The Black Sea balneological resort Anapa is famous for its ideal climate for summer recreation for children, a magnificent sandy beach and a diverse range of entertainment offered to its guests. The most popular street in the city is called the Anapa embankment, which stretches for 1600 meters from the Anapka river to the sea station.
The embankment has two walking tiers, decorated with flower beds and palm trees, openwork lanterns and benches for rest. Fountains create a pleasant coolness even on a hot afternoon, and flower sculptures are real works of art. Every summer, a dolphin and an octopus, a whale fish and a ship with scarlet sails, a peacock and even an elephant traditionally "grow" on the embankment.
Attractions on the seashore
On the most beautiful street in the city, you can see many monuments, interesting structures and entertainment complexes:
- For many decades, the Anapa embankment has been decorated with a lighthouse that shows the way to sea vessels. At the very top of it there is an observation deck, and the Alley of Love leads to the cliff on which the lighthouse is installed.
- The remains of an 18th century Turkish fortress on the Anapa embankment are called the Russian Gate. The fortress itself was captured by the Russian army during the last war for the Caucasus.
- Archaeological Museum Gorgippia on the site of the ancient city of the 4th century BC
- Monument to the founder of the resort V. A. Budzinsky. It belongs to him the honor of discovering medicinal mineral springs near Anapa.
- Sculptures "/> Park" 30th Anniversary of Victory "with attractions and a mini-zoo.
- Aquapark "Golden Beach", from the towers of which you can enjoy magnificent views of the sea and the city.
- Souvenir street selling souvenirs to friends and colleagues.
- The only water stadium in the country. Here you can go water skiing.
In the Sindh harbor
The ancient city in the Sindh harbor on the site of the modern Anapa embankment existed even before our era. It got its name in honor of Gorgippus, the younger brother of the king of the Bosporus, and was a major craft and trade center.
Archaeologists have discovered stone-paved streets, walls of residential buildings, workshops and wineries. Marble slabs with inscriptions testify to the burials of the nobility, and the finds in the most famous sarcophagus of Gorgippa served as the basis for the exposition "/>
