Cape Emine ( ) is a
headland
A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of promontory. A headland of considerable size often is called a cape.Whittow, Jo ...
located at the
Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. It is located south of
Varna, north of
Burgas
Burgas (, ), sometimes transliterated as Bourgas, is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern Thrace and the List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, fourth-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, an ...
and south of
Obzor. It forms the tip of
Stara Planina. Cape Emine is said to be
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
's stormiest cape.
In the
Middle Ages
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, there was a fortress called ''Emona'' on Cape Emine. Its name was derived from ''Aemon'', the ancient name for
Stara Planina. Nowadays, only some ruins of the fortress are left. There are also remnants of a
monastery
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of Monasticism, monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in Cenobitic monasticism, communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a ...
and a
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Ligh ...
. The village of
Emona is located nearby.
Cape Emine is the endpoint of the
European walking route E3 (its Bulgarian section is also known as "
Kom–Emine").
Gallery
File:Emine.jpg, ''Cape Emine'' - Bulgaria
External links
Cape Emona GalleryBulgarianLandmark.Info - Cape Emine
References
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Emine
Bulgarian Black Sea Coast
Landforms of Burgas Province