Kerch Peninsula: where to relax and what to see? By car on the Kerch Peninsula: an interesting vacation at sea Kerch Peninsula vacation.

Greetings! In Crimea, a mass departure of burnt and tired tourists with empty wallets and bank cards began. Everyone who chose August for their vacation suffered a lot; many, under the influence of the heat, did not complete several points of the planned program, leaving a lot of interesting things for “when the bridge is built.” I decided to collect my “marginal notes” and write about holidays on the Kerch Peninsula in the fall.

And while some unpack their suitcases and tell how everything is good/normal/bad in Crimea, others monitor weather informers and think: where to go and what to see, for example, in the east of the peninsula. Autumn in Crimea is unpredictable, just like spring. If you are lucky with the weather, you can swim in the sea with pleasure until the first days of October. This also happened - after a cold September, a warm and “velvety” October came, but by that time the sea had already cooled down.

(the article uses several photos taken by tourists while on vacation in Crimea)

Holidays on the Azov Sea

Steppe landscapes predominate in eastern Crimea. If you look along the coast: the mountainous area starts from Cape St. Elijah in Feodosia and stretches to Cape Aya in Balaklava. From the Kerch Peninsula to Feodosia you can see hills, rocky bays, wide sandy beaches and two seas - the Black and Azov.

In eastern Crimea, autumn comes earlier than in south coast and the air temperature may be lower than sea temperature. The Black Sea is often stormy, so many choose the Sea of ​​Azov or the South Coast.


The holiday season in the Azov region ends in October. The Sea of ​​Azov is suitable for holidays with small children. Here, in contrast to the humid climate Black Sea coast, the child acclimatizes much faster. And beaches with white sand and a gentle entrance to the water are absolutely safe for children.

The special pride of the Azov region is its healing salt lakes and mud volcanoes. Tourists specially come to them in order to combine a seaside holiday with mud treatments. The protected lake Chokrak is very popular, but we must not forget that medicinal mud is contraindicated for many.


The sea is across the road from the lake. People smear themselves with mud and after 10-15 minutes wash it off into the sea. If left on longer, redness or burns may occur. The mud is oily, black with a blue tint. The consistency is very soft. Many people take it with them, it is stored for a long time, and it is difficult to wash off things.


While writing this article, I came across a note about the catastrophic situation on the lake. In the summer of 2017, the shores of the healing reservoir turned into a waste dump. When you read about such disgusting, you think, maybe it’s better to close access to such resources if people have become consumers and don’t care about natural heritage? It’s clear that utilities don’t remove them and blah blah blah, but it’s true, have a conscience! Most people come there by car, take the garbage with you and throw it into empty bins along the way or into containers near your house if you live in Crimea.


The Azov coast invariably attracts lovers active rest. Constant winds and the absence of strong storms make Azov resorts a meeting place for lovers of windsurfing and kitesurfing, sailing and water skiing


  • Shchelkino
  • Mysovoye
  • Novootradnoe
  • village Kurortnoye
  • Osovins
  • Yurkino
  • Golden
  • Nizhnezamorskoe
  • Azovskoe
  • Factory
  • Semyonovka
  • Kamenskoye
  • Kerch

There are many boarding houses and recreation centers on the Azov coast, where prices are lower than in hotels. The listed resorts are also chosen by those who do not want to go deep into the peninsula. The distance from the crossing and the future bridge is only 30-40 km. From Kerch to Simferopol airport is 220 km, so the most remote part of Crimea is more suitable for autotourists.

Please note that in eastern Crimea there are two settlements Kurortnoye - the village is located next to Karadag Nature Reserve, and the village is next to the Karalarsky natural park in the Leninsky district.

