Attractions of Krym AR region

The Kobalar stream flows through the Kobalar-Dere stream and flows into Nizhne Lake in the northern part of the Baydary valley.

Water falls from a height of about 14 meters to a small clear lake, creating a water curtain under the rock.

The Kobalar waterfall (Kozyrok) belongs to the so-called ephemeral waterfalls. You can admire the amazing sight of the rapidly falling stream only in spring and winter. In summer, both the stream and the waterfall are usually exhausted. Their occurrence is associated with the rapid melting of snow on the mountains.

The Kobalar waterfall is known among tourists under the name Kozyrok. This name was given to it by the unusual shape of the ledge from which the water falls. As for the toponym "Kobalar", the name of the stream translated from Turkic means "cave ravine", which is true.

The Kozyrok waterfall is almost unknown among vacationers on the Southern coast of Crimea, but it is popular among residents of Baydary Valley and Sevastopol. There is a rest area with indoor tables. Visiting the waterfall is paid.

The picturesque Kok-Asan canyon is formed by the Kuchuk-Karasu River (Mala Chorna) and its tributaries.

The gorge is narrow and rocky in places. Mountain streams form four significant waterfalls and "baths of youth" (small lakes with clean water at a temperature of 8-10 degrees). The upper waterfall "Russian Hills" is especially grandiose, where water flows in zigzags from a height of 20 meters.

You need to make your way to the baths and waterfalls both on dry paths and on water.

The mound of the early medieval settlement of Kyz-Kermen ("maiden fortress") on the flat top of the table mountain of the same name above the village of Mashyne, next to the ruins of Tepe-Kermen.

It arose in the 5th century, later it was a relatively large city.

The remains of the defensive wall and the foundations of the buildings have been preserved. There are no cave buildings.

Landscape and recreation park "Atlesh" is a very picturesque rocky seashore in the southeastern part of Cape Tarkhankut.

The height of the rocks here reaches 30-40 meters, the coast is full of various bays and grottoes.

Cape Velykiy Atlesh (Big Atlesh) is a forty-meter arch with caves to which steps cut into the rock lead. Here is a fishing enterprise, which is now being repurposed into a modern diving center.

Cape Maliy Atlesh (Small Atlesh) is pierced by a through tunnel almost 100 meters long. Enthusiasts have created an underwater museum of Soviet sculpture "Alley of Leaders" here.

A little further away is the natural pool "Chasha kokhannya" (Cup of Love) - a popular swimming spot.

Due to the easy descent to the sea, there is the largest concentration of "savages" tents here, which in the high season fill the entire coast of the cape.

Thanks to the stunning "photogenic" terrain, Atlesh has repeatedly become a filming location - the films "Amphibian Man", "Pirates of the 20th Century", "People and Dolphins" and others were shot here.

A memorial sign has been installed on the shore in honor of the underwater house-laboratory "Ichthyandr-66", in which the Donetsk aquanauts from the Scorpena club lived and conducted experiments in 1966.

Laspinskiy Pass in Crimea is the highest point of the Sevastopol-Yalta highway (335 meters).

There is a large rock on the pass named after the famous writer and talented highway engineer Mykola Garin-Mykhaylovsky, whose research and calculations were used in the construction of the road through the pass.

There is an observation deck on the rock, which offers a wonderful view of Batiliman and Laspi bays, as well as Cape Ayia.

The Laspinskiy Pass acquired great transport importance after the completion of the new Sevastopol - Yalta highway in 1972.

In 2003, a church-chapel of the Nativity of Christ was built on the pass.

Mangup-Kale is a fortress city (VI-XV centuries) next to the village of Khodzha Sala between the villages of Krasniy Mak and Ternivka.

It is located on the top of the mountain, which rises 250-300 meters above the level of the surrounding valleys. Since the 6th century it has been known as Doros, the capital of Crimean Gothia. The construction of a 25-meter-deep mine-well on the top of the mountain, which reached the aquifer, made Mangup an impregnable fortress capable of withstanding a long siege. From the 11th century - the capital of the Feodoro principality, then a Turkish fortress.

In 1790, the last inhabitants left the Mangup settlement - the Karaite community. The best-preserved three-story palace-citadel.

Access is free. Transfer by car and excursions are organized from the village of Khodzha Sala.

Marble Cave is one of the most beautiful karst caves in the world, located in the bowels of the Chatyrdah mountain massif, southeast of Simferopol.

According to legend, Marble Cave was discovered in 1987 by a shepherd who was looking for a missing sheep. Since 1989, the researched part (2.1 kilometers) has been open for visitors: "Gallery of Fairy Tales", "Pearl Lakes", "Tiger Walk". In the "Nizhnaya Pechera" there is a musical route "Chatyrdah Melodies". The air temperature is about +8 degrees.

The complex is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Crimea, in the high season there are long queues. Excursions are designed for 1.5-2 hours and are held until 5:00 p.m.

The ruins of the former port area of the city of Sudak are near the sea under Castle Hill.

The defensive tower of Frederiko Astahver (Portova) has been preserved.

