It is advisable to look for interesting places in Gelendzhik from early spring, when nature begins to "wake up" at the resort, beckoning with its picturesque views.
Unusual sights of Gelendzhik
The “Scientist Cat” monument: a sculpture of a cat in a mantle and with a book in its paw (an oak can be seen behind it), is considered an unspoken symbol of wisdom and is an adornment of the picturesque embankment.
Fountain “Hearts in Love”: In the center of this small fountain there is a balloon with two lovers standing on it.
What interesting places to visit in Gelendzhik?
You don't need to read reviews to understand: vacationers in Gelendzhik will be interested in visiting the White Horse gallery. All exhibits in the form of installations, paintings, jewelry, decor items for interior and landscape design, exhibited in the summer pavilion, under the open sky and in the exhibition hall, are made of recycled materials - garbage. In addition, master classes are held here on making arts and crafts using disposable tableware, plastic bottles, paper, glass and other unnecessary things.
Visitors to the Safari Park will be able to ride the cable car (from the height of the Markotkh ridge, everyone will see a beautiful panorama of the city and Gelendzhik Bay; during a 20-minute journey, 1600 m will be covered), look at the exhibition of butterflies, see the Ussuri tiger, Himalayan and brown bears, wild boar, puma, African lion, Nile fruit bat, red wolf. In addition, here you will be able to find the Bear Cave (there are grottoes, in one of which there is an underground lake with newts and amphipods, in the other - bats live, and in the third - “7 sky”, you can take photographs against the background of cave incrustations; it is worth noting that in one of the galleries you can look at an exposition with minerals, rocks, paleontological samples from the bottom of the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains) and the Maritime Museum (among the numerous exhibits, models of ships, ancient marine instruments, collections of shells and corals deserve attention, ancient Greek dishes, a Scythian cauldron, Sarmatian equestrian harness, shark teeth, nautical charts and engravings of the 16-18 centuries).
And the water park "Zolotaya Bukhta" (everyone can find a map-scheme on the website www.buhtagold.ru) - the place where you should go for 8 pools, 69 slopes, 49 slides ("Kamikaze-Zero Gravity", "Pigtail", "Space", “Hydrotube”, “Black Hole”, “Rift Slide”, “Cyclone”), 10 water attractions (“Wet Football”, “Water Wars”), summer cafes and a pizzeria. As for the little guests, they will be delighted with the water town (stylized as a medieval castle) and the pirate ship.