Fener Burnu

The coast road continues east to the small peninsula of Fener Burnu (Cape Yeros), one of the highest capes on the Black Sea coast. In antiquity it was known as Cape Hieron Oros or Holy Mountain. In order to secure the town of Trapezunt, the Byzantine emperor Alexios II built a castle here. Earlier Justinian is said to have founded the St Foca Monastery on the site. The cape has been a well-known landmark to seafarers since the days of the Argonauts.