Tourist places of the Kuban. Unusual places of the Krasnodar Territory and Adygea for traveling by car
It often happens that there is not enough time for anything, and even more so for rest. We decided to compile a list of attractions that you can see in the Krasnodar Territory, so much so that not far from Krasnodar - within 100 km. So, we present to your attention 6 mountains, 6 waterfalls, 3 caves and something else interesting.
The mountains
Plane rocks – 60 km
Every city dweller should visit this place at least once. First, it's close. Secondly, upon arriving at the place, you immediately find yourself almost at the foot of the mountains. And thirdly, after a fascinating walk, you can have a barbecue picnic on the banks of the Afips River - fortunately, there are many convenient parking lots. Planchesky rocks are a popular place for Krasnodar rock climbers and rescuers to train. The rocks are composed of tightly cemented sandstones. The length of the rocky ridge is 300 meters, the height is up to 22 meters. Nevertheless, it is easy and interesting to climb the rocks for ordinary tourists who are far from mountaineering - the views from here are gorgeous.
Red Rocks – 62 km
Approximately the same as the Plancke Rocks, only a little further and a little more interesting. The length of the rocky ridge is 1000 meters, the height is up to 15 meters. At the top are viewing platforms which offer a view of the village of Planchenskaya Shchel. The route to the rock ledges is picturesque and interesting, and there are many times fewer tourists here, so you can definitely be alone with nature.
Mount Sober-Bash - 62 km
This peak is located within 100 km from Krasnodar, in the Seversky district. It is clearly visible from the track and looks like a regular trapezoid. In good weather, Sober-Bash can be easily seen from the skyscrapers of Krasnodar. The mountain is located 6 km from the station. Ubinskaya. An unprepared tourist will be able to go to the top and back in 5-6 hours. You can also drive in an all-wheel drive car. In fact, the top of the mountain is a huge plateau, so there will be no beautiful views from it, but the path to the mountain itself is picturesque. A very good route that runs along the slopes of a mountain called Soberskaya round the world. These 15 km of forest trail will give you a lot of impressions.
Cockerel Rock – 75 km
Gazebo on top of Cockerel Rock
One of the most recognizable landmarks Krasnodar Territory. Located in the heart of the city Hot key right on the banks of the river Psekups. The height of the attraction is 28 meters. If you walk along the Goryachiy Klyuch, you will almost certainly come to the crest of this rock - all hiking trails lead here. Since childhood, the Cockerel rock has been instilling great respect in children, especially after they read the warning sign - you can’t jump from a rock into the water, this act has already cost many divers their lives.
Mirror Rock – 75 km
Natural tourist facility, located just 3-4 kilometers from the very center of Goryachiy Klyuch. This smooth sheer cliff, stretching 32 meters up and 3 kilometers along, is the highest rock outcrop in the vicinity of the city. The path to the Mirror is quite gentle, so runners often use the trail to the sights for their training.
Mount Shize – 96 km
Climbing the mountain is quite simple and does not take much time, so the route is suitable for tourists with a basic level of training. Mount Shize, located in the Abinsk region, - highest point Gruzinka ridge, its height reaches 542 meters. Once at the top of this relatively low mountain, you feel like you are on alpine meadows, because one side of the mountain is covered with dense forest, and the other side is covered with low grass.
waterfalls
Hidden - 62 km
This water cascade is located on the slope of Mount Sober-Bash in the Seversky district. The trek to the top and to the waterfall is suitable for intermediate hikers. The length of the round-trip route is about 17 km. In dry times, the waterfall dries up, so it’s better to go here in the spring.
Natashkiny waterfalls – 71 km
The waterfalls, named after the Krasnodar student, under whose leadership a group of tourists went here for the first time in the 60s of the last century, are located at the beginning of the Il River in the Seversky District. There are two waterfalls here. The first seven-step - about 16-17 meters high. The second single-stage height is about 7 meters.
