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Ahtopol

Ahtopol (Bulgarian: Ахтопол [axˈtɔpoɫ], Greek: Αγαθούπολη) is a town and seaside resort on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast.

It is located on a headland in the southeastern part of Burgas Province and is close to the border with European Turkey. It is the southernmost town on the Bulgarian coast. Ahtopol lies within Strandzha Nature Park.

Ahtopol has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfa) bordering with a mediterranean climate (Csa) with limited continental effects.

Climate chart - link to Weather atlas: [1]

The climate is suitable for subtropical crops and fruits: fig, olive, kiwi, bay laurel, and cork oak.; Many exotic and ornamental plants thrive in this climate: Washingtonia filifera, Butia capitata, and Trachycarpus palms are grown in private plots, Japanese hardy bananas and bamboo, Mediterranean cypress, maritime pines, and Atlas cedar are cultivated all around the town and vicinity. Ahtopol has the largest plantation of persimmon and pomegranate in the country.

Places of interests:

Botanical garden 'Serafimov' - village of Velika;

Botanical living collection - Georgi Bachvarov - village of Varvara;

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