The town of Obzor is situated 65 km south of Varna, 73 km north of Bourgas and 530 km east of Sofia. It lies on the ridges of the Balkan Mountains that slope towards the Black Sea and along the Dvoynitsa River. Obroz’s beach is 6 km long (the longest one between Golden Sands and Sunny Beach). Despite the convenient location, this remarkably pleasant spot is surprisingly uncrowded even during peak season.
The ancient name of the town was Navlohos, then it was given the name of Heliopolis (Town of the Sun) and in Roman times it was Templum Jovis (Jupiters’s Temple). The Romans built a fortress in the vicinity to protect their sea trading routes between Constantinopole and the Danube.
During the Middle Ages the town was part of the Karvun principality and the fortress, successor of the ancient towns, was named Kozyak. The Ottoman conquerors ruined the fortress and the settlement was given the name Gyozken. Its present name Obzor is a translation of the old one.

Landmarks
The origins of the town can be seen in a small park, which is lined with columns and statuary fragments from a Roman temple to Jupiter.
On the west of the town are the remains of the medieval Bulgarian fortress Kozyak.

Surrounding areas
The village of Byala is situated 6 km north of Obzor. Once there was an ancient Greek fortress named Aspro.
14 km south of Obzor is Cape of Emine, which overlooks the Bay of Nessebar. Bulgaria’s stormiest cape has a lighthouse and the ruins of a medieval fortress, called Emona and a monastery.
The village Emona near Cape Emine is famous for being the birthplace of the Thracian king Rez. He participated in the Thracian War and was killed by Odysseus and Diomedus according to Homer’s Iliad.