ISTANBUL / TURKEY
Location:
Located in northwestern of Turkey within the Marmara region of Turkey. Medieval city is known to be founded on Sarayburnu promontory called as the “historic peninsula” bounded by Golden Horn, a natural harbor dividing the city.
Foundation Date:
7th century BC
Current Condition:
Istanbul is the largest city forming the economic and cultural center of the country with its population currently more than 12 millions. Being a transcontinental city Istanbul divided by the Bosphorus strait which is one of the world’s busiest waterways crossing between city’s European and Asiatic sides.
Constanta / Romania
Location:
On the western coast of the Black Sea-with the coordinates km 0 = lat. N 44′ 10′. long. E 28′ 09′
Foundation Date:
6th century BC
Current Condition:
Today, Constanta is a prosperous port city with a population of almost 310,471 inhabitants of different nationalities. Its administrative territory covers an area of about 1121.66 km2.
Batumi / Georgia
Location:
The city of Batumi is located on the southeastern shore of the Black Sea, 370 km from Tbilisi. The city is streched from the north-east to the south-west about 7 kilometers
Foundation Date:
7th century BC.
Current Condition:
Batumi, with the population of 180 000, is the administrative, economic, and cultural centre of Adjara Autonomous Republic. It is the seat of the government and parliament of the Autonomous Republic and of the Constitutional Court of Georgia (since 2007).
KAVALA / GREECE
Location:
The port of Kavala (40.932529, 24.412201) lies at the southern shore of the city, aside the peninsula of Panaghia, where the old city was built. The port was built at the 7th c. B.C. from the Thasian colonists that founded the city at that period, using the natural form of the gulf, next to the ancient city that was named Neapolis.
Foundation Date:
7th century BC
Current Condition:
Population: 70.000. Kavala is the third largest city of Macedonia, built at the foot of Mount Symvolon. The distance from Thessaloniki is 165km and from Athens 680km. The port connects the city with Thassos island and the islands of Northern Aegean.
Odessa / Ukraine
Location:
On the northwest coast of the Black Sea, about 480 km south of the capital city of Kyiv (46’28’ N 30’44’ E).
Foundation Date:
September 2nd 1794
Current Condition:
Today the port of Odessa, one of the biggest seaports of Eastern Europe which is the main landmark of the city. It is situated in the northwest part of the Black Sea, on the historica lly founded merchant ways between East and West.
Varna / Bulgaria
Location:
The city is located on the shore of the West part of Varna bay and partly on the North shore of Varna lake.
Foundation Date:
5th century BC.
Current Condition:
Varna and the region are home for thousands of treasures – ancient culture, luxury resorts, a city rich in attractions and cultural life, natural landmarks, the charm of the warm Black sea, and more…
Thessaloniki / Greece
Location:
Located at the Thermaikos Gulf, it is the most important port of Northern Greece and due to an excellent network of roads and railroads, connects the Mediterranean Sea with the interior of the Balkan Peninsula.
Foundation Date:
316 / 315 BC.
Current Condition:
Thessaloniki is the capital of Northern Greece, usually referred as the co-capital of Greece. The economic importance of the city is directly connected with the port, serves the needs of over 15 million habitants of the Balkan Peninsula and at the same time, it is a landmark of great importance for the Greek history, ancient and modern.