Capital of the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, Burgas is a vibrant tourist city and a major port. Surrounded by water on three sides, its history has always been closely connected with the sea, and it has always been the home of a significant community of poets, composers, performers and artists. Burgas is also a major industrial center with a highly-developed chemical industry, oil processing (with the largest oil refinery in Bulgaria), ship-building and fishing. Each summer, the town’s international airport receives thousands of holidaymakers heading to nearby resorts such as Sunny Beach, Nessebar, Sozopol and Dyuni.