Natural resources

Relief, waters, natural and historical sites

Relief
The relief of the municipality is predominantly hilly and low mountainous. The whole municipality falls within the northernmost branches of the Strandzha Mountains. The entire south-western part of its territory is occupied by the northern slopes of the Strandzha Bosna Ridge, with the highest point, Mount Bosna (454 m), located in the southernmost part of the municipality. To the north-east are the northern branches of the Medni ridge with peak Bakarlaka (376 m) and the south-eastern slopes of the low Rosen bair ridge with peak Golia bair (267 m). There are small valley extensions along the valleys of the Fakijska and Izvorska rivers, the largest of which are around the villages of Zidarovo and Krushevets. Between the Medni Rid to the south-west and the Black Sea coast there are also extensive flat areas suitable for agricultural activities.

Water
The entire territory of the municipality falls within the Black Sea catchment area. The main rivers are: the Fakiyska (lower reaches) with its right tributary the Darudere and the Izvorska (upper reaches) flowing into the Mandra dam, which drains the whole south-western half of the municipality. In the southern part of the municipality falls the entire upper reaches of the Ropotamo River and the upper reaches of its left tributary, the Rosenskaya River.

Natural and historical sights
Sozopol Municipality is extremely rich in natural and historical sights:

in the town of Sozopol and its land - architectural-historical reserve The Old Town of Sozopol (declared in 1965); archaeological museum (since 1978); architectural-historical complex "Southern Fortress Wall and Tower"; necropolis of the ancient Apollonia Pontica; medieval Christian complex; natural and archaeological reserve St, south of the town, in the Kavatsite locality); protected area "Kolokita" (Korenyata, since 1970, 2 km southeast of the town); natural landmark "Kavatsite Sand Dunes" (about 3 km south of the town).
in the land of the village of Varshilo - remains of a Thracian, Roman and ancient fortress "Kaleto" (west of the village); protected area "Tiasna Reka" (120 ha, southeast of the village, along the valley of the Daradere River).
in the land of Gabar village - protected area "Rakov dol" (since 1995, south-west of the village, along the valley of the Fakiska River); protected area "Staryi Sovat" (since 1994, about 4 km north of the village).
in the land of the village of Zidarovo - remains of a medieval fortress "Kaleto"; natural landmark "Vodenitite" (since 1995, north of the village).
in the land of the village of Inge Voyvoda - architectural ensemble of 62 old houses, declared monuments of culture; the Lipata cave (41 m deep); protected area "Kazakov Vir" (since 2003).
in the land of the village of Krushevets - remains of a medieval fortress "Kaleto" (about 2 km northwest of the village);
in the land of the village of Ravadinovo - remains of a Thracian and ancient fortress 'Kaleto' (5 km south of the village); natural landmark 'Sand dunes in the Alepu area' (12 ha, since 1984); protected area 'Bakarlaka' (west of the village); natural landmark 'Alepu Swamp' (since 1986).
in the land of the village of Rosen - remains of a late antique and medieval fortress "Krymna" (on the peak of Bakarlaka, the highest point of the Copper Ridge).
in the land of the town of Chernomorets - remains of a fortress on Cape Akra (about 2 km north-west of the town); remains of a fortress "Talaskara" (on Cape Chervenka, about 2 km south-east of the town); a natural landmark "Cape Chervenka" (2 ha, since 1973); a prehistoric settlement in the camping "Gradina".