Rest on the Kerch Peninsula private sector. Rest in Kerch

Kerch (Crimea) is one of the most ancient maritime cities with rich history: Adzhimushkay quarries, the Kerch Museum of Antiquities and the Kerch Lapidarium - objects of world importance. Huge beaches, including on the Arshintsevskaya spit, on Heroevsky - they will be appreciated by the most sophisticated tourist. Perfect place for beach and cultural recreation amidst virgin nature, salt lakes and mud volcanoes.

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

How to get there

The city is located on the Kerch Peninsula and is the most eastern point of Crimea (Cape Fonar). The blocks stretch along the coastline for 42 km, and are washed by the waters of the Kerch Strait - a natural channel connecting the Black and Azov seas. On the territory of the city there is Mount Mithridan, which is center point Kerch.

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

by train. There are many trains running into the city long distance, including from Russia;
by plane. Kerch has its own airport. There are few flights and only during the season, but planes fly from Moscow. But it is 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. Krasnodar Territory;
by bus. Even regular buses go from the Russian Federation to Kerch, which, like private or commercial vehicles, are delivered by ferry.

Now it is planned 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. It is home to up to 150,000 people permanently. Reception and service of vacationers is not the main purpose. First of all, Kerch is the center of shipbuilding and metallurgy. In addition, there is one of the largest sea terminals specializing in the transshipment and storage of grain. The third component of economic activity is fishing, including industrial processing of seafood. So, coming to rest in Kerch, you can count on the opportunity to taste first-class fish and other seafood. Spa treatment is also widely developed using curative mud of volcanic origin and from Lake Chokrak. 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 zone. The first settlements here appeared 100,000 years ago in the form of Neanderthal camps. Over the years, the city passed from one people to another.

What to do on vacation

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

The ancient settlement of Panticapaeum is a settlement of the 5th-3rd centuries BC. It is located on Mount Mithridates, on which the Acropolis and the Temple of Apollo were previously located;
The royal mound is the burial vault of the Spartokid dynasty - the rulers of the Bosporus state that existed in the Northern Black Sea region in the 6th-2nd centuries BC;
Chokrak - salt Lake, famous for its mud volcanoes with medicinal silts. There is also a hydrological reserve. 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 moderately continental and close to the subtropics. Summer is often quite sultry. Although the city stands on a hilly area (the highest point is Mithridates - 91m), there are no mountains that affect the movement of air masses. Over the city, air masses collide from both seas, as well as those coming from the Caucasus and the Crimean peninsula. The humidity level is quite high and rain is not uncommon. average temperature in summer it can exceed 30 degrees. Bathing season lasts from late May to mid September. The water temperature in the hot holiday season (in Kerch it is August) is about 24 degrees. In winter, the strait freezes over.

Average monthly air temperature by months

Average monthly water temperature by months

Beaches

The choice of Kerch beaches depends on which of the seas you would like to spend your vacation on. The Black Sea part of the beaches directly borders on urban developments. The beaches of Azov will have to go further, or immediately settle in the suburban villages of Yurkino or Osoviny. The covering of the beaches is sand or a mixture of sand and small pebbles. The bottom relief depends on the location of the beach. The municipal (city) beach is removed 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 Kamysh-Burunskaya spit. The most popular wild beach is a beach on a narrow spit separating the Tobechikskoe salt lake from the Kerch Strait.