The small domed church of the Twelve Apostles is located next to it. At first it was Greco-Byzantine. It was destroyed twice and rebuilt again, the second time as an Armenian church. The walls of the temple were decorated with an interesting fresco painting depicting a secret supper (now the outlines of the figures are indistinct).

Cape Meganom is the sunniest point of Crimea, a popular place for "wild" recreation and diving.

The cape is located between Sudak and Koktebel. The nearest settlement is Soniachna Dolyna.

Meganom is a long limestone rock with many traces of erosion that form bizarre shapes.

The lighthouse (early 20th century) is visible from the New World. The modern Buddhist sanctuary was built in the open air in 1992.

The Melek-Chesme Barrow is a monument of funerary architecture of the heyday of the Bosporan kingdom.

It got its name from the river that flows nearby - Melek-Chesma, which means "Royal River" in Turkic.

The Melek-Chesme mound consists of a burial chamber with a pyramidal vault and a corridor (dromos) leading to it, made of smoothly hewn blocks. It is considered to be the most technically and artistically advanced among the Bosporus concession crypts.

The most valuable finds: a twisted gold hryvnia with figures of equestrian Scythians on the ends, a gold cup, rich pendants with medallions depicting the head of Athena in a helmet, a famous vase made of electro (an alloy of gold and silver) with scenes from Scythian life, and others. The treasures were taken to the Russian Hermitage.

Mount Ai-Petri is a mountain peak of the Ai-Petri mountain range, the most famous Crimean mountain (1234 meters), the territory of the Yalta Mining and Forest Reserve.

It rises above Alupka and Koreiz. The white teeth that form the unique silhouette of Mount Ai-Petri consist of four large (12-15 meters high) and a number of small vertical peaks that were formed during the weathering of heterogeneous reef limestones.

Until the 15th century, the Byzantine church of Saint Peter, from which the name comes, was located on the top of Ai-Petri mountain.

A high-altitude weather station, founded in 1895, is located here, as well as the Ai-Petri meridian - a metal globe on a granite base.

The viewing platforms offer the largest panorama of the Black Sea coast of Yalta.

Tourists arriving on the mountain are served by a semi-legal business: excursions to the "Yaltynska" and "Tryochochka" caves, horseback riding, and teahouses with Tatar cuisine. Skiing infrastructure is being developed.

The cable car "Mishor - Ai-Petri" with the longest unsupported span in Europe was built on Ai-Petri. A road with a steep serpentine leads from Yalta, further to Bakhchysarai.

One of the most characteristic and picturesque landscape sights of Crimea is a mountain that resembles a silhouette of a cat ready to jump.

It is located between Simeiz and Katsiveli, on the territory of the Simeiz-Alupka amphitheater-like forest landscape. The name comes from the Tatar Kosh-kai - Falcon Mountain. This large limestone massif with a height of 254 meters was formed about a million years ago, breaking away from the Yalin ridge of the Main Crimean Ridge and gradually moving down the slope to the sea.

In ancient times, this natural barrier that separated the South Bank was supplemented in gaps by a stone wall. On the plateau of Mount Cat, the remains of the Tavr settlement Limen-Isar (VIII-I centuries BC) with fragments of buildings and defensive walls, as well as a large necropolis consisting of a hundred dolmen tombs (so-called "Tavr boxes"), were discovered.

In the 1960s, the South Coast Highway was built through the ridge of Mount Cat, which changed the natural landscape. The accumulation of stones to the southwest of the mountain is closed by the picturesque Krylo Lebeda rock, which is popular with climbers.

Mount Kastel, 439 meters high, is located on the southern outskirts of Alushta, behind Professor's Corner.

The dome is covered with a forest canopy, but chaos has formed on the eastern slope of the mountain - stone blocks, sometimes reaching 3-5 meters in diameter.

The name is related to the fact that in ancient times there was a fortress (Greek - "kastel") on the top of the mountain, the remains of which have been preserved on the slopes.

According to legend, this fortress served as the last refuge of Queen Feodora, the ruler of ancient Sugdaya. After the capture of the capital of the principality by the Genoese, Feodora hid in Castel, where she, devoted to her brother, died in a battle with enemies.

The Bulhanak hilly field with mud volcanoes is located 5 kilometers north of Kerch, near the village of Bondarenkove (formerly Bulhanak).

Bulganak volcanoes are located in a basin with an area of 3 square kilometers. The most powerful in the Bulhanak group is the Andrusov volcano, or, as it is also called, the Andrusov hill. The crater of this hill reaches 50 meters in diameter, but there are also many small hills there. All of them are constantly raging, throwing out dirt and gas. And in the center of this breathing basin is a lake that constantly changes its size and contours.

The protected tract of Panahiya is located next to the village of Zelenohirya, surrounded by majestic mountain ranges.

On the outskirts of the village there is an amazingly beautiful mountain lake with clear turquoise water. There is a paid parking lot 100 meters from the lake, there is a small tea house, and there is horse rental.

6 kilometers to the east is a valley with several more lakes, in one of which the water has a bright blue color.

To the north of the village is a picturesque gorge with a cascade of small waterfalls and baths. The largest is the Arpatsky waterfall (10 meters). Water from the mountain river Arpat is considered healing.

By mid-July, the springs dry up, and the lakes become very shallow.