismenovo - Primorsko - Sozopol.

Initiated by Lyubomir Mechev and Hristina Jensen, the route is inspired by European pilgrimage routes such as the Camino. "Path to the Relics of St. John the Baptist" combines spirituality, history and sustainable tourism.

Burgas will support the new opportunity for the development of pilgrimage tourism in the region with a specially created city route, uniting key locations and sites. "Walking route "Believe in Burgas" - from history to the doors of the temple" is the symbolic name of the tour. From the Railway Station and Bus Station "South" - direction to the heart of Burgas and the starting point of the route along the pedestrian central street "Aleksandrovska".

The Tourist Information Center will offer the pilgrim passport with the corresponding stamp, which is an integral part of such a journey. Order yours here - https://caminobg.com/ - and start the journey like a true pilgrim. Stamps will also be available to tourists at two more points: Ethnographic Museum - Burgas and the Church of St. St. Cyril and Methodius.

Burgas Municipality and the Association "Camino Bulgaria - Path to the Relics of St. John the Baptist" will work together to build the third route / ray of the Way, which will start from Burgas and will be part of the entire pilgrim and pilgrimage route, with the final point Sozopol.

On June 18, representatives of Camino Europa Compostela, the Spanish Federation of Associations of Friends of the Camino de Santiago, and a Danish tour operator specializing in organized Camino tours, as well as the organizers from the Bulgarian side, are scheduled to visit Burgas.

"Walking route "Believe in Burgas" - from history to the doors of the temple":

1. Tourist Information Center

Pilgrim passports, printing, information about the route.

2. Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church "Surp Khach" -

3. Orthodox Church of the Holy Virgin Mary –

4. The Synagogue – City Art Gallery with an exhibition on the 3rd floor "Strandzhanski Icons"

5. The gramophone

6. Cultural Center "Sea Casino"

7. The Bridge

8. The Pushkin Monument and the "Petko Zadgorski" Bust

9. Regional Library "P. K. Yavorov"

10. Ethnographic Museum - Burgas

11. Cathedral Church "St. Cyril and Methodius"

12. The Compass – the zero kilometer of Burgas

13. The Arch of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker

14. Catholic Latin Church of the Holy Virgin Mary

15. Eastern Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and the building of the French Catholic boarding house