Latest reviews about holidays in Kerch

For the first time in "Lyubava" we rested 20 years ago, when our daughter was 6 years old! It was a small boarding house from the Bakery. Tiny rooms, iron beds, shower and toilet outside, cooked themselves in the shared kitchen. But we were young and unpretentious and it was very cool and fun because we were always with a company of friends. This year, 2018, my husband and I decided to remember their 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 sea view, 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 02 to 09 July, the house is good New, the room is beautiful, we did not even expect a new one, although the air conditioner started to flow, but in the morning we did it, the sea is close we are not young people for us everything is super Vodichka is like a steam room milk, there are mosquitoes in the evening, but it is tolerable, the only city is 20 minutes away, but the supermarket is about 12 minutes by car, breakfast is good porridge plus eggs or pancakes or pancakes vegetables, a sandwich with cheese was always very convenient and the price of 250 rubles is available, and we had dinner or in the city or warmed in the microwave as it is more expensive, the beach is wild, but very comfortable, it is very quiet around, that's what we need. .the territory is made with heart in the evening rode on a swing near the fountain, photos on the website of this particular house.
Thanks to Victoria and Nadezhda for the hospitality, we will try to come next year with our granddaughter.

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, the shore is sandy, the water is clean ... and the mud lake is very close ... the rooms are clean and comfortable. Each has an air conditioner. if you want with conveniences, or not ... but also the amenities on the street are very good ... (everything is at home). The owners are just wonderful people !!! Larissa cooks very well and everyone was always full and happy))))) And the prices are reasonable ... This year we will definitely go again))))) and you come !!!

Greetings! In Crimea, a mass departure of burned and tired tourists with empty wallets and bank cards began. It got to everyone who chose August for vacation, many, under the influence of the heat, did not fulfill several points of the planned program, leaving a lot of interesting things for “when the bridge will be built”. I decided to collect my "notes in the margins" and write about the rest on the Kerch Peninsula in the fall.

And while some are unpacking their suitcases and telling how everything is good / normal / bad in Crimea, others monitor the weather informers and think: where to go and what to see, for example, in the east of the peninsula. Autumn in Crimea is unpredictable, like spring. If you are lucky with the weather, you can swim in the sea with pleasure until the first days of October. There was such a thing - after a cold September, a warm and "velvet" October came, but the sea had already cooled down by that time.

(the article uses several photos taken by tourists during their holidays in Crimea)

Rest on the Sea of Azov

Steppe landscapes prevail 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 - Black and Azov.

In the eastern Crimea, autumn comes earlier than on the southern coast and the air temperature can be lower than the sea temperature. The Black Sea is often stormy, so many choose the Azov Sea or the South Coast.

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

The special pride of the Azov region is its curative salt lakes and mud volcanoes... Tourists come to them specially in order to combine a vacation at sea with the adoption of mud procedures. The reserved lake Chokrak is very popular, but one should not forget that medicinal mud is contraindicated for many.

The sea is across the road from the lake. The people are smeared with mud and after 10-15 minutes they wash it off into the sea. If kept longer, redness or burns may occur. The mud is oily, black with a blue tint. The consistency is very delicate. Many take it with them, it is stored for a long time, it is not washed well from things.

While writing this article, I came across a note about a catastrophic situation on the lake. In the summer of 2017, the shores of the healing reservoir turned into a landfill for household waste. When you read about such swinishness, you think, maybe it would be better to close access to such resources, if people have become consumers and they do not care about natural resources? It is clear that utilities do not take out and blah blah blah, but it's true, have a conscience! Most come there by car, take the garbage with you and throw it into empty bins on the way or into containers near your home if you live in Crimea.

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

Shchelkino
Mysovoe
Novootradnoe
the village of Kurortnoye
Ramps
Yurkino
Gold
Nizhnezamorskoe
Azov
Factory
Semyonovka
Kamenskoe
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 drive into the interior of the peninsula. The distance from the crossing and the future bridge is only 30-40 km. From Kerch to Simferopol airport - 220 km, so the most remote part of Crimea is more suitable for autotourists.

