Attractions of Perekop district

The Bakalska spit is a sand spit that separates Lake Bakalske from the Karkinit Bay of the Black Sea.

It extends into the sea for 8 kilometers, the width in the middle part is approximately 30-50 meters.

Since 1972, it has had the status of a nature and landscape reserve. The reserve occupies the main part of the territory and water area - 1440 hectares. It includes Lake Bakalske with its coastal strip, most of the aquatic complex and the territory of the Bakalska spit itself. The area where the regulated recreation service for vacationers is conducted covers 87 hectares of land and 100 hectares of the aqua complex.

Thanks to wide sandy beaches and a shallow sea, it is considered a great place for children's recreation and water sports. The visit is paid.

The Perekop Shaft is a powerful earthen fortification that crosses the Perekop Isthmus in its narrowest part.

The height of the embankment reached 10 meters, along it ran a canal connecting Perekop Bay with Lake Sivash.

The exact date of construction of the Perekop Shaft is unknown, but already in the 1st century Greek sources mention the Tafros fortress with a defensive rampart and a canal laid along it.

During the Crimean Khanate, Perekop defended Crimea from the continent. The earthen embankment was fortified with stone towers, the ruins of one of which still rise 15 meters above the waters of the Karkinit Bay of the Black Sea on the western side of the embankment. In the center was the Turkish fortress of Or-Kapu, of which only the ramparts now remain. Since then, Perekop is often called the Turkish rampart.

In 1736, it was stormed by Russian troops, and in 1920, Wrangel's army stubbornly defended itself here during the Red Army attack (the city of Perekop was completely destroyed), battles were fought during the Second World War. Monuments and obelisks remind us of this.

The Swan Islands in Portove are a group of 6 islands stretching 8 kilometers along the coast of the Karkinit Bay, where a huge number of migratory birds gather in spring and summer.

The name of the islands was given by the German scientist Brauler, who visited here at the end of the 19th century, saw a huge number of white whooper swans and came to the conclusion that they nest here. In fact, this is the most important part of the migratory path of birds to Africa, Europe, and Asia. At the same time, there are up to 75-100 thousand of them in clusters, and during the day at the height of the flight - up to a million!

An ornithological reserve of international importance "Swan Islands" - a branch of the Crimean state reserve - was created here. Visitation is strictly limited.