Kaverzinsky – 90 km
They are located near the village of Khrebtove, which is 15 km from Goryachiy Klyuch. Several waterfalls along the riverbed of the Tambov gap (aka Kaverze). Height of the big waterfall reaches 10 m. The route to the waterfalls is quite tiring, part of it goes along a logging road, and part goes straight along the riverbed. But trust me, it's worth it!
Ayukskie – 96 km
The route is suitable even for poorly trained tourists. By passable car, you can get here directly to your destination. Or take a bus to the Chepsi River, then wade and walk to the waterfalls for about 6 km. The walking route is still on the same road for four-wheel drive cars, so it's not very interesting, but there's nothing to be done.
Kesuh – 97 km
It is located near the village of Podnavisla, Goryacheklyuchevskoy district. It is the largest of the waterfalls of the Kesuhi cascade, its height is more than 21 meters.
caves
Bogatyrsky caves – 79 km
Bogatyrsky caves are two caves formed in sandstone pressed for millions of years. Scientists are still arguing about the origin and purpose of the caves. It is believed that they are the work of man, the shape and size of the caves also cast doubt on their natural origin. In fact, these are several rooms in the rock, where one could live now, if not for so much dust.
Cat Cave – about 100 km
Entrance to the cave
It is a karst cavity on the slope of Mount Shchetka, not far from the town of Goryachiy Klyuch. According to one version of the origin of the name, before people found this cave, a forest cat lived here. It is even possible that it was a lynx, these animals were found here in large numbers in the middle of the 20th century. There are legends about the Cat's Cave. Their source is not only a forest cat, but also a real human skull that has been lying here for so long that it has already grown into the wall of the cave.
Big Phanagoria Cave – about 100 km
It is located in the Goryacheklyuchevsky district, 12 km from the village of Fanagoriyskoye. The cave is about 1.5 km long. The entrance is quite wide, but after about 10 meters it begins to narrow and a long corridor stretches for 1.5 km. There are four largest halls in the cave. The walls are covered with yellow and white clay, a stream flows along the bottom, the depth of which varies in different seasons from 5 to 30 cm.
Other
Lotus lake – 23 km
Located near Krasnodar, near the village of Belozerny, not far from highway. As the locals say, lotuses were planted in the reservoir by a resident of the village of Belozernoye, who rented this pond in 1993. Indian and Caspian lotuses have taken root in the reservoir.
Dantovo Gorge – 75 km
A very popular place, which is located on the outskirts of the city of Goryachiy Klyuch. The length of the gorge is about 100 meters. It got its name in honor of the great Italian poet, thinker and scientist of the Renaissance Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). His "Divine Comedy" depicts the poet's journey through the afterlife. The dark, damp and cool gorge is somewhat reminiscent of the road to hell described by Dante. And the picturesque nature of these places outside the walls of the gorge is a paradise.
Mud spring Solontsy – 103 km
Author Fedor Shutilov This is the only mud volcano in the Abinsk region. It is located not far from the village of Shapsugskaya, in the area of the Devil's finger rock. The healing mud of the volcano has long attracted people with various diseases. The route cannot be called interesting, and the volcano itself will not cause such delight, as, for example, the Rock is a heap of stone blocks, it was formed here as a result of an explosion caused by local residents in the post-war years. The height of the rock Devil's finger is 15 meters. There is another one in our region - it is located near the village of Dakhovskaya, and the route to it is much more interesting than to the Abin finger. But distance also plays a role.
Many tourists consider Krasnodar as a transit point on the way to the sea, undeservedly ignoring the city's sights. And it’s completely in vain - the capital of the Kuban boasts a considerable number of rather curious places. There are picturesque streets and squares that are pleasant to walk along, several parks with many attractions, theaters, majestic cathedrals and interesting monuments.
To diversify their leisure time, travelers go to the Avrora cinema - not an ordinary cinema hall, but a full-fledged architectural monument, a modern oceanarium, where a whole underwater kingdom lives, or a football stadium - so well equipped that it is worthy of hosting world-class games.
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What to see and where to go in Krasnodar?
The most interesting and beautiful places for walking. Photos and a short description.
