The cliffs
50 to 60 metres.
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Yailata is a national archaeological reserve on the Black Sea coast in Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria, 2 km south of the village of Kamen Bryag and 18 km northeast of Kavarna, about 57 km northeast of Varna in a straight line. Its name comes from the Turkish for a plateau or high pasture. Yailata is a coastal terrace of about 30 hectares, cut off from the sea by a rock wall 50 to 60 metres high and lying 10 to 15 metres above sea level. It was declared an archaeological reserve in 1989 and is also a protected area for rare plants and animals. In its rocks is a cave town of 101 dwellings, natural caves shaped by human hands, dating to the 5th millennium BC and spread over several levels. Red and golden cliffs drop straight into clear blue sea, with rocks and stone pillars at their foot pounded by waves. On the terrace, meadows fill with yellow and red flowers in spring, and among the rocks lie the remains of an old fortress and carved caves facing the eastern horizon. Visitors follow paths between the caves and the lookouts on the cliff edge, and watch the sunrise over the sea. The site is exposed to wind and sun, so bring water and a hat, and take care near the cliff edges.
50 to 60 metres.
5th millennium BC.
Over the sea.
South of Kamen Bryag, Dobrich Province, Bulgaria
Spring flowers, or at sunrise.
Water and a hat.