What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Bulgaria?
If you said "Nina Dobrev", you're not alone. Or Sofia -- not Sofia Dobrev (though I'm sure there's one somewhere*), but the capital city.
*found one in Canada
Lighthouses? Did you have to think if Bulgaria even has a coastline? Well, it does, on the Black Sea, and that coast has several lighthouses.
Having determined that, I went with the most well-known, on Cape Shabla. It's a candy-striped special, and well-photographed, famous enough to be on a stamp. It's located just south of the easternmost point of Bulgaria.
The basic stats from the Lighthouse Directory (of course):
"1856 (Ottoman; station established 1786). Active; focal plane 36 m (118 ft); three white flashes, in a 2+1 pattern, every 20 s. 32 m (105 ft) octagonal brick tower with lantern and gallery, mounted on a large 3-story square stone base; the tower is covered by metal panels. Entire lighthouse, including the base, painted with red and white horizontal bands. A 1- and 2-story keeper's house is attached to the base of the lighthouse."
Pictures below -- and the stamp, too! The great panoramic view (fourth one down) is from Vladimir Zlatev on Flickr.
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