Sights and entertainment in Alushta (Crimea)

Alushta is a popular Crimean resort, in and around which there are a lot of interesting and memorable sights. Create a route for one to two days or the entire period of vacation is not difficult. Excursions, trips and entertainment in Alushta are presented for every taste. Here you can have a good time with children or go to explore the ruins of ancient temples in an organized group. Lovers of historical rarities will find in the vicinity of many places worthy of attention.

The list of excursion and tourist sites in Alushta looks very impressive. To choose suitable for visiting sights of the city, just read the description of its most significant and memorable places. However, arriving in the Crimea, you can go for a walk and get on a full tour of the locations of ancient artifacts. Here are some places to go first.

Like any seaside city, Alushta is justly proud of its central embankment. Here it is fairly quiet and calm, with an elegant snow-white balustrade, elegant lanterns, a magnificent opening view of the sea.

On the one hand, the embankment is surrounded by a mountain range covered with greenery, on the other - the water surface. During a walk worth a visit local rotunda - her colonnade is considered the best background for a holiday photo shoot. Also nearby is entrance to the water park, and the waterfront itself is effectively illuminated with the onset of darkness.

This romantic name is called part of the old city, which is today considered the most popular tourist destination. Here are available to visit such architectural and historical objects as:

• fortress Aluston;

• "Dove" - ​​the famous Crimean dacha;

• Theodore Stratelates Temple;

• Beketov Museum.

Description Aluston fortress easily give absolutely any resident of Alushta. In fact, it is the only really ancient artifact in the city. The structure originated in these places in the 6th century, but since then it has undergone significant changes. During the time of the possession of the Genoese, the bastion was rebuilt and strengthened. But during the years of the Turkish invasion, only the ruins remained of the fortified fort - from the 15th century, what was left of it was destroyed by natural factors.

A few kilometers away from Alushta is the Funa fortress, having the status of an archaeological artifact of federal significance. The facility is located in the foothills of the South Demerdzhi massif. And it was erected in the Middle Ages as fortifications on the way of trade caravans. Like many other objects of the Crimea of ​​those years, Funa fortress existed in its original form not for long.

By 1423, it was partially damaged by an earthquake.And in 1475 it was subjected to a destructive attack by the troops of the Ottoman Empire. The ruins of the fortress walls, which are accessible to the public, are represented both by small sections of the foundation and by full-fledged arches, parts of walls. Also in the exhibition is a layout of buildings, recreating the original appearance of the fort. You can see a stand with finds and artifacts, as well as shoot a bow in the best traditions of the Middle Ages.

Alushta is a popular resort place that has attracted famous people, Bohemians, and aristocrats at all times of its existence.. Is it any wonder that walking through the streets of the city you can see a lot of interesting and unusual exhibits dedicated to famous residents of these places. In addition, the city presents objects of cultural and historical heritage. And for lovers of ancient artifacts will be interesting Museum-Reserve "Pilgrim", which includes Partenit.

Among the attractions of Alushta there are many objects whose history is closely connected with the “White movement”, the revolution and the terrible famine that reigned then in these parts. Among them is the house-museum of I. S. Shmelev, a famous writer who lived in the Crimea for about 5 years, until 1922. It is noteworthy that The building was built by the famous Alushta architect Beketov. Inside, the real situation of the writer's study is recreated.

Another documentary evidence of the epoch is the literary-memorial museum in Alushta, opened in the mansion of the famous writer Sergeyev-Tsensky. The building is U-shaped looks quite typical for the Crimean suburban buildings of the time. Even authentic interiors have been preserved, the decor that prevailed in the house under its owners. After the writer's death, a museum was opened in a building on the southern slope of Eagle Mountain. His living room today remains the venue for literary and musical evenings.

The local history museum, which opened in 1923, was once the central institution of its kind in all of Tavrida. Part of the exhibits at the time of the decline of the complex and at the time of its closure was transferred to other cities of the Southern Coast of Crimea. But today its exposition is open again to the public. And in the walls of the museum are evidence of the history of Alushta, who knew war and invasions, the change of power and many other, no less dramatic stages of the city.

The museum of stone and gems located in Alushta was opened relatively recently - in 2015. There are only two permanent expositions in it - one designed for students of schools and universities, the other includes objects targeted at the mass visitor. As part of the tour, you can see both exhibits from the Paleolithic period, as well as an excellent selection of minerals, meteorites, precious and ornamental stones.

The famous architect A.N. Beketov, who lived in Alushta at the end of the 19th century, created a magnificent estate in an eclectic style that was unusual for that time. Today there are a house-museum and an art gallery of modern art, as well as an exhibition of works by painters of the XIX-XX centuries. Total exhibited more than 1,000 works.