Prices for September-October 2017, taking into account promotional offers:

  • boarding house "Crimean Dachas" in Shchelkino - from 1340 rubles. nom./day;
  • guest house "Private boarding house Kazantips" in Shchelkino - from 2800 rubles. nom./day +full board;
  • apartments in Shchelkino - from 1,500 rubles. nom./day;
  • boarding house “Priboy” in the village of Mysovoye - from 1800 rubles. nom./day;
  • mini-hotel Troianda in Novootradnoye - from 1600 rubles. nom./day;
  • hotel " A nice place» in the village Zolotoe - cottage from 3200 rub. for 4 people;
  • boarding house "Zarya" in the village. Nizhnezamorsk - from 3400 rubles. nom/day +full board;
  • deaz Hotel in the village Yurkino - from 800 rub. nom./day;
  • complex of cottages "Buhta" in the village. Osovins - from 1400 rubles. nom./day;
  • guest house "U Elena" in Kurortnoye - from 450 rubles. people/day;
  • recreation center "Strait" Arshintsevskaya Spit - from 300 rubles. people/day;
  • boarding house "Azovsky" Sand - from 1080 rub. rub. person/day 3 meals a day;
  • guest house "Kitey" Kerch - from 1700 rubles. people/day;
  • Hotel "French Tuesday" Kerch - from 2500 rubles. nom./day;
  • Hostel "Kerch" Kerch - from 300 rub. people/day;

RU - Free cancellation for most rooms - Booking.com When booking, do not forget to check the box “I am traveling for work”; due to sanctions, the search for hotels in Crimea in the booking.com form is not available.

  • Recreation center "Light of Mayaka" - from 1200 rubles. nom./day;
  • Recreation center "Imperial" - from 1300 rubles. nom./day;
  • Recreation center "Chernomorskaya" - from 2300 rubles. nom./day;

Many people believe that there is nothing to see in Kerch and are greatly mistaken. The city is interesting for its history and is considered the oldest in Russia. Thanks to two seas in the vicinity a large number of landscaped and wild beaches. If there is a storm on Cherny, you will have to spend quite a bit of time to move to the other side and swim in the warm waves of the Azov Sea.


Boast of Kerch Peninsula maybe not only the General beaches and the Arshintsevskaya spit, there are many on the coast interesting places, for example, in the area of ​​​​the ancient settlement of Mirmekiy.



The bridge under construction is a new attraction and attracts a large flow of tourists and local residents. For now it is called “Crimean”, but already this year there will be an open vote for both residents of Crimea and Krasnodar region choose a suitable name. In the meantime, three are open in Kerch observation decks overlooking the construction site of the century. For the convenience of visitors, these beautiful meter-long benches were installed.


Observation platforms overlooking the Crimean (Kerch) Bridge are located:

  1. On the territory of the Kerch fortress
  2. On Mount Mithridates.

What to see in Kerch:

  1. The highest point is Mount Mithridates with panoramic view throughout the city, at its foot are the ruins of an ancient ancient city Panticapaeum.
  2. Adzhimushkay quarries. I talked about them in detail.
  3. Fortress "Kerch" (fort "Totleben"). My story .
  4. Church of John the Baptist from the 8th century.
  5. Yeni-Kale fortress.
  6. Historical and Archaeological Museum of Kerch.
  7. Scythian mounds of the 8th - 4th centuries. BC.
  8. Ruins of the Turkish fortress Arabat.
  9. Mud volcanoes in the Valley of Volcanoes near the village of Bondarenkovo.
  10. Royal mound. My report.

Another natural attraction is the protected Cape Opuk and. Entrance to the territory is free, with a guided tour - 200 rubles. (in 2017) Travel by car is prohibited! You can get to the barrier, and then you need to walk a few km or take a regular bus from Kerch to the village of Maryevka and then walk for 11 km. You can see the lake in different shades of red at the beginning of summer.


The remaining resorts of eastern Crimea are located at a distance from the Kerch Peninsula, and are separated by endless steppes and deserted beaches. Holidays on the Kerch Peninsula can be interesting if you study information about this part of Crimea in advance.

Thank you for your attention!

Your holiday in Kerch will be unforgettable. There are all the conditions to spend your holiday comfortably and interestingly.

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Kerch - oldest city on the Black Sea coast. This is a real paradise for tourists who want not only to passively lie on the beach, but also to touch the centuries-old history.

Climate of Kerch

Coming to Kerch on vacation is a pleasure. The climate here is mild; in summer, the average air temperature is above 30 degrees, and there is little precipitation. There are no sudden weather changes in this region.
The sea warms up well in summer. The swimming season here begins in May and lasts almost until October. Clean beaches, developed infrastructure, convenient access to the sea makes Kerch one of most popular resorts on the Crimean peninsula.

