A traditional Crimean seaside resort, Sudak is famous for its sights and wines that have been produced here for many decades using unique technologies. When choosing where to go from Sudak, so that your vacation experience remains varied and interesting, you should pay attention to the nearby cities:
- The intercity bus station in Feodosia is located near the railway station Aivazovskaya. Buses and many route taxis come here from Sudak several times a day. The distance between the cities is just over 50 km. The main city attractions are the towers and citadels of the Genoese fortress and Armenian temples dating back to the 15th century. The great Russian artist IK Aivazovsky lived in the city and the picture gallery named after him is another favorite place for excursions.
- Between Sudak and Koktebel - 30 km, which can be overcome both by car and by regular bus. In this village, at the foot of the volcanic massif Karadag, the poet and artist Maximilian Voloshin lived at his dacha, whose guests were Tolstoy and Bulgakov, Gumilev and Veresaev. Today, the Voloshin Museum is open in the house, and a hiking trail with magnificent views of the surroundings leads to his grave at the top of the mountain.
Summer paradise
It was the name Paradise that was assigned to the village of Novy Svet, located six kilometers from Sudak. You can get here by minibus or regular bus. The beaches at the resort are crowded and comfortable, but lovers of solitude can also find secluded spots for themselves in the seaside bays. It is in the local vicinity that the famous Crimean nudist beaches are located, the fashion for which was introduced by Bohemia at the beginning of the twentieth century.
The sights of the village of Novy Svet, where you can go from Sudak for the whole day or just for a walk, are located in the surrounding mountains. Chaliapin's grotto and the source of St. Anastasia, the Through grotto and the cave monastery make up an interesting walking route.
Fans of Crimean wines prefer to visit the New World to taste sparkling wine at a local distillery. The Lev Golitsyn House Museum will be a pleasant educational bonus on an exciting excursion.
In the footsteps of the Genoese
How to spend time in Crimea looking for interesting historical artifacts? It is enough to go on your own by trolleybus route N5 for an excursion to the Sudak Fortress. Of course, all the most interesting things have long been found by archaeologists, but the views from the Fortress Mountain to the sea and the city are wonderful.
The Genoese Fortress is another direction where you can go from Sudak on an excursion. It was built at the end of the 7th century by the Byzantines and became their stronghold in the northern Black Sea region.
The entrance to the fortress, on the territory of which the museum-reserve was created, is paid and the price of adult and children's tickets is 300 and 150 rubles, respectively. The facility is open from 9 am to 9 pm in spring and summer and from 10 am to 6 pm in autumn and winter.
