The archaeological museum is housed in a distinctive '70's building. On display you will find a remarkable collection of Pottery and sculpture which trace the town's heritage back to its foundation by the Greeks in 610 BC through to its Thracian, Byzantine and Ottoman Periods. 6,000 year old stone anchors and model ships are displayed together with artifacts from the Phoenicians, Cypriots and other ancient mariners who sailed into the harbour.

The Sveta Bogoroditsa church is one of the many old churches and chapels in the old town. Its half buried basilica hides unique wood carved iconostasis and ornaments – representatives of one of the oldest art schools in the region.

The Art Gallery is set on a beautiful bluff in the south-eastern tip of the peninsula and in addition to its excellent art collection offers unobstructed views over the sea and the town.

St Ivan Island, located only 2 kilometres away from Sozopol, is the largest island in Bulgaria famous for its sonar lighthouse constructed by French engineers in 1884. In the past, the isle was a hiding place of pirates, later the site of a Medieval monastery called "the Holy Virgin", subsequently rededicated to "St. Ivan Precursor and Baptist".

Sozopol is famous for hosting some of the best art festivals in the country. The most famous of them is the Apollonia Arts Festival, named after the ancient name of the town from the times when a colossal temple and statue of Apollo (30 cubits high) used to be a local landmark. A dozen venues around town stage nightly performances featuring a variety of music, theatre, dance, cinema and other events, attracting both national and international talents.

Sozopol provides perfect facilities and conditions for all water sports – boating, water-skiing, windsurfing, diving and fishing. Every summer Sozopol is home to the biggest Black Sea Windsurf Regatta.