Sea and beaches in Kerch

The Kerch Peninsula is surrounded on all sides by unique water basins. On the northern side it is washed by the waters of the Azov Sea, on the southern side by the Black Sea. Famous in the West Arabat arrow, which separates a piece of Azov into a separate reservoir with salty and very dense water.
There are many convenient and well-maintained beaches in Kerch. In addition to them, you can get a great tan on wild beaches.
The beach in Arshintsevo is popular with both tourists and the local population. There is clean sand and an easy entrance to the sea, which is why vacationers with small children flock here. Near the beach area there is a park area where you can leave your car in the shade of trees and have a snack at a table while admiring the panorama.
There is a cafe on the beach. The food here is delicious and they sell cold drinks and ice cream at reasonable prices.
Between Arshintsevo and the Kerch fortress there is a convenient wild beach, which can be reached via a convenient staircase. It’s clean, there’s a clearing for a picnic, and right on the shore you can cook aromatic barbecue and have a wonderful dinner.
On the City Beach of Kerch everything is more civilized. There are shady canopies and umbrellas, and you can rent sun loungers. There is a grocery store and a souvenir shop right at the entrance to its territory.
The beach is full of entertainment for different age categories: trampolines, inflatable pools, volleyball court. Toilets and showers are functioning.
The city Kerch beach is covered with sand mixed with small pebbles. It is constantly cleaned, and trash cans are installed for vacationers.

The city's attractions

There are many memorable places in Kerch. A walk around the sights will perfectly break up the monotony of your days off. The centuries-old history of the city fits perfectly with its modern appearance; the atmosphere here is indescribable.
Having visited Kerch, it is impossible not to visit the excavations of ancient cities of the ancient era. Lovers of antiquities come here from all over the world to participate in research work. The ruins on the territory of the city and on its outskirts are more than 2 and a half thousand years old. Particularly valuable fossil rarities are stored in best museums peace.
Mount Mithridates is of particular interest to tourists. Having ascended it along an endless staircase built in the 19th century, vacationers will see a 24-meter stele, which was erected in memory of the soldiers who laid down their lives during the Great Patriotic War for their native land.
From the mountain there is a completely extraordinary view of the city, shining with thousands of lights, and the sea along which ships sail. It’s hard to believe that many centuries ago Panticapaeum, the capital of the Bosporus, stood here. With your own hands on the top of Mithridates you can touch the ruins of the ancient temple and examine its remains.
The Turkish fortress “Yeni-Kale” and the fort “Totleben”, which is now known as the “Kerch” fortress, will not go unnoticed by tourists.
It’s worth visiting Kerch if you want to get a pleasant and unforgettable experience from your vacation.

Kerch (Crimea) is one of the oldest sea cities with rich history: Adzhimushkay quarries, Kerch Museum of Antiquities and Kerch Lapidarium are objects of world significance. Huge beaches, including those on Arshintsevskaya Spit and Geroevsky - will be appreciated by the most sophisticated tourist. An ideal place for a beach and cultural holiday against the backdrop of pristine nature, salt lakes and mud volcanoes.

You can go on holiday to Kerch in private sector, hotels and hotels without intermediaries - the catalog contains objects with prices from the owners. They are happy to welcome tourists, check availability and make a reservation. The living area is stretched along coastline and is within walking distance. We also advise you to pay attention to the nearest villages - Geroevskoye, Yurkino, Yakovenkovo. Holidays there are always of high quality, relaxing and affordable even for the most modest budget.

How to get there

The city is located on the Kerch Peninsula and is the easternmost point of Crimea (Cape Lantern). The quarters stretch along the coastline for 42 km, and are washed by the waters Kerch Strait– a natural canal connecting the Black and Azov Seas. On the territory of the city there is Mount Mitridan, which is the central point of Kerch.

From point of view transport accessibility, the city is located quite conveniently. You can get here in the following ways:

  • by train. There are many trains to the city long distance, including from Russia;
  • by plane. Kerch has its own airport. There are few flights and only in season, but planes fly from Moscow. But it’s better - through Simferopol or Anapa;
  • on a ferryboat. Many motorists, and even “walking” tourists, prefer to move to Kerch from the Chushka Spit on the Taman Peninsula of the Krasnodar Territory;
  • by bus. They even go from the Russian Federation to Kerch Shuttle Buses, which, like private or commercial vehicles, are delivered by ferry.

