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Cape Kaliakra.
Alexandra Baltog
13.08.2007 at 13:14h, License:
Kaliakra is a long and narrow headland in the Southern Dobruja region of the northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, located 12 km east of Kavarna and 60 km northeast of Varna. The coast is steep with vertical cliffs reaching 70 m down to the sea.
Kaliakra is a nature reserve, where dolphins, cormorants and pinnipeds can be observed. It also features the remnants of the fortified walls, water-main, baths and residence of Despot Dobrotitsa in the short-lived Principality of Karvuna's medieval capital. The cove Bolata with a small sheltered beach lies just north.
Probably the most popular legend about the place is the one about 40 Bulgarian girls, who preferred to tie their hair together and jump into the Black Sea instead of the prospect to be captured by the Ottomans. An obelisk dedicated to this legend is placed at the entrance to the cape, called The Gate of the 40 Maidens.
Another legend tells the story of St Nicholas, the patron of seamen, who was running away from the Ottomans and God was making the earth under him longer and longer, so he could escape, and the cape was formed this way. The saint was eventually captured and a chapel was built in 1993, symbolizing his grave. A dervish monastery is also said to have existed on the same place during Ottoman rule, which is thought to have preserved the relics of Muslim Bektashi saint San Saltik.
A third legend is about Lysimachus, a successor of Alexander the Great, who seized the royal treasure and escaped to Kaliakra, dying in a major storm along with his whole fleet.
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Comments:
To leave a comment please register firstFrederick Mann, 13.08.2007 at 13:22h
thank you for this lovely picture of Kaliakra
and
the information concering it's legends ...
Jacqueline Chay, 13.08.2007 at 14:13h
Great Story - I like the curve of the horizon and the true blue of the ocean.Regards Jackie
Thanks for your comment
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Leonid Khodyrev, 13.08.2007 at 14:13h
Great blue of the sea..Maria Porter, 13.08.2007 at 14:58h
Beautiful spot with a doorway to it! Amazing blue!!Maria
Michael Henderson, 13.08.2007 at 15:49h
Beautiful shot. I like the little arch way.Wow what wonderful blue sea. Excellent !!
Regards,
Mike
Cees Kuijs, 13.08.2007 at 19:05h
Doorway too heaven ?? :-)))Excellent composed and great colors.
Greetings, Cees
Jutta Washington , 13.08.2007 at 20:29h
What a beautiful view !! The composition is excellent. Wish I could be there.Greetings
Jutta
Comy , 13.08.2007 at 22:03h
colours...see...great shotMaria João Arcanjo, 13.08.2007 at 22:31h
The photo is beautiful and the text is interesting....but what else to expect from you?Beijinhos
MJ
Pascal Viyer, 13.08.2007 at 22:48h
Fantastic seascape of Bulgaria... Just an idyllique place. But what place !!!!amitié
p^v
Wayne Tsipouras, 14.08.2007 at 4:16h
A place of many legends, these stones indeed have stories to tell. Beautiful warm image.-Wayne
Peter Rottner, 14.08.2007 at 10:15h
Das Tor zum Nichts.Klasse Aufnahme im Naturschutzgebiet.
Gefällt mir gut.
lg. Peter
Lawson McCulloch, 14.08.2007 at 14:23h
A very lovely shot, Alex.best wishes from Lawson.
Dennis Maloney, 14.08.2007 at 16:17h
Great image of a lovely seaside spot, looks great for pictures or just meditation...love the legands, too...regards, denStella. Polaris, 14.08.2007 at 21:04h
What a colour....what a wideness...what a photo ;))Makes itchy feed ;)
Steffen Schanz, 4.09.2007 at 12:36h
place to rest - like it - good captureUdo Prokisch, 20.09.2007 at 15:37h
wonderfulIvan Zuliani, 1.10.2007 at 17:38h
Luogo da poeti, sognatori, innamorati. Grazie Alexandra, un gentile saluto, Ivan.Alexandru Sorin , 29.10.2007 at 13:23h
Watergate - a kind of magicpoetryHeinz Paul Bretz, 28.06.2009 at 9:58h
Beautiful place.Best regards Paul
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