The central street of the city, where cinemas, restaurants, museums and shops are located, are the main sights of Krasnodar. On weekends, during holidays and public events, part of the alley is blocked, and it becomes a pedestrian one. Musicians and artists perform on Red Street, souvenirs and gifts are sold here. Acquaintance with Krasnodar begins from here.
The park is located far from noisy city routes, which makes it an island of calm and serenity, which is probably why it got such a sonorous name. There are attractions for every taste, there are sports grounds and recreation areas, there is even a zoo. "Sunny Island" - one of the venues public holidays during which performances and concerts are held on the territory.
Private zoo within the "Sunny Island", opened in 2006. His first guest was an exotic macaw parrot, later other birds, amphibians and small predators joined him. Gradually, the small collection grew until it accumulated more than 250 species of animals: hyenas, monkeys, kangaroos, lemurs, camels, hippos and other fauna from all over the world.
City garden - man-made landscape park with slender alleys of hazel and linden, interspersed with picturesque flower beds, walking paths and fountains. Several species listed in the Red Book grow on its territory. The real pride of the square is four 600-year-old oaks, miraculously preserved to this day. The place is perfect for relaxation and entertainment (many attractions will definitely not let visitors get bored).
Most old park the capital of the Kuban, founded in 1900. In 2008, he experienced a rebirth after years of neglect since the days of the Soviet Union. Attention visitors are offered attractions "Bungee" and "Rope Town", as well as more standard children's carousel horses and swings. In the park there is a well-known book market throughout the city, where, in addition to books, they sell old records, stamps and coins.
The botanical garden is located on the territory of the local agricultural university. The first plantings appeared in the middle of the 20th century thanks to the initiative and activity of Professor I.S. Kosenko. The reasons for organizing the arboretum were quite practical: teaching students, creating new types of plants for use in the economy and for decorative purposes. For botanical garden samples were imported from all over the Caucasus, the Union and other countries.
Shurik and Lida are famous characters in the legendary comedy by L. I. Gaidai in 1985. The figures of young people were installed at the Kuban Technical University in 2012. The idea to create such a monument was put forward by the governor of the region. The monument resembles a frozen scene from a movie when students walk down the street, carried away by preparing for the exam. What happened next - everyone remembers very well from the film.
The creation of the sculptor V. P. Pchelin, which is a pair of dogs in love who met on their first date. The figures of animals are executed in a comic manner - holding hands, they slowly walk around Krasnodar, admiring the beauty of the city. Residents and guests of the Kuban capital believe that if you rub their paws, then any trip will be successful, and if you hold your noses, your cherished desire will come true.
The sculptural group, created based on the painting of the same name by I. E. Repin, depicting a group of Zaporizhzhya Cossacks, who compose an insulting response to the Turkish Sultan's offer of surrender. The monument was erected in honor of the 120th anniversary of the artist's visit to Krasnodar. This event took place in 1888 - I. E. Repin arrived in Yekaterinodar specifically to search for types for his future canvas.
The first monument in honor of the Empress, who once presented this blessed land to the Cossacks, was erected in 1907. But for obvious reasons, it was destroyed by the Bolsheviks, like all the other statues of royal people. The monument was restored in its historical appearance in 2006 and installed in Ekaterininsky Square - a small picturesque park located right in the heart of the city on Krasnaya street.
The monument is dedicated to the patron saint of the city - Great Martyr Catherine, who was especially revered in the Kuban and believed that she gives blessings for good deeds. An eight-meter bronze sculpture was installed in 2009 on a pedestal in the form of a bell. Behind the statue is the Alexander Triumphal Arch, created in 2008 in pseudo-Russian style - a copy of the gate destroyed in 1928, which was erected for the visit to the city of Alexander III.
The Cathedral Church of Krasnodar, erected at the beginning of the 20th century. The decision to build it was made in 1889 after the miraculous rescue of Alexander III and the royal family during a train crash. The architect of the project was I.K. Malgerb, who also convinced the authorities not to destroy the building in the 1930s, when churches were being destroyed everywhere. The cathedral was built in elegant Byzantine style.