Now there are plans to build a bridge across the strait, which will further simplify transportation.

general information

Kerch. Tiplyashina Evgeniya / Photobank Lori

Kerch is a city of republican significance. Up to 150,000 people permanently live there. Reception and service of vacationers is not the main purpose. First of all, Kerch is a center of shipbuilding and metallurgy. In addition, there is one of the largest marine terminals, specializing in the transshipment and storage of grain. The third component of economic activity is fishing, including industrial processing of seafood. So, when you come to Kerch on vacation, you can count on the opportunity to try first-class fish and other seafood. Sanatorium-resort treatment using therapeutic mud of volcanic origin and from Lake Chokrak is also widely developed. And, of course, a traditional beach holiday.

Kerch is not the first name of the city. It comes from the Old Russian word “kark”, which means “throat”. This refers to the location in the strait area. The first settlements here appeared 100,000 years ago in the form of Neanderthal sites. Over the years, the city passed from one people to another.

What to do on vacation

Many, coming to Kerch on vacation, only find out on the spot that they are in one of the largest museums under open air on the ground. Over the centuries-old history of the settlement, a huge number of attractions of various historical periods arose on the territory of the city. No vacation is enough to see them. However, it is worth paying attention to at least the following objects:

  • The ancient settlement of Panticapaeum is a settlement of the period V-III centuries BC. Located on Mount Mithridates, on which the Acropolis and the Temple of Apollo were previously located;
  • The Royal Mound is the tomb of the Spartokid dynasty - the rulers of the Bosporan state, which existed in the Northern Black Sea region in the 6th-2nd centuries BC;
  • Chokrak – salt Lake, famous for its mud volcanoes with healing silts. There is also a hydrological reserve here. From Kerch it is 16 km towards the village of Kurortnoye;
  • Adzhimushkay quarries, which brought the city the title of hero for resistance during the Great Patriotic War.

Climate and weather

The climate of Kerch is temperate continental and close to subtropical. Summer is often quite hot. Although the city is located on a hilly area (the highest point is Mithridates - 91m), there are no mountains that influence the movement of air masses. Air masses from both seas, as well as those coming from the Caucasus and Crimean peninsula. Humidity levels are quite high and rain is not uncommon. The average temperature in summer can exceed 30 degrees. The swimming season lasts from late May to mid-September. The water temperature during the hot holiday season (in Kerch this is August) is about 24 degrees. In winter the strait freezes.

Average monthly air temperature by month

Average monthly water temperature by month

Beaches

The choice of Kerch beaches depends on which sea you would like to spend your vacation on. The Black Sea part of the beaches directly borders urban areas. You will have to travel further to the beaches of Azov, or immediately settle in the suburban villages of Yurkino or Osoviny. The beaches are covered with sand or a mixture of sand and small pebbles. The bottom topography depends on the location of the beach. The municipal (city) beach is located away from the port and center, closer to the southern outskirts. This is the most equipped and popular beach in the region, also known as SanDali or the beach on the Kamysh-Burun Spit. The most popular wild beach is the beach on a narrow spit that separates the salt lake Tobechikskoye from the Kerch Strait.

Latest reviews about holidays in Kerch

We vacationed at Lyubava for the first time 20 years ago, when my daughter was 6 years old! It was a small boarding house from the Bread Factory. Tiny rooms, iron beds, shower and toilet outside, we cooked ourselves in the common kitchen. But we were young and unpretentious and it was very cool and fun because we were always with a group of friends. This year, 2018, my husband and I decided to remember our youth and came to Lyubava. How everything has changed!
Two-room suites with toilet and shower, bedroom with TV and air conditioning. There are two Suites on the second floor with a large terrace and a magnificent view of the sea, where it is so wonderful to drink tea and watch the sunrise and sunset!

We took a standard room on the first floor with my husband, rested from July 02 to July 9, the house is nice New, the room is beautiful, we didn’t even expect it, it’s still brand new, although the air conditioner was leaking, but they did it in the morning, the sea is close, we are not young people, for us everything is super Water like steam milk, there are mosquitoes in the evening, but tolerable, the only city it’s a 20-minute drive, but the supermarket is about 12 minutes by car, the breakfast is good, porridge plus eggs or pancakes or vegetable pancakes, a sandwich with cheese was always very convenient and affordable, the price was 250 rubles, and we had dinner either in the city or heated it in the microwave since it’s more expensive, the beach is wild, but very comfortable, very quiet around, just what we need. .the territory was made with soul in the evening, we rode on a swing near the fountain, photos are on the website of this particular house.
Thanks to Victoria and Nadezhda for their hospitality, we will try to come next year with our grandson.