I draw your attention to the fact that there are two settlements Kurortnoye - the village is located next to the Karadag 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 dachi" in Shchelkino - from 1340 rubles. number / day;
guest House " Private boarding house Kazantips "in Shchelkino - from 2800 rubles. number / day + full board;
apartments in Shchelkino village - from 1500 rubles. number / day;
boarding house "Priboy" in the village of Mysovoe - from 1800 rubles. number / day;
mini-hotel Troianda in Novootradnoye - from 1600 rubles. number / day;
hotel « A nice place"In with. Golden - cottage from 3200 rubles. for 4 people;
boarding house "Zarya" in the village. Nizhnezamorskiy - from 3400 rubles. nom / day + full board;
deaz Hotel in with. Yurkino - from 800 rubles. number / day;
complex of cottages "Bukhta" in the village. Osovins - from 1400 rubles. number / day;
guest house "U Elena" in the village of Kurortnoye - from 450 rubles. person / day;
recreation center "Strait" Arshintsevskaya spit - from 300 rubles. person / day;
boarding house "Azovskiy" s. Shortbread - from 1080 rubles. rub. person / day 3 meals a day;
guest house "Kitey", Kerch - from 1700 rubles. person / day;
hotel "French Tuesday", Kerch - from 2500 rubles. number / day;
hostel "Kerch", Kerch - from 300 rubles. person / day;

EN - Free cancellation for most rooms - Booking.com When booking, do not forget to tick the box "I travel for work", because of the sanctions, the search for hotels in Crimea in the booking.com form is not available.

Recreation center "Light of the Lighthouse" - from 1200 rubles. number / day;
Recreation center "Imperial" - from 1300 rubles. number / day;
Recreation center "Chernomorskaya" - from 2300 rubles. number / day;

Many 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 the two seas, the surrounding area has a large number of well-maintained and wild beaches. If there is a storm on the Black Sea, you will have to spend quite a bit of time to move to the other side and swim in the warm waves Sea of Azov.

The Kerch Peninsula can boast not only of the General's beaches and the Arshintsevskaya spit, there are many interesting places, for example, in the area of the ancient settlement Mirmeki.

The bridge under construction is a new attraction and attracts a large flow of tourists and local residents. So far it is called "Crimean", but this year an open vote will take place and the residents of the Crimea and Krasnodar Territory will choose a suitable name. In the meantime, three observation decks overlooking the construction site of the century. For the convenience of visitors, these beautiful meter-long benches have been installed.

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

On the territory of the fortress "Kerch"
On Mount Mithridates.

What to see in Kerch:

The highest point is Mount Mithridates with a panoramic view of the entire city, at its foot are the ruins of an ancient ancient city Panticapaeum.
Adzhimushkay quarries. I talked about them in detail.
Fortress "Kerch" (Fort "Totleben"). My story .
Church of John the Baptist of the 8th century.
Yeni-Kale fortress.
Historical and Archaeological Museum of Kerch.
Scythian burial mounds of the 8th - 4th centuries. BC.
Ruins of the Turkish fortress Arabat.
Mud volcanoes in the Valley of Volcanoes near the village of Bondarenkovo.
Tsarsky burial 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 by bus from Kerch to the village of Maryevka and then 11 km on foot. You can see the lake in different shades of red in early summer.

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

Thank you for the attention!

short info

Amazing richest ancient history Kerch, the former capital of the Bosporus kingdom. Sandy beaches for tens of kilometers in golden arcs frame the local bays. The Kerch Peninsula is isolated from the rest of Crimea by its very nature. The landscape is special, unique. Chains of hills limit the horizon, so after driving only a couple of kilometers, you find yourself in lost world... But when you get to the beach, the whole earthly paradise turns out to be yours personally. Port city Kerch is easily accessible from all sides. It is surrounded by 4 sea areas: the Black Sea, the Kerch Strait, the Sea of Azov and the Sivash. Kerch has great opportunities for auto tourism. The local fish farms fish sturgeon, Crimean herring, and anchovy. The Bagerovsky winery, which produces inexpensive wines, operates near Kerch. The city is full of vineyards. Kerch today is a large industrial city of Ukraine with mining enterprises, ship repair and pipe foundries.

Location

The Crimean resort of Kerch is located in the eastern part of Crimea, in the east of the Kerch Peninsula.

Time

Moscow time + 1 hour.

Population

The population is 165 thousand people.