The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral was less fortunate than the Catherine Cathedral, since in 1932 it was destroyed (blew up) by order of the authorities. The historical building was erected in the second half of the 19th century in a mixed Russian-Byzantine style. Recovery took place only in 2006. Patriarch Alexy II attended the consecration of the temple. The modern building is not a complete copy of the first cathedral, it is made in more concise forms.
exposure under open sky on Krasina Street, which is a collection of military vehicles and vehicles of the Great Patriotic War period: the T-34 tank, the ISU-152 artillery mount, the M-261 submarine, as well as more modern BTR-40, BRDM-2 and other samples. Anyone can view the exhibition - admission is free. The technique can be photographed, examined from all sides and even examined from the inside.
Exhibition gallery of the beginning of the 20th century, the oldest museum of its kind in the North Caucasus. More than 13 thousand exhibits are stored here, including paintings, objects of decorative and applied art, graphics, and sculpture. The iconography of different schools is also widely represented. The gallery is named after F. A. Kovalenko, a collector and founder, thanks to whom this interesting museum appeared in the city.
The museum collection is located on the territory of the picturesque mansion of the Bogarsukov brothers, built in an eclectic style. Unfortunately, the name of the creator of this architectural masterpiece remains unknown. The museum was founded in 1879 by E. D. Felitsyn, a scientist who studied the archeology and ethnography of the Kuban and North Caucasus. To date, the funds store about 500 thousand exhibits.
Officially, the stage was founded in 1920, but theatrical life has been in full swing in the city since the 19th century. Many prominent cultural figures of that time had a hand in its creation. The theater is located in a 1970s building in the style of Soviet constructivism, updated to meet modern requirements. The chamber hall is designed for 150 people, the large one can accommodate about 1000 spectators.
Theater Square is considered one of the most beautiful in Krasnodar due to the magnificent complex of fountains that adorned the space in 2011. It consists of a flat bowl with an area of more than 1300 m², from which several hundred jets escape to a height of about 30 meters. This design has no analogues not only in Russia, but even throughout Europe. The fountain has a color and musical accompaniment - the computer system creates many fascinating images to melodic music.
Urban concert hall, opened in 1939 and named after the composer G. F. Ponomarenko. The stage is located in a historic building of the early 20th century, an architectural monument built in the neoclassical style. Initially, there was the Winter Theater, designed for 1500 seats. Today the Philharmonic is one of the most important cultural centers of the Kuban capital.
Classical operas, ballet performances, more modern operettas, musicals and comedies are staged on the Krasnodar music scene. The theater was founded in 1933, in the 1960s it received a new building, where it is still located. After several renovations, the building was completely transformed: the auditorium was enlarged, the foyer was expanded, the facade was updated and the surrounding area was landscaped.
The cinema building built in the 1960s is today recognized architectural monument. It was erected according to the project of E. A. Serdyukov, since then it has been reconstructed several times in order to adapt it to modern realities. In front of the main facade there is a monument of the same name in the style of Soviet constructivism - a figure of a powerful woman in an overcoat with a star in her raised hand.
One of the largest oceanariums in the south of Russia, opened in 2011. Aquariums are located on an area of 3 thousand m², they are home to about 200 representatives of marine fauna: stingrays, piranhas, sharks, turtles, lobsters, exotic fish, mammals - only a few thousand individuals. The price of the entrance ticket includes the services of guides and animators, there are also children's attractions in the aquarium.
Water tower of the 1930s, designed by engineer V. G. Shukhov as part of the city's water supply system. The design is an openwork cylinder, "woven" from inclined metal rods fastened with rivets. The building is 25 meters high. The tower has not been used for its intended purpose for a long time and is recognized as an object of cultural heritage.
A small cable-stayed bridge leading across one of the bays of the Kuban to the park of the 30th anniversary of the Victory. It was erected in order to attract visitors to a little-visited part of a remote part of the park, from where it is more than 600 meters to the main entrance. Over time, the bridge became popular with newlyweds and couples in love, which is why it got its name. Near the attraction is the pier, from where pleasure boats leave.