My son and I went to this mini-boarding house for three summers in a row... We were very pleased!!! the sea is literally 50 meters away, the shore is sandy, the water is clean... and the mud lake is very close... the rooms are clean and comfortable. Each has air conditioning. Whether you want it with amenities or not... but the amenities on the street are very good... (everything is like at home). The owners are just wonderful people!!! Larisa cooks very well and everyone was always full and happy))))) And the prices are reasonable... We will definitely go again this year))))) and you come!!!

Holidays on the Kerch Peninsula are an opportunity to swim in the waters of two seas, visit places associated with dramas of ancient and recent history, and see amazing nature... And relax in silence and a calm atmosphere - after all, this part of Crimea is not very developed by tourists!

  • The most convenient way to travel around the Kerch Peninsula is by car - then you have the opportunity to spend several days in Kerch, having traveled around the city, and then move to one of the resort villages on Sea of ​​Azov.
  • Most interesting places can be visited by buses and minibuses from the Kerch bus station, but this is not always convenient: for example, a bus to Geroevskoe It runs quite rarely and you need to carefully monitor the schedule. Transport runs quite often only on highway Kerch - Feodosia. Those traveling around the peninsula by car should also focus on this route, turning off from it to visit attractions, rather than planning a trip along the coast along the bays Sea of ​​Azov(the roads there are very bad and not everywhere, refueling is also difficult).
  • If you are not afraid of the prospect of a wild holiday with a tent, you can go General's beaches– a section of coast between villages Resort And Golden with picturesque terrain and many secluded small bays. But keep in mind that there is no shade and few fresh springs, so you will probably need a supply of water and an awning from the sun, as well as a burner - finding fuel for a fire is also problematic.

Day 1. Historical monuments of Kerch

It’s worth spending the first night in Kerch to get to know its center in the morning. Having reached Lenin Square, you will find yourself in the most interesting part of the city: at the beginning of the pedestrian Lenin streets and close to museums and Mount Mithridates. You can start your inspection from the square and its adjacent Glory Squares And Mira, decorated with fountains and sculptures. Particularly interesting here Church of John the Baptist- the oldest church in Russia. Attracts attention and pre-revolutionary building of women's gymnasium No. 2.

Then you can walk through Sverdlov street to visit Kerch Historical and Archaeological Museum And Temple of Alexander Nevsky(the church and museum share one building). You can also take a walk in the park area between Sverdlov Street and the embankment, take a photo in front of the local rotunda and a funny monument to a schoolboy with a broom.

On Teatralnaya , 42 is a restaurant FishKa, whose menu usually features a large selection of local fish and seafood. And if you walk along Sverdlov Street to Aivazovsky Street, in house 7 you can go to a cafe "Taste of life" with an assortment of Russian and Italian dishes. However, on the embankment and Lenin Street there are many other cafes and canteens for different budgets, so you won’t go hungry.

After lunch you can drive along Voykov streets And General Kulakov towards the ferry crossing to visit the Turkish fortress Yeni-Kale. You can freely walk around the fortress at any time, there are few tourists here and it’s nice to watch the sunset here. Near the fortress there is a small pebble beach where you can swim.

Day 2. Geroevskoye village: memorials and beaches

Village Geroevskoe(aka Geroevka) is located 17 kilometers from Kerch. To get here by car, you need to leave the city center along Sverdlova Street, move along the streets of Heroes of Stalingrad, Ordzhonikidzhe and Krasnaya Gorka to the Heroes of Eltingen Highway.

Geroevskoye is located next to the area Arshintsevo, so the local spacious sandy beach practically turns into the beaches of the Arshintsevskaya Spit. And if you walk along the coast in the other direction, past the wild beaches, you can reach the salty Lake Tobechik with healing mud and take a mud bath on a narrow spit between the sea and the estuary, and then plunge into the sea.

