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Alushta
the material of this page was translated by Yevgeniya Karaschuk
The city of Alushta together with its large territory, stretching from the Ayu-Dag Mountain in the West to the village of Privetnoye in the East make up a paradise on earth called Great Alushta. All the settlements – Partenit, Utyos, Solnechnogorskoe, Malorechenskoe, Rybachje, Privetnoe – are administratively subordinate to Alushta. The nature of the region is unique and not any worse compared to luxurious Yalta. Abundance of sun, fresh air, picturesque mountains – are important components of Alushta’s sea coast, though the most important one is definitely the sea. The swimming season here lasts from May till October. It should be noted, that the beaches of this region have fine pebbles (tiny stones), which is much better than the bigger ones (boulders) of Yalta. The storms in summer are rare and usually don’t last long.
In Alushta you can enjoy the feeling of wide open spaces and far-reaching views unusual for the Crimean coast. The massifs retreated 5-10 km further from the sea forming a kind of a semicircle opened towards the sea. Mighty and beautiful mountains frame the Alushta amphitheatre: to the West there is the Babugan massif, and to the North – theChatyrdag Mountain . On the background near the sea there is the Kastel mountain and the Au-Dag above it. In the Western part of the amphitheatre there is theDimerdzi Mountain . Gentle slopes split by valleys and ravines, where resort villages are situated, go downwards to the sea. The cirque of Alushta is the largest and the most beautiful in the Crimea.
Alushta
Alushta is situated on the coast of the Black Sea in the valleys of the rivers Ulu-Uzen and Demerdzhi surrounded by the amphitheatre of the Main ridge of the Crimean mountains. Rest in Alushta means abundance of resort hotels and spa institutions on the one hand and remarkable sights on the other. Alushta is situated 45 km away from Simferopol and 32 km away from Yalta, having bus and trolleybus connections with them. There is a dock, as well as trolleybus and bus terminals in the city. The swimming season lasts from the middle of May till the middle of October, for children – from the end of June till the end of September (the temperature of sea water is about 20°С or above), which makes your holiday in Alushta during the autumn season absolutely unforgettable. Health-resort and cultural zones (stretching from the Au-Dag Mountain up to the village of Privetnoe – 80 km of the offshore coastal strip) includes 78 resort hotels and spa institutions. The most famous are: “Krim”, “Dubna”, “Zolotoj kolos”, “Slavutich”, “Utes”, “Alushta”. Alushta also has 5 tourist bases, camps and about 20 privately owned hotels. Museums: the Historical and Regional Studies Museum, the Literary and Memorial Estate of S. Sergeyev-Tsensky, the Literary Museum of I. Shmelev, the Memorial Estate of an architect N.A. Beketov, the Museum of Natural History and the dendrological zoo of the Crimean Nature Reserve. There is a balneary here, which contains silver. The greatest historical monuments are: the Byzantine fortress Aluston (VI century), towers of the XIII-XV ctnturies etc. The city has monuments to A.S. Pushkin, M. Gorkiy, S. Sergeyev-Tsensky and others. The beautiful waterfall Dzhur-Dzhur is situated not far from the city (15 m).
Entertainment Places
Aquapark a beautiful aquapark with wonderful pools and entertainment attractions for tourists. Perfect for family vacation.
Museums
Historical and local lore museum.
Address: 8, Lenina st.
Tel: 3-02-70
Work time: 10 am - 5 pm
Days off: Saturday, Tuesday
Literature-memorial museum named after S.N.Sergeeva-Tsenskogo
Address: 5, Sergeeva-Tsenskogo St.
Tel: 3-06-64
Work time: 9 am – 5 pm
Days off: Sunday, Monday
Museum of architect A.N.Beketov
Address: 4, Komsomolskaya st.
Tel: 3-50-43
Work time: 9 am - 5 pm
Days off: Sunday, Monday
Nature Museum and Dendropark of Crimean State Reserve
Address: 42, Partizanskaya st.
Tel: 5-04-43
Natural monuments
Cape of Plaka has a shape mushroom-like rock
Kestel Mountain (439 m height) – volcanic origin. At the ancient time there was a fortress, where lived a legendary Feodora princess.
Paragilmen Mountain (855 m height) has a shape of trapeze.
There are 30 kind of trees and bushes.
Valley of ghosts. There are queer stone sculptures as a result of centuries-old weathering.
Chaos on the Demerdgy Mountain slope Outcome of collapses in 1894, 1968, 1982
Sotery valley. Marvelous stone mushrooms up to 5 meters height.
Haphal Canyon, Djur-Djur Waterfall. The most powerful waterfall in Crimea, centuries-old broad-leaved forest.
Ai-Serez tract. Investigation place of flood and its sediments.
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