Attractions of Zolote

Regional landscape park "General's Beaches" to the east of Kazantyp is also called "Coast of 1000 Bays".

Along the coast of the Azov Sea, along the northern edge of the Karalar steppe, a wild and little-visited recreation area stretched for almost 30 kilometers from the village of Zolote to the village of Kurortne. The coastline is cut by steep escarpments, rock formations and open bays with beaches where the water warms up well in the summer. Here you can see shallow grottoes, arched vaults created over the centuries by the sun, wind and water.

Between Zoloty and Kurortny, along the coastal cliffs, there is a winding path that allows you to reach all the General beaches.

From 1947 to 1972, the Karalar Steppe was home to a military training ground for aerial support of tests of nuclear and hydrogen weapons of the USSR Air Force, where radioactive materials were buried. The territory was closed to visitors, but the highest military ranks often rested in the picturesque bays, hence the name "General's Beaches".

Even in the high season, there are not many vacationers here, and nature has remained practically untouched. Some bays have fresh water springs.