The village is interesting not only for its beach: there is a memorial complex dedicated to the landing of Soviet paratroopers on the Kerch Peninsula during the Great Patriotic War. You can go to Museum of the History of the Eltigen Landing and view the memorial at Rubezhnaya street. Particularly impressive is the 20-meter-high “Sail” monument on a hill above the sea.

Next to the war memorial are the ruins of an ancient ancient city. Nymphea, they are also available for visiting.

You can spend the whole day in Geroevskoye, and at dusk return to Kerch to have dinner at embankment. If you still have some strength left, don’t be too lazy to go up again (or drive your car from Pirogov Street along Kursantov Street) to Mount Mithridates in the dark: illuminated by lanterns, it makes a special impression, and the view of the city at night is not at all the same as during the day. Just take warm clothes with you, because it is windy and cool on the mountain even on summer evenings.

Day 3. Adzhimushkay quarries

The third day is worth spending on a visit to the village Adzhimushkay 5 kilometers from the center of Kerch (exit the city onto the Adzhimushkayskoe highway). There are two very famous tourist sites in the village: Royal Kurgan, an ancient tomb from the time of the Bosporan Kingdom, and Adzhimushkay quarries- the place where in 1942 the soldiers remaining on the peninsula held the defense against the Germans for six months Soviet army And local residents. Of the 13 thousand people who descended into the quarries, less than a thousand survived, and now a museum is dedicated to the memory of this tragic defense. This place makes a very strong impression, so children (as well as people suffering from claustrophobia) should not take a tour of the dungeon. But the rest should take a break from the entertainment beach holiday and visiting the quarries is iconic place and the events associated with it must be remembered.

The temperature in the quarries is +12 degrees, so you need to bring warm clothes. Plan your trip time, because the ticket offices of both museums close quite early: tickets to the Adzhimushkai quarries are sold until 15.25, and to the Tsarsky Kurgan - until 15.15. The museums themselves are open until 17.00. By the way, entrance to the quarries is only available to excursion groups, so if you don’t want to wait for other excursionists, you will have to purchase five tickets at once - excursions are conducted for groups of 5 people or more.

After Adzhimushkai you can drive to the village Podmayachny in the northeast of the peninsula (the road goes past Kerch crossing). Here is located ostrich farm "Exotic" with a small zoo and a cafe serving exotic dishes of ostrich meat and eggs, as well as traditional Russian cuisine. There is also a beach on site, so you can spend a lot of time swimming and relaxing here.

If you don’t want to devote the rest of the day to ostriches and are returning to Kerch, before the railway crossing, don’t be too lazy to turn off the Adzhimushkay highway towards the village of Bondarenkovo ​​to stop at Bulganak mud hills. This is a rather interesting natural attraction: many small mud lakes and craters, from which fountains of liquid mud sometimes splash out. The local mud is useful and is used for therapeutic procedures, but there are no conditions for mud baths on the field itself. But the landscape is very colorful and tourists love to photograph it.

Day 4. Kerch Fortress and Arshintsevskaya Spit

The 19th-century Russian fortress on the shores of the Kerch Strait is an impressive fortification monument, so take half a day to visit it with a guide. Located Kerch fortress 7 kilometers from the city center, and the last 4 kilometers have to be driven along a broken tiled road at low speed. You need to move along Sverdlov Street to Tamanskaya Street. At the end of the street is the fortress.

Don't expect impressive views of powerful walls and towers - all the fortifications are hidden in the ground and connected by tunnels, and from the outside the fortress appears only as a chain of hills of different heights.

The territory has not been completely cleared of mines; only part of the fort is open to tourists and underground tunnels. You can visit the fortress with excursions that take place several times a day along different routes - Fort Totleben, Minsk and Vilna lunettes. Group excursions take place at 10.00 and 14.30, after which time you will no longer be able to enter the fortress.

The second half of the day can be spent on the best Kerch beach Sun Dali on Arshintsevskaya Spit. Leave the fortress along Kolkhoznaya Street and turn onto Ulyanov Street to return to Ordzhonikidze and move towards the Arshintsevo district. The beach is well landscaped, but it is quite crowded.

Day 5. Towards the Sea of ​​Azov

Having examined the surroundings of Kerch, you can move towards Sea of ​​Azov. First you should visit the village Resort. Leaving Kerch by Kokorina street, you can go to the village Voikovo and visit St. George's grief. This place attracts pilgrims because there is a legend about the appearance of St. George to the shepherd here. Before the revolution there existed on the mountain Katerlez Monastery, now it is being restored and it contains the remains of a shrine blown up during the years of Soviet power - a stone with the imprint of the saint’s foot and the hoof of his horse.

