- What to visit in the areas of Evpatoria?
- Journey through the Old Town
- Museum travel
- Children's entertainment
Sunny, blessed Crimea is the Black Sea, literally, and a sea of positive emotions, figuratively. Each of its large or small resort towns is good in its own way, each offers its own interesting excursions and attractions. There are hundreds of answers to the question of what to visit in Evpatoria, Feodosia or Yalta. It remains only to draw up routes, different for every day, and forward - to discoveries and new impressions.
What to visit in the areas of Evpatoria?
From an administrative point of view, Evpatoria is divided into twenty districts, not all of them are of interest to the guest. Tourists prefer the Kurortny microdistrict, adjacent to the embankment, which has a well-developed infrastructure and many entertainment venues. But the same area is characterized by excessively high rental prices.
The old town is a place of pilgrimage for foreign and nonresident travelers. The Crimean khans and their numerous subjects had a hand in his birth. Today, this historical and architectural complex is in the center of attention of guests of different nationalities or skin colors. Their attention is attracted by the masterpieces of ancient architecture, and the quarter, called "Little Jerusalem". The atmosphere of the main city market is also attractive, which, it seems, has practically not changed over the centuries.
There are other districts of the city, which also adjoin the sea coast, first of all, these are Moinaki and Perekop district. Each of the administrative units has its own attractions, natural or created by the hands of a skilled man. Residents of the Moinaki region are proud of the local estuary, which gives healing mud and mineral water with medicinal properties. The Perekop district will delight you with relatively low housing prices and beautiful natural views.
Journey through the Old Town
The historical center is the main direction recommended by local residents in response to the question of what to visit in Evpatoria on their own. Of the important tourist sites, the following can be noted:
- Gozlev gate;
- temple complex - Karaite kenassas;
- Tekie dervishes are the most beautiful religious buildings of Muslims.
Gozlevskie gates, which have the second name of the Wooden Bazaar, are located at the intersection of Karaimskaya Street and Karaev. They are a historical monument, a reminder of the existence of a medieval city on the territory of Evpatoria. This is the only architectural structure that has survived from those times.
A journey from the gate along Karaimskaya Street will lead to the next important tourist site - Karaim Kenassa, a complex of existing religious buildings. You can not only see the temples outside and inside, but also attend the service.
There are many people who want to see the Turkish baths in Evpatoria, because this architectural structure, or rather, its remains, is about five hundred years old. An interesting fact is that the urban hygiene and cleanliness facility operated, and according to its intended purpose, until the end of the twentieth century. The stoppage of work and the closure of the Turkish baths led to ruin, desolation and partial destruction. Today, you can see only the remains of an old water supply system, fragments of heating, a reservoir into which water was poured.
Museum travel
The main treasures of Evpatoria are kept in various museum institutions of the city. Many of them are thematic, reflect this or that event, the direction of human activity. Such objects include: Museum-pharmacy; Museum-post office; A museum dedicated to pirates and corsairs.
In the first museum, they will acquaint with the structure and equipment of the old pharmacies of the city, show what medicines were used, how they were prepared and packaged for sale.
The Post Museum displays collections of old postcards, stamps and other postage products in its expositions. There are old newspapers and magazines here.
Children are delighted with the expositions of the Pirates of the Black Sea museum, firstly, its halls seem to be located in the cabins of an old pirate ship, and secondly, you can try to imagine how these people lived, how they hunted.
Children's entertainment
Since Soviet times, Evpatoria has established itself as a resort focused primarily on the rehabilitation and treatment of children. In addition to interesting museums, there are several other places in the city that are leading in the rating-survey among young guests: the dolphinarium of Evpatoria; Banana Republic is a water park with attractions.
The Dolphinarium is a record holder, it is considered the largest among the complexes of this type on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Now it is located in a new modern building, children and adults alike come to the performances of marine animals with pleasure.
The water park also has its admirers, lovers of water sports. In the "Banana Republic" you can find eight different pools with fountains, playgrounds, attractions, water slides.
