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Kaliakra cape stretches 2km deep into the sea and consists of 60-
70m-high limestone rocks, the inaccessibility of which has been the
main reason for the construction of an ancient fortress named Tirisis
there. The fortress was successively used by Tracians, Romans,
Byzantines and Bulgarians. According to legends, the fortress was
guarding the treasuries of Lyzimah, successor of Alexander the
Great. Today there are quite many remains of those ancient
settlements, which can be seen exhibited in a small museum. One
can also read there a legend telling the story of several Bulgarian
girls who chose to jump from the high cape into the sea but not to be
captured and converted to Islam by the Turks. The name Kaliakra
means "beautiful cape," due to the abundant pink
limestone. Legend has it that the color is from the blood of the
defenders of the fortress. The Kaliakra cape was declared a
protected area in 1941. The protected area has since been
expanded already three times. At present it is a reserve spreading
over 687.5 ha. It is one of the few places where the rare species of
seal-monks, found only in the northern part of the Bulgarian coast, is
to be seen. | |||
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