Nature

In Kerch preserved pristine nature... Nowhere in Crimea can you find a colony of pink starlings. He chose the Kerch Peninsula as his habitat. Nearby there are dozens of salty healing lakes with different salinity and temperature. Interesting feature in the north-eastern part of the Kerch Peninsula - mud volcanoes, rising in cones over the surrounding area by 35 - 40 m. A special place in the improvement of Kerch is occupied by its green dress. Young forests in the vicinity of Kerch are rustling, the slopes of Mount Mithridat are green with foliage and needles, from the top of which a panorama of modern Kerch opens.

Main curative factors

The warm sea, the combination of the healing steppe air with the sea air, as well as landscapes of special beauty, the abundance of the sun - these curative factors use the sanatoriums of Kerch for aerotherapy, heliotherapy, thalassotherapy.

The healing mud of the Chokrak, Tobechik, Uzunlar, Aktash and other salt lakes of the Kerch Peninsula is also used for treatment in Kerch.

The main indications for treatment

Diseases of the circulatory system, nervous system, genitourinary system, musculoskeletal system, skin diseases.

Additional Information

Kerch was founded in the 6th century BC, was the capital of the Bosporus kingdom and was called Panticapia. In the 9-11th century, the ancient Russian city of Korchev. In 1475 it was captured by the Turks, from 1774 as part of Russia. Since 1962 it has been a part of Ukraine.

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

History and origins

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

From the point of view of a geographer, Kerch is a peninsula of the second level. The term means that it is a component of another peninsula, in this case Crimea. The map allows you to notice that there are also peninsulas of the third level - Kazantip, usually called a cape, and Arabatskaya arrow, bordering on Ukraine.

The area of the peninsula is a little less than 3000 sq. 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. The highest points are the Pikhbopai mountains, and, but all of them do not even reach 200 m in height.

It is washed by the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea as well. There are about 30 salt lakes, many of which 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. Strong storms are a characteristic feature, especially.

The area is mainly represented by steppe landscapes. The vegetation includes, among other things, rare and ornamental species (they bloom in spring). Animal world poorer, mostly birds, such as rare pink starlings, insects () and rodents. There is dangerous species- and (tarantulas and karakurt). For the sake of maintaining the integrity steppe landscapes several were created, for example, at Cape Opuk and at. Anchovy, flounder, gobies spawn nearby.

Resorts and beaches of the peninsula

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

There are also famous ones on the peninsula. On Azov coast the coast of Kazantip belongs to their list. They attract holiday-makers with clean white sand, large size (stretching for kilometers) and convenient entry into the water. The disadvantage is the "wildness" of the territory - there are equipped edges only in the villages (Zolotoe, Novootradnoe).

In Kerch itself, the Heroevsky beach is valued (there is one) - the village has long been a Kerch suburb. It is sandy, comfortable, with entertainment. The only negative is that a large perimeter is "occupied" by boarding houses and, nevertheless, there is a place for free vacationers.

Of the famous Generalskie, stretching near the village of Kurortnoye - this is a series of small coves with a sandy shore and the purest water surface. The name is connected with the fact that supposedly local military complexes pacified the tall inspectors there, arranging for them a chamber bathing and barbecue. Now tourists with tents often stop at, despite the fact that they have to carry firewood and drink with them.

Cultural program: attractions and entertainment

She is the traditional "nail" of rest in Kerch. First of all, holidaymakers tend to visit the 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 for 170 days the remnants of the garrison and the townspeople held the defense. The photo of a terrible children's cemetery under the ground (the rooms where the dead little Kerch residents were buried and where young travelers brought thousands of toys as a gift to their deceased peers) is the most famous on the “wall of memory” of the whole Taurida.

There are natural wonders on the peninsula. In the spring, tourists come to look at the tulip fields (do not pick flowers, let alone dig them out!). By the sea are easily recognizable, often serving as an advertisement for the Crimea. And there are also whole fields of mud volcanoes. They operate on the same principle as ordinary ones, but less dangerous, erupting not fiery lava, but clay with impurities. 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 Krasnodar Territory, by ferry or across the constructed bridge.