For parents with children in Alushta there is a mass of entertainment, allowing you to fully engage and captivate the youngest vacationers. You can recommend to visit the following objects.

• Dolphinarium. Open all week except Monday, swimming with dolphins, dolphin therapy, as well as visiting water shows is available. Children will be delighted with communication with marine animals. And adults will be able to compete at auction for paintings painted by water mammals.

• Park miniatures. Here is a model of all the Crimean sights on a reduced scale. The exhibition is located in the open air and is available to the public only during the warm season.

• Multipark. Gorky Street is rich in cultural objects designed for a children's audience. Not far from the park of miniatures there is a multi-park, where the sculptures of the most beloved modern cartoon characters are collected. Among other objects of children's attention can be noted a contact zoo, playgrounds with a trampoline and a kaleidoscope located on its territory.

• Space Museum. And kids, and older children invariably admire the theme of space. Modern interactive technologies Space Museum opposes the real artifacts of space missions. The object is not in Alushta itself, but in Gurzuf. But it is here that you can see an exact copy of the moon rover in a 1: 1 ratio, the spacesuits of the astronauts Gagarin and Leonov.

• Aquapark. In Alushta, it is located on the territory of a single recreational complex with the romantic name “Almond Grove”. On an area of ​​20,000 square meters, there is an open range of objects of varying complexity. Boa slides with two descents are suitable for children - the rest of the rides will be unnecessarily extreme. In the children's area there is a safe pool, a clean beach, a lounge.

On the territory of Alushta there are many other attractions. Not all of them have a serious historical past. But there is something special about opening such pearls on the Southern coast of the Crimea on your own.

Horse riding is a favorite pastime in Alushta. Organized tours allow you to go to the picturesque mountain lake or Funa fortress. In addition, you can go on an extreme tour with a combined program. In this case, part of the journey will be taken by climbing, jeeps or paragliding - it all depends on the courage of the guests and the imagination of the organizers.

One of the most popular among the true connoisseurs of good rest of excursion objects of Alushta is the romantic name "Jules Verne". The mention of the legendary French writer is not accidental - the restaurant-museum offers to be transferred to the atmosphere of the XIX century. And in the names of the dishes there are reminders of the writer's works. As an accompaniment to gastronomic pleasures, the sound of the phonograph and the sound of the keys of a typewriter are offered.

A restaurant-museum was built on the site where the famous club house used to be located, and before it there was a villa and a horse-riding station. There is even a legend that Jules Verne has been to the Crimea, and visitors who have visited here want to believe it. Inside are many artifacts of the past - from the original cash register created in the USA in 1893 to the writer's works in French.

This is one of the newest objects in the tourist part of Alushta - its opening took place on the eve of the new 2019 year. Unusual science and entertainment complex focused on a technically savvy audience and fans of fiction. In addition, the "Guardian of the Empire" is also a hotel where you can rent a room that repeats the surroundings of a Star Wars-style space cabin.

Among the entertainment options available aboard the “ship” are flight simulators and realistic game simulators, as well as meaningful communication with a real robot.Guests of the hotel can enjoy even authentic space food - they will have to eat from tubes that can be purchased at a local cafe as part of special sets. Among the exhibits there is not only a copy of the scenery of the “death star” from the legendary film saga, but also real soil samples, space suits and other interesting artifacts.

In the vicinity of Alushta there are also many interesting sights that you can visit on your own.

• Partenit. This village, 15 km from Alushta, is famous for its cultural and historical rarities - here are the ruins of the Parthenit basilica, located at the foot of the Ayu-Dag mountain, the minaret of the mosque of the XVIII-XIX centuries. And the Bear Mountain itself keeps many ancient secrets and mysteries. In addition, in Partenit you can see the unique light-music fountain "Prometheus".

• Yusupov Palace in Koreiz Village (only in an organized group). Not too lush decoration of the front facade is compensated by the magnificence of the sculptures in the courtyard. The secret guards - stone lions - are installed at each entrance, and the magnificent trees, the oldest of which turned 600, amaze even the experienced connoisseurs of the beautiful. Inside, too, there is something to see: it was here that Stalin lived during the Yalta Conference. The most secure sightseers can even rent apartments in the palace and feel involved in such significant historical events.

• Walking routes in the Alushta Mountains. Magnificent waterfalls and majestic mountain caves are best viewed in late spring or summer, when they appear in all the magnificence of the local nature. It is worth going to the Valley of the Ghosts, and to the Kanak beam, and to the Chatyr-Dag plateau. The choice of routes is limited only by the wishes of the tourists themselves,

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