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Black Sea wrecks, seahorse shallows and historic streets, based in Sozopol.
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Short shore entries and nearby day-boat wrecks give Sozopol an accessible Bulgarian Black Sea scuba offering. The locally published site list includes Seahorse Alley, Pioner, Chavdar, St Stefan Bay, Coral Garden and the Underwater Stone Forest. Diving BG offers further conditional wreck outings from a yacht-club base. Site conditions and vessel schedules must be checked directly, and inland or more distant Burgas Bay wrecks are not automatically included.
Seahorse Alley and lagoon
Sandy entry at the edge of Harmani Beach; reported maximum 7 m, local guide describes spring seahorse observations.
Coral Garden
Named Black Sea living rocky habitat with wildlife opportunities, operator-reported to 18 m on day boat.
Underwater Stone Forest
Shore-access formations of petrified trees, operator-reported to 17 m; for qualified divers with suitable conditions.
St Stefan Bay
Sheltered from northerly winds according to the local dive center; shore access to around 15 m.
Cape Kolokita
Local boat-access coastal dive; operator-reported maximum about 18 m.
Pioner shipwreck
Intentionally sunk fishing boat and artificial habitat, reported at up to 18 m.
Goat Cave near St Ivan Island
Boat-access site reported to 15 m.
Chavdar shipwreck
Locally promoted artificial-reef wreck to 27 m with Advanced Open Water minimum stated by the center.
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