By car from to Kerch, eastern capital Taurida, it is not difficult to get there in this way:

The possibilities of the Kerch Peninsula have not yet been fully disclosed, but even now it is not threatened with inattention by people. Historical Center, a transport hub, a nature reserve - it is all this! In conclusion, an educational video, enjoy your viewing!

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

It is most convenient to travel around the Kerch Peninsula by car - then you have the opportunity to spend a few days in Kerch, having traveled around the city, and then move to one of the resort villages on Azov sea.
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 walks quite rarely and you need to carefully monitor the schedule. Transport runs quite often only on highway Kerch - Feodosia... Those who travel around the peninsula by car should also be guided by this route, turning off 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 there are not everywhere, refueling is also difficult).
If the prospect doesn't scare you wild rest with a tent, you can go to General's beaches- a stretch of coast between villages Kurortnoye and Gold with picturesque relief 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

The first night should be spent in Kerch, in order to get acquainted with its center in the morning. Reaching 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 the inspection from the square and adjacent to it squares of Glory and Of the world decorated with fountains and sculptures. Especially interesting here temple of John the Baptist- the most ancient church on Russian territory. Attracts attention and pre-revolutionary building of women's gymnasium №2.

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

On Teatralnaya , 42 restaurant is located FishKa, whose menu is usually rich in 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 assorted dishes of Russian and Italian cuisine. However, on the embankment and Lenin Street there are many other cafes and canteens for different wallets, so you will not remain 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 is nice to meet the sunset here. There is a small pebble beach near the fortress where you can swim.

Day 2. Geroevskoe village: memorials and beaches

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

Geroevskoe is located next to the district Arshintsevo so the local spacious sandy the beach practically turns into the beaches of the Arshintsevskaya Spit. And if you walk along the coast in the other direction, past wild beaches, you can reach the salty Lake Tobechik with curative 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 the 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 see the memorial at Rubizhna street... Particularly impressive is the 20-meter Sail monument on a hill above the sea.

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

You can spend the whole day in Geroevsky, and at dusk return to Kerch to dine on waterfront... If you still have strength, do not be too lazy to go up again (or drive a 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 night city 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 (leave the city on the Adzhimushkayskoye highway). The village has two very famous tourist facilities: Tsar's mound, an ancient tomb from the times of the Bosporus kingdom, and Adzhimushkay quarries- the place where in 1942 the soldiers of the Soviet army who remained on the peninsula held the defense from the Germans for six months and locals... Of the 13 thousand people who descended into the quarry, less than a thousand survived, and now the 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 attend a tour of the dungeon. But the rest should be distracted from the entertainment beach holiday and to visit 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 the time of your trip, because the ticket offices of both museums close quite early: tickets to the Adzhimushkay 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, the entrance to the quarries is available only for excursion groups, so if you do not want to wait for other tourists, you will have to purchase five tickets at once - excursions are held for groups of 5 people or more.

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

If you do not want to devote the rest of the day to ostriches and return to Kerch - before the railway crossing, do not be too lazy to turn off the Adzhimushkayskoye highway towards the village of Bondarenkovo to call Bulganak mud hills... This is a rather interesting natural attraction: many small mud lakes and craters, from which fountains of liquid mud sometimes pour out. The local mud is useful and used for healing 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

Russian fortress of the XIX century on the shore of the Kerch Strait - impressive monument fortification, so take a half day to visit with a guide. Located Kerch fortress 7 kilometers from the city center, and the last 4 kilometers you have to drive along a broken tiled road at low speed. You need to move along Sverdlov Street to Tamanskaya Street. At the end of the street there is a fortress.

Do not expect impressive views of powerful walls and towers - all fortifications are hidden in the ground and connected by tunnels, and from the outside the fortress looks like just a chain of hills of different heights.

