the town was named Kozyak and was part of the Karvun principality and the fortress, successor of the ancient town. The Ottoman
conquerors ruined the fortress to the last stone. Its present name Obzor
was given to the town in 1935.
The beach by the town is long and it extends from Cape St. Atanas on the
north to the southern Cape Mona Petra. It is followed by a small nestling
cove and a beach named Irakli. Once there was a village with the same name
there, inhabited by Greek settlers who left it and settled to live with the
Bulgarians in Obzor. Cape St. Nickola is several kilometres to the south
where the Balkan Mountains touch the Black Sea. Then the central cape of
the Stara Planina Mountain called Emine comes and it is considered to be
the end of the Balkan Mountains. During the Middle Ages there was a
fortress - Emona and the place around was called Paleokastro. Many monks
and hermits lived in the rocks in those days and there were lots of small
chapels and monasteries.
The village of Byala is situated not far to the north of Obzor. Once there
was an ancient Greek fortress named Aspro. The camping site called Kristina
is situated near the village. The wine of the extremely fine “Dimyat”
vintage is produced in the village. There is a wonderful roadside
establishment – Jackson Restaurant to the north on the road to Staro
Oryahovo. The village of Emona near Cape Emine, to the south of Obzor is
famous for being the birthplace of the Thracian king Rez. He participated
in the Thracian War and was killed by Odysseus and Diomedus according to
Homer’s Iliad.