From the village of Voikovo you will follow an asphalt road to the village of Kurortnoye, founded by Old Believers in the 18th century. Nowadays, only the existing Old Believer church in the center of the village reminds of the founders, but it is notable for its beautiful beaches, good fishing and proximity to mud Lake Chokrak on the shore of which you can take a therapeutic mud bath. The landscapes here are very beautiful, especially in the evening light, when the surface of Chokrak shimmers pink.

You can also drive or walk from the village General's beaches- a 15-kilometer strip of beaches and rocky coves, stretching between the sea and the steppes Karalarsky natural park . The landscapes here are very beautiful, but at the height of summer it is very hot, and in the steppe you can meet snakes and centipedes, so be careful if you plan to camp here or camp with a tent. In Kurortny itself you can stay overnight in a boarding house or in the private sector.

Day 6. Kazantip Bay

Continuing your acquaintance with the coast of the Azov Sea, go to Kazantip Bay. To do this, you need to return to the Kerch - Feodosia highway and drive until the turn to the village of Lenino. After passing through the village, move towards the village of Shchelkino ​ . On the way you will pass by the dilapidated building of the first power unit Crimean nuclear power plant, which served as the setting for the filming of the film " Inhabited island"and a place for informal parties.

Shchelkino- the youngest village in Crimea, founded for the personnel of the very Crimean Nuclear Power Plant that you pass along the way. The construction of the power plant was frozen, having recognized the area as seismically dangerous. But the village, remote from industrial enterprises, is different clean air and excellent opportunities for swimming, surfing and other outdoor activities.

Staying at one of the local hotels or in the private sector, you can swim on the city beach or on the other side of the cape, on beach of Tatar Bay. As a rule, if on one side the weather is windy, then on the other side it is calm, and tourists always have a choice.

2 kilometers north, at the foot of Cape Kazantip and at the border Kazantip Nature Reserve there is a village Mysovoye. The village has hotel "Kazantip Club"(former recreation center "Kazantip"), on the territory of which you can stay at a campsite with your own tent.

Or you can just come here to walk along the “Antique Kazantip” ecological trail through the reserve, admiring the bizarre outlines of the rocky bays. Permission to visit the territory of the reserve must be obtained in Shchelkino, the car will have to be left in Mysovoy.

Day 7. Arabat Spit

If you leave Shchelkino on the Kerch - Feodosia highway and move to the village Battle and then turn right, you will come to Arabat arrow. This spit of shell rock stretches for more than 100 meters between the bay Sivash And Sea of ​​Azov and connects the Kerch Peninsula with the territory of Ukraine. The border runs along the spit, so you can’t drive right through it, but it’s interesting to turn here. Firstly, not far from the beginning of the spit you will see the ruins of a Turkish Arabat fortress, built in the 17th century. The ruins are located near the road, two kilometers from the village Kamensky. Tourists rarely come here, so it’s interesting to walk around the ruins in silence.

Further, as you move, you will come across abandoned saltworks, where salt was once mined from Sivash Bay. The landscapes here are quite colorful: on the side of the Azov Sea there is a wild beach with fine sand, and on the side of Sivash there are the shores of the bay, shimmering pink. This color is given to the water by the algae that live in it. By the way, because of these algae, there is an unpleasant smell of hydrogen sulfide on the shores of the bay.

In general, the air on the spit is very healthy, and besides, these places delight you with silence and solitude. But if you decide to stay here with a tent, keep in mind: there are no springs on the arrow fresh water and trees, that is, there is nowhere to hide from the sun and find fuel for a fire. From the village Solyanoye The border zone begins - Russian citizens can visit it if they have an internal passport, but they should not come closer than 5 kilometers to the border with Ukraine.

The Kerch Peninsula is the most important part of Crimea, its almost official “gate” to the east. Stretching between two seas, it has long attracted people as a convenient transport hub. As a result, its land preserves the memory of many large-scale events, and modernity counts on Kerch as a strong “engine” of Crimean progress.