The territory is not completely cleared of mines, only part of the fort and underground tunnels are open for tourists. You can visit the fortress with excursions that take place several times a day along different routes - Fort Totleben, Minsk and Vilensky lunettes. Group excursions take place at 10.00 and 14.30, after this time you will no longer get into the fortress.

The afternoon 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 area. The beach is well maintained, but it is quite crowded.

Day 5. Towards the Sea of Azov

Having examined the vicinity of Kerch, you can move to the side Sea of Azov... For a start, it is worth visiting the village Kurortnoye... Leaving Kerch on Kokorin street, you can drive into the village Voikovo and visit grief of saint george... This place attracts pilgrims, because there is a legend about the appearance here of the shepherd of St. George. Before the revolution there existed on the mountain Katerlez monastery, now it is being restored and it contains the remains of a shrine that was 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 take an asphalt road to the village of Kurortnoye, founded by the Old Believers in the 18th century. Now, only the functioning Old Believer church in the center of the village reminds of the founders, and it is notable for its beautiful beaches, good fishing and proximity to the mud Lake Chokrak on the banks of which you can take a therapeutic mud bath. There are very beautiful landscapes here, especially in the evening light, when the surface of Chokrak casts pink.

Also from the village you can drive or go to General's beaches- 15 km strip of beaches and rocky coves, stretching between the sea and the steppes Karalarsky natural park ... The landscapes here are very beautiful, but in the height of summer it is very hot, and besides, in the steppe you can meet snakes and centipedes, so be careful if you plan to stop here or camp with a tent. In the resort 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 to the Shchelkino village ... On the way, you will pass the dilapidated building of the first power unit Crimean nuclear power plant, which served as a backdrop 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 same Crimean nuclear power plant, which you pass along the way. The construction of the power plant was frozen, recognizing the area as seismically dangerous. But the village, remote from industrial enterprises, is distinguished by clean air and excellent opportunities for swimming, surfing and other types of outdoor activities.

Staying in 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 Tatar Bay beach... As a rule, if on one side the weather is windy, then on the other side it is quiet, and tourists always have a choice.

2 kilometers to the north, at the foot of Cape Kazantip and at the border Kazantip reserve the village is located Mysovoe... The village has hotel "Kazantip Club"(former recreation center "Kazantip"), on the territory of which you can stay in a camping with your own tent.

Or you can just come here to walk along the ecological trail "Kazantip antique" through the territory of the reserve, admiring the bizarre outlines of rocky bays. A permit to visit the territory of the reserve must be obtained in Shchelkino, the car will have to be left in Mysovoye.

Day 7. Arabat arrow

If you leave Shchelkino on the Kerch - Feodosia highway and move to the village Batalny and then swerve to the right, you will be taken to Arabat arrow. This coquina spit stretches over 100 meters between the bay Sivash and the Azov Sea and connects the Kerch Peninsula with the territory of Ukraine. The border runs along the spit, so you can't go through it, but it's interesting to turn around here. Firstly, not far from the beginning of the spit, you will see the ruins of a Turkish fortress Arabat built in the 17th century. The ruins are located not far from the road, two kilometers from the village Kamensky... Tourists rarely get here, so it is interesting to walk around the ruins in silence.

Further, as you move, you will come across abandoned salt pans, where salt was once mined from the Sivash Bay. The landscapes here are quite colorful: from the side of the Sea of \ u200b \ u200bAzov wild beach with fine sand, and from the side of the Sivash - the shores of the bay, shimmering pink. This shade is given to the water by the algae living in it. By the way, because of these algae on the shores of the bay you can feel bad smell hydrogen sulfide.

In general, the air on the arrow is very useful air, moreover, these places delight with silence and desertedness. But if you decide to stay here with a tent, keep in mind: there are no sources of fresh water and trees on the arrow, that is, there is nowhere to hide from the sun and find fuel for a fire. From the village Salt the border zone begins - it can be visited by Russian citizens with an internal passport, but one should not approach closer than 5 kilometers to the border with Ukraine.