The arena is home to the soccer team of the same name. It was built in 2013 and rebuilt in 2016. The stadium is designed for 34 thousand spectators. The games of the stages of the Russian Football Championship were held here. According to the UEFA classification, the building is classified as the highest category, that is, theoretically, the stadium has the right to host competitions in the world and European football championships.
Monuments of nature are rare or remarkable objects of nature that are of value in recreational, scientific and cultural terms. They can be separate, small works of nature (waterfalls, springs, rocks) and occupy a significant area (groves, estuaries, gorges, mountains, etc.).
Natural monuments in the Krasnodar Territory are mainly represented by geological, geomorphological, hydrological unique specimens, botanical relics and complex natural monuments. All of them attract tens of thousands of tourists and sightseers.
Geological and morphological
Akhtanizovskaya Sopka is located on the southwestern outskirts of the village of Akhtanizovskaya in the Temryuk district (you can get there by regular bus from the city of Temryuk - 40 km). The hill is a cone that has risen 67 m above sea level. The name comes from the estuary of the same name and the village. At the top of the hill there is a crater in the form of an ellipse measuring 24x13 m. A dark gray silty mass of mud bubbles in the hole. The impression of boiling mud is created due to the release of gas from it. The mud itself is cold and does not exceed a temperature of 20 °.
Big Azish cave located in a beech-fir forest, in the southern part of the Aznsh-Tau ridge. At 3 km from it is the tourist center "Lago-Naki" of the Adygei Regional Council for Tourism and Excursions, next to it, five hundred meters away, is the highway. You can get on passing vehicles from Maykop - 70 km.
The entrance to it is a vertical well. The cave consists of several large halls connected by passages. An underground river flows in the gallery of the lower floor, there is a waterfall.
Azish cave of karst origin. It is rich in sinter formations: stalactites and stalagmites. There are beautiful ribbed streaks. Interesting calcite slabs, which are the decoration of the cave.
Vorontsovskaya cave is the longest karst cavity in the Krasnodar Territory and ranks sixth in the classification of the longest caves in the USSR. The length of the Vorontsova cave is 11,720 m. It is located in the upper reaches of the Kudepsta River, 3 km from the village of Vorontsovka, Khostinsky district (35 km from Khosta).
Unique beauty underworld Tourists are greeted by cave halls with sonorous names: Stalactite, Pantheon, Hearth, Silence, Oval, Bear, Prometheus. There are gigantic stalactites; So, for example, the Rocket stalactite, located in the Labyrinth Hall, reaches a length of more than 6 m. Narrow, high galleries are also found here. There are streams in the cave passages.
The cave is not only a geological monument. Conducted archaeological excavations have found material evidence of the settlement of the cave by primitive man 15-20 thousand years ago. Stone and bone tools, animal bones, remains of dishes were found.
The cave served as a good refuge for partisans during the civil war. Now here, at the entrance to the cave, there is a branch of the Khosta tourist base "South", which all year round accepts planned and amateur tourists.
The easiest way for tourists to visit the cave is as follows: the grotto of Prometheus, then the Luster Hall with a lot of beautiful stains; then inspection of the course with the parking lot of primitive man. Next is the Round Hall and the Pantheon grotto.
Mount Lenin is located on the northern outskirts of the village. Mezmay of the Apsheron region. You can get here by regular bus from the city of Apsheronsk. The name of the mountain is local. If you look from the village of Mezmai, then against the background of the sky you can clearly see the profile of V. I. Lenin, created thanks to the unique combination of limestone rocks.
Mount Lenin is part of the Guam Range. Here there are various caves, wells, cavities, a limestone bridge.
In accordance with the decision of the Krasnodar Territory Executive Committee of the Council of People's Deputies, Mount Lenin was declared a natural monument of republican significance in the Russian Federation.
Karabetoba Mountain is the largest active mud volcano on the Taman Peninsula. The mountain is located 4 km east of the village of Taman, its height reaches 152 m.