History and origin

The peninsula is a natural protruding Crimean territory. Surely this is the result of the work of tectonic forces (like the whole), although some experts explain the appearance of its individual parts by the work of corals. The landscape is mainly steppe; there are two mountain ranges, but their height does not exceed 200 m.

From a geographer’s point of view, Kerch is a second-level peninsula. The term means that it is a component of another peninsula, in this case Crimea. The map allows us to notice that there are also third-level peninsulas here - Kazantipsky, usually called the cape, and the Arabat Spit, bordering Ukraine.

The area of ​​the peninsula is slightly less than 3000 square meters. km, the length of the coastline is 300 km. It is 90 km long (east-west line), and up to 50 km wide (north-south). It accounts for 10% of the Crimea. Highest points- Pikhbopai mountains, and, but all of them do not reach 200 m in height.

It is washed by the Sea of ​​Azov and the Black Sea, as well as. There are about 30 salt lakes here, many of them have balneological potential. But there are no real ones, there are only drying up streams. The largest of them is Samarli. The climate of the Kerch Peninsula is harsher than in the rest of Crimea. A characteristic feature is strong storms, especially .

The area mainly consists of steppe landscapes. Vegetation includes rare and decorative species (they bloom in spring). Animal world poorer, it is mainly represented by birds, for example rare pink starlings, insects () and rodents. There are also dangerous species - and (tarantulas and karakurts). In order to preserve the integrity of steppe landscapes, several have been created, for example at Cape Opuk and on. Anchovy, flounder, and gobies spawn nearby.

Resorts and beaches of the peninsula

Today the region is not considered as . But holidays on the Kerch Peninsula have great advantages. There are fewer people there, and you can take advantage of the proximity of two seas. In Cherny, the water warms up more slowly and is usually colder than in. The beaches there are smaller in size due to the terrain (more rocky outcrops), but they are more picturesque. The southern regions and Opuk are the most popular. The Black Sea region is more suitable for generally good swimmers, as it is deeper there.

There are also famous ones on the peninsula. On the Azov coast, their list includes the coasts of Kazantip. They attract holidaymakers with their clean white sand, large size (stretching for kilometers) and convenient entry into the water. The disadvantage is the “wildness” of the territory - equipped edges are only in the villages (Zolote, Novootradnoe).

In Kerch itself, Geroevskogo Beach (there is one) is valued - the village has long been a Kerch suburb. It is sandy, well-maintained, with entertainment. The only negative is that the large perimeter is “occupied” by boarding houses and hotels, but there is still room for free vacationers.

The most famous are Generalskie, located near the village of Kurortnoye - a series of small coves with a sandy shore and clear water surface. The name is due to the fact that supposedly local military complexes pacified high-ranking inspectors there, arranging for them intimate bathing and barbecue. Now tourists with tents often stop, despite the fact that they have to carry firewood and drink with them.

Cultural program: sights and entertainment

She is the traditional “highlight” of a holiday in Kerch. First of all, resort visitors strive to visit historical ones. These are the archaeological and memorials associated with the events of the Great Patriotic War. You can see the excavations, Panticapaeum, get acquainted with the materials obtained by archaeologists in and where the remnants of the garrison and the townspeople held their defense for 170 days. The photo of a terrible children's cemetery underground (the room where the dead little Kerch residents were buried and where young travelers brought thousands of toys as gifts to their deceased peers) is the most famous on the “wall of memory” throughout Taurida.

There are also natural wonders on the peninsula. In the spring, tourists come to see the tulip fields (do not pick the flowers, much less dig them up!). Easily recognizable ones are located in the sea, often serving as advertising for Crimea. There are also entire fields of mud volcanoes here. They operate on the same principle as ordinary ones, but are less dangerous, spewing clay with impurities rather than fiery lava. There is even the village of Vulkanovka, and near Bondarenkovo ​​there is a Valley with volcanoes, where there are several dozen mud craters.

How to get there (get there)?

They get here both from Feodosia, Simferopol and (regular bus service is provided), and from the Krasnodar Territory, by ferry or across a built bridge.

By car, it’s easy to get from Kerch, the eastern capital of Taurida, this way:

The potential of the Kerch Peninsula has not yet been fully revealed, but even now it is not in danger of inattention from people. Historical Center, transport hub, nature reserve - it is all of this! In conclusion, an educational video, enjoy watching!

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