Description of the attraction
Cape Zyuk, located on the shores of the Azov Sea in the village of Kurortnoye (Kerch region, Crimea), is the northernmost point of the Kerch Peninsula. The promontory separates two vast bays - the Marine Corps (in the west) and the Reefs (in the east). This area has been inhabited since ancient times. On Cape Zyuk there was a small Greek settlement, which arose in the 4th century. BC and existed for over a thousand years. Large cultural layers are traces of the tense life of the city in 3-4 st. BC. In 3 st. BC around the city was built a defensive wall, the ruins of which were opened in 1979.
On the promontory, between the ledges of the rocks, a depression lined with slabs was found, where an amphora or some other vessel, as well as fragments of pithos and amphorae, could well have been placed. It was a city of winemakers, which was located in the first centuries of our era on an area of no more than a hectare. The settlement occupied a small and perhaps the most inaccessible rocky northeastern part of Cape Zyuk. It was separated from the mainland by a thin sandy cofferdam or even a shallow channel. Two bays served as good shelter in storms and were convenient for anchorage of ships. A wide view of the sea from the land from the cliffs and the top of the cape also ensured the safety of the inhabitants. The upper black section of the excavation with traces of fire proves that in the middle of the 4th century. AD, the city was destroyed by ruthless aliens, and, barely reborn, decayed in the early Middle Ages.
If you look at the cape from the west, it looks very much like a whale. On the east side, it resembles the head of a horse drinking water. On Cape Zyuk, huge rocks covered with lichen attract special attention. Strong winds and rains have smoothed out their ledges; earlier, a thousand-year-old pattern of Sarmatian limestones hung over the dark grottoes.
To date, archaeological excavations of the ancient settlement are underway at Cape Zyuk; there is a observation post of the Ukrainian border troops and a village cemetery. Not far from the cape there is Chokrak salt lake with healing mud.
Unfortunately, Cape Zyuk is actively destroyed by landslides, losing its fabulous appearance.