Dirt outs happen regularly. Powerful volcanic eruptions occur every 15-20 years. They are accompanied by explosions and a rumble. The crater of the volcano has an oval shape 1400X850 m in size. The mud has different shades, its consistency is liquid. There is also a mud lake. Next to it is a small active mud hill. The slopes of Karabetova Gora are dissected by ravines.
Kosa Long. A sand-shell spit 14 km long and 4 km wide on average forms the northwestern end of the Yeisk Peninsula. It goes far into the Sea of Azov, separating the Taganrog Bay from it. If you look at the braid from above, then it resembles an elongated isosceles triangle.
Under the influence of meteorological phenomena, the configuration of the spit periodically changes. A change in its size entails a change in the hydrochemical and hydrological regimes Sea of Azov which can negatively affect the status of fish stocks.
There are magnificent shell beaches, pioneer camps and recreation centers.
The width of the beaches reaches 15–20 m. Here grows sorrel, white clover.
Spit Long - a good place for family holidays.
Cape Iron Horn. On the south coast Taman Peninsula- the largest and highest (65 m) cape. It is located 10 km south of the village of Taman on the Black Sea coast (Taman can be reached by regular bus from the central bus station of the city of Krasnodar).
The greatest attention of tourists is attracted by a layer of brown ironstone with a thickness of 3.5-4 m, crossing the eastern steep coast and leaving at the southern point of the cape into the sea. Its continuation are reefs in the sea.
Due to the presence of a layer of brown iron ore, which is not amenable to erosion, a cape was formed. At the end of the last and the beginning of this century, iron ore was mined here by hand, collecting broken pieces of rock. There is a small layer on the southwestern coast of the cape. The coast of the Iron Horn stretched for 2 km. The flat upper platform of the cape is planted with vineyards.
In the Kuban, this is the only place where iron ore comes to the surface of the earth.
Cape Panagia juts out into the Black Sea southwest of the Taman Peninsula (Temryuk district), 12 km from the village of Taman at the Black Sea beginning of the Kerch Strait.
The cape and the rocks lying in the sea are evidence of the intense advance of the sea on land. It has a height of about 30 m and is an ancient reef of the sea.
Associated with Cape Panagia historical events times of the Great Patriotic War. It stood here in 1943-1944. The 743rd battery of captain-lieutenant S. F. Spakhov, which fought the fascist invaders who were on the Crimean coast. On a low ridge there is an obelisk in honor of artillery sailors.
Kiseleva rock is a beautiful stone cliff 43 m high, descending steeply into the Black Sea, 4 km north-west of the city of Tuapse, between the mouth of the Agoy River and Cape Kadosh.
From the side, the internal structure of the cliff is clearly visible, which consists of interbedded layers of sandstones and marls. Their age is about 80 million years.
At the top of the cliff there is a terrace with a broad-leaved forest. At its foot is a pebbly beach with transparent azure sea water. Pleasure boats moor at the foot of the Kiselyov rock, delivering dozens of vacationers to this amazing natural monument. It is especially beautiful here during a storm, when giant sea waves crash against the mighty chest of the cliff, raising salt spray almost to its upper edge.
It is named in memory of the famous Russian artist-democrat Alexander Alexandrovich Kiselev, who lived here in the country at the beginning of this century.
Rock Sail is located on the Black Sea coast, 18 km southeast of Gelendzhik, between the coastal village of Dzhankhot and Praskoveevskaya Shchel.
Sail Rock is a remnant of a continuous layer of sandstone, which is visible on one side in the coastal cliff, on the other - on the seabed. It is a lonely stone wall resembling a quadrangular sail. Its height is 30 m, length is 25 m, and its thickness is about one meter.
There is a solid hole at the bottom. The rock is composed of fine-grained sandstone. Nearby is a pebble beach and a grove of the famous Pitsunda pine.
This is one of the most popular vacation spots for guests and residents of Gelendzhik. You can get by boat to the village. Dzhankhot (16 km) and then walk along the seashore (2 km).
