Ahtopol Fortified Wall

The fortified wall in Ahtopol (or Agatopol, which is the ancient name of this Black Sea coastal town – from Greek - “agatos” – good, and “polis” – town) is located in Tzarevo municipality – a municipality abundant of cultural monuments, some of which of regional and national importance. Although some of the fortress facilities (walls and semi-round towers) were destroyed a long time ago, a big part of them could still be seen. In some places, the preserved part of the fortified wall reaches 7-8 m. Scientists, judging by the way the wall was built, date it back to about 5-6 century after Christ. During drilling research near the early-medieval wall, the remains of a Thracian fortified wall were discovered. It was built of stones with mud soldering. Cultural layers from the beginning of I century BC were also discovered.