Rezovo Bay

About This Anchorage

Rezovo Bay marks the extreme southern limit of Bulgarian maritime territory — the Rezovo River (Mutlu Dere) forming the actual boundary between Bulgaria and Turkey, its mouth creating a small bay with Bulgarian shore to the west and Turkish territory immediately to the east. The tiny village of Rezovo on the Bulgarian side is one of the country's most isolated communities, accessible only by a single mountain road through Strandzha. The bay is surrounded by the Strandzha Nature Park on the Bulgarian side — ancient deciduous forest of extraordinary richness, home to rare species found nowhere else in Bulgaria. For sailors, this is the definitive end of the Bulgarian coast — a remote, wild, and historically charged anchorage at the boundary of two ancient civilisations. The view across the river to Turkey, and back north along the wild Strandzha coastline, is one of the most dramatic in Black Sea sailing.

Hazards

• !CRITICAL: Turkish maritime border — do not cross Rezovo River into Turkish waters without clearance
• !Open to E and NE — settled conditions only
• !Very remote — no emergency services; nearest at Tsarevo
• !Border enforcement active — Turkish coastguard patrols visible from anchorage

Skipper's Tips

• →The most remote Bulgarian Black Sea anchorage — a genuine adventure
• →The view south along the Strandzha coastline to Turkey is extraordinary
• →Border village atmosphere is unique — the most isolated community in Bulgaria
• →Complete all formalities at Tsarevo before approaching this border area
• →Strandzha forest above is one of Bulgaria's finest — ancient deciduous woodland

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