Rock Cathedral is located on the left bank of the Pshekha River, 6 km north of the village of Shpalorez (Absheron district), east of the Shessy Mountains. The rock shot up to a height of 1195 m, resembling appearance gothic cathedral. The rocky cliff is composed of quartz porphyry.
You can get here in the trailers of the narrow gauge railway from Apsheronsk. The rock is clearly visible from the Lago-Naki plateau, from the tops of the Main Caucasian ridge and from the valley of the river Pshekha.
The place is very picturesque: at the foot of the cliff there are deciduous forests of hornbeam and beech, there is an oak. Fir trees lurk among the rocks. At the base of the rock there is a spring with cool water.
The rock is interesting not only as excursion object. Since 1970, rock climbers have appeared on its vertical walls. Since then, it has become one of the climbing walls of climbers in Krasnodar and Maikop.
The Khadzhokh gorge is located on the southwestern outskirts of the village of Kamennomostsky (Khadzhokh SKZhD station). It can be reached by bus or electric train from Maykop (45 km). This is the gorge of the Belaya River. It is a winding gap 6-7 m wide (narrowing in places to 2 m), about 40 m deep and 400 m long.
The gorge from the bridge connecting its banks looks especially impressive. Those who come here to admire this miracle of nature can settle down for a rest at the Gornaya tourist base in the center of the village.
Hydrological uniques
Agur waterfalls are located on the Agur River, 4 km from the Black Sea coast (Khostinsky district, Big Sochi). You can get there by regular bus from Sochi (10 km) to the Sputnik stop, and then 4 km on foot up the Agura River. Agura originates on the slopes of the Alek Range and, rushing to the sea, creates the most picturesque cascades of waterfalls.
The lower Agursky waterfall is interesting, representing two cascades: the upper one is 18 m, the lower one is 12 m. Under it is a wide and deep pool of blue water.
The gorge is surrounded by greenery at any time of the year. Near the upper waterfall (from the path to the left) rise rocks, called Eagles.
This is one of the most popular holiday destinations for tourists and residents of Sochi.
The nameless waterfall is one of the highest in the region. It is located on the Bezymyannaya River, 4 km north of the village of Anbga. From a height of 75 meters, the water falls in three steps. At the foot of the waterfall grows alder, ash, maple. The rocks surrounding the waterfall are covered with Colchis ivy.
The village of Aibga can be quickly reached by helicopter from Adler (15-20 minutes), then on foot.
Orekhovsky waterfall. You can get to the waterfall by bus from Sochi, from the central bus station to Plastunka. Then, along the right bank of the Sochi River, go upstream for 2 km. The waterfall is located on the Bezumenka River (the right tributary of the Sochi River) near the Orekhovsky farm (14 km from Sochi). Its height is 27.5 m. Water falls in several streams, shimmering with crystal splashes in the sun.
Near the walnut grove. Before the Great October Socialist Revolution, the waterfall was called Melnichny. Around it is an oak-chestnut forest. There is an evergreen boxwood, pontic rhododendron.
The Orekhovsky waterfall is a natural monument of republican significance.
Pshad waterfalls are located in the upper reaches of the Pshada River, 15 km north of the village of Pshada (Gelendzhik region). You can only get to them on foot. Those who have overcome the pedestrian crossing are waiting for magnificent cascades of waterfalls. The largest reaches a height of 9 m. There are 13 of them in total. The upper parts of the waterfalls are thick layers of sandstones, reaching a thickness of 2 m. Nearby, among beech, hornbeam and pine, there are comfortable bivouac clearings. This area is visited by tourists all year round.
botanical relics
The Beisug forest of the “Sukhodol” tract has a soil and water protection value. Creating its own special microclimate, the forest is a wonderful place for recreation. Maple, acacia, walnut, oak, ash, mackerel grow in it. Animal world represented by hares, foxes, raccoons, steppe cat, various birds.
The forest area is 200 hectares; it is like a green oasis in the steppe zone.
Located near the village of Baturinskaya (Bryukhovetsky district) on the right bank of the Beisug River. The forest was planted in 1948. The Bryukhovetsky forestry is constantly working to expand the forest, create forest belts and plant greenery in the surrounding area.
