Attractions of Koreiz

The sculptural group "Mermaid" on the seashore in the village of Koreiz is dedicated to the ancient Tatar legend about the girl Arzy and the robber Ali-Baba.

According to legend, the robber stole the girl on her wedding day and sold her to the harem of the Turkish sultan. Even the birth of a son did not bring relief to her soul, and a year after the abduction Arzy threw herself into the sea from the tower of the sultan's palace. They say that since then a mermaid with a baby in her arms sometimes appears from the sea near the coast of Miskhor.

The sculpture of a mermaid is installed in the water near the beach.

Miskhor Park is the oldest landscape park in Crimea, a monument of 18th century landscape architecture.

It was created in 1780-1783 on the territory of the estate of Counts Vitt according to the architectural designs of Marko and Kebakh. The basis was a relict forest. The park included exotic corners of the relief and untouched nature - trees, rock outcrops, accumulations of stone blocks, bays. Over 150 species and garden forms of exotic trees and shrubs are concentrated on an area of ​​23 hectares. There is a color-music fountain on the territory.

Since 1960, Miskhor Park in the village of Koreiz has been a reserve.