Bourgas- location and history

Nowadays the city take the 4-th place in Bulgaria and it’s tourist centre in south part of the country. It’s marvelous beach and crystal sea water attract every summer thousand of holidaymaker from Europe. During the summer they spend a nice holiday in seaside hotels or use car hire in Bulgaria to enjoy the beautiful landscapes. Some 8 km from centre is located largest airport in Bulgaria. It’s modern design and interior offer hastle free air transport to beach resorts. Bourgas Airport car hire is reliable way to get to any point of Bulgaria all years round. The Arrivals has up to date bearus providing Bourgas Airport car rental. The passengers needed to hire a car at Bourgas Airport can book a cars directly at the flight or walk free at the area. The earliest traces of human presence in the area of the city of Bourgas date from the middle of 6 millennium BC , as evidenced by the large number of finds. Burgas is the modern heir to several settlements – Deultum, Aqua Calidae, Skafida , Pyrgos and Rusokastro . There are several hypotheses about the origin of the name of Burgas. The most common relates to the Latin word Burgus , Greek Pyrgos or Thracian Pyurgos . Words have the Indo-European root and mean tower , watchtower, a fortress. Caption mid 2nd century found in s.Panchevo tells Roman burguse built during the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius (136 - 161). Similar origin is the Spanish city of Burgos . Until the late 19th century the city was called as Burgas and Pyrgos , and at old Russian maps it meets as Poros , Foros and Ahelo Burgas . Burgas region occupies a special place in the history of the Bulgarian lands in the Middle Ages . There have passed Goths, Huns , Avars and Slavs in their devastating march towards the land of Southern Thrace in 4-6 centuries . Unable to stop the barbarian tribes on the Danube River in the late 5th century Byzantine Empire creates grandiose system of fortresses and walls on the slopes of the Stara Planina Mountain . After the establishment of the Bulgarian state in 681 Burgas region is the scene of all the big fights of the Bulgarian rulers with the Byzantine Empire. Victory of Khan Tervel in Anchialo in 708 and Khan Kardam at Markeli fortress in 792 finally claim the prestige of the Bulgarian state and the great victories of Khan Krum in the early 9th century led to the construction of border Erkesia shaft , indicating the southern border of Bulgaria. At the fortress of Debelt, near where Erkesia began , was the custom between Bulgaria and Byzantium , through which was delivering annual tributefrom Konstantinopols emperors to Bulgarian khans and kings . Top of Bulgarian rule over the Byzantine Empire became Aheloy battle in 917 when Tsar Simeon completely destroyed the Byzantine army .