Sudak is one of the oldest
cities of the Crimeawhich,in many versions, was founded in the THIRD century. And, as in many other Crimean resorts – here collected are a rich collection of artefacts Dating back to various historical periods. Therefore, the walleye attracts many tourists, not only as a place for a beach holiday, but also as a place where you can see an unimaginable mix of cultures, learn a lot of new, fascinating information and enjoy the unity with picturesque mountain nature. The hallmark of the city is medieval
Genoese fortress. Unapproachable and majestic, it towers above the sea, standing on the steep peaks of castle mountain, which represents an ancient coral reef. The citadel was built in tiers on the territory, covering an area of 30 Hectares and having a strategically advantageous position. So, from the South, a fortress to protect the high cliffs, the North dug a deep ditch, and on both sides – built powerful fortifications with battlements and turrets. Of course, despite the inaccessibility, in its history, the citadel was not only the Italians who constructed her for several centuries, but also the Khazars and the Byzantines, and the Turks and the Golden Horde. The modern fortress is a national Museum under the open sky. It is particularly interesting to be here in August, when the fortress held annual jousting competitions and other activities in the framework of historical reconstruction. In second place for attendance among tourists, is a jewel in the South-West coast – the village and the Botanical reserve Novyy Svet, located few dozen km from
Zander. It combines the exotic beauty, salubrious climate, and also history of the Crimean winemaking. Here you can go on the tour boat from which you can observe colorful Novyi Svet Bay, where he loved to rest the Emperor Nicholas II and a lush grove of relict juniper forests, creating in these places of indescribable aromas and rich beneficial trace elements to the air. Also arriving in the New world on the bus, to its famous attractions, located in the coastal zone can be reached on foot along a picturesque trail, carved by Prince Golitsyn, who founded here
factory of sparkling wines, which still produces the delicious champagne, made by old French technology, and won numerous prestigious awards. Here is the princely mansion converted into a Museum of the Crimean winemaking, and also the famous grotto of Chaliapin, where, as you know, the singer particularly liked to perform his arias, because of the unusual natural acoustics of this place. There are in Sudak and its surroundings, no less exciting and interesting places – this is another wine center – Sun Valley brewery, capes of Meganom and
Alchak-Kaiadjacent to the city of mountain peaks –
Perchem-Kaya,
Ay-GeorgyBach-Tash, a great Dolphinarium and water Park, intercession Church and the German Church with the Lapidarium, city garden, as well as an unimaginable variety of hotels, rest houses, bars, restaurants, cafes and clubs, markets and shops, mostly concentrated in the coastal zone and on Cypress Avenue.