The ginkgo tree grows in the city of Krasnodar on Victory Square. It was brought from China in 1905. Height is about 10 m.
The ginkgo tree is the only representative of the ginkgo family that grew on our planet tens of millions of years ago. Currently, this tree is found in limited areas only in China.
The "Friendship" tree grows in the selection garden of the Sochi Research Institute of Mountain Horticulture and Floriculture (Khostinsky District). The tree was planted in 1932 by F. Zorin, a student of I. Michurin. It is called a garden tree, since in its crown there are 45 species and varieties of citrus fruits (oranges, lemons, tangerines, grapefruits) grafted onto a tree famous people different countries peace.
In total, more than 1300 inoculations were made on the tree by guests from 130 countries of the world.
Otto Yulievich Schmidt, Ho Chi Minh, Paul Robeson, cosmonauts Yu. Gagarin, G. Titov, V. Komarov, the Nikolaev spouses, prominent statesmen and political figures of the countries of the world were vaccinated on the Friendship tree at different times.
Cedar "Lebanese handsome" grows in the village of Dzhanhot (Gelendzhik district) near the house-museum of V. G. Korolenko. You can get here by regular bus from Gelendzhik or by boat (18 km).
The Lebanese cedar is the national pride of the Lebanese. It is depicted on the state emblem and flag of Lebanon.
This coniferous tree reaches a height of 20 m. It has a wide, spreading crown.
The Lebanese cedar is listed in the international Red Book.
The bear hazel grove is located in the 24th quarter of the Abadzekh forestry, 3 km northeast of the source of the Fars River, in the Turkish Val tract.
Bear hazel, or tree-like hazel, is a rare plant with a number of valuable medicinal properties.
There are over 200 trees in the grove, about 120 years old.
You can get there by bus from the city of Maykop to the station. Abadzekhskaya (about 1 hour), then on foot in the direction of the upper reaches of the Fars River.
Grove of edible chestnut. Edible chestnut is an interesting heat-loving tree. Distributed in the valleys of the rivers Dagomys, Mzymta. Shakhe (Big Sochi), Tuapse and on the southern slopes of the mountains of the Black Sea coast.
The grove is located on the territory of the Pervomaisky forestry of the Maykop region, in the basin of the Polkovnitskaya beam, which flows into the Belaya River. Trees reach a height of 25 m and 120 years of age. The total area of the grove is 30 hectares.
Tulip tree - the more correct name is liriodendron (magnolia family) is a gigantic tree 35 m high (trunk diameter 230 cm, crown span about 25 m).
It has peculiar leaves and orange-green flowers resembling tulips. His homeland is America.
It grows in the vicinity of the sanatorium "Golovnka" in the Lazarevsky district, on the right bank of the Shakhe River. 500 m from the railway platform Golovinka. This is the most powerful tulip tree in our country.
Complex monuments of nature
Mount Akhun is located in the central part of the Khostinsky district of Greater Sochi. At its foot the waves of the Black Sea are splashing. The height of the mountain is 633 m. It is an excellent observation point in the region. Near the picturesque gorges of the rivers Agura and Khosta. On the northern slope is the Great Akhunskaya Cave. Its length is 1200 m. It has many stalactites, stalagmites, columns, beautiful underground halls.
Yew, boxwood, oak, beech, hornbeam, ash, chestnut grow on the slopes of the mountain; Linden.
In 1936, a thirty-meter lookout tower. In its lower room, a museum of the animal and flora Caucasian State Reserve.
A zoo with an area of 1116 hectares has been created on the northwestern slope. Here you can meet the tour, chamois, red deer.
Mountain group Fishta. The mountain group includes three mountains: Fisht (2867 m); Pshekha-Su (2744 m); Oshten (2804 m). It is one of the most interesting natural formations of the Caucasus.
The mountains are composed mainly of thick reef limestones. The most ancient rocks of this region are Paleozoic.
Fisht and Pshekha-Su are the three most western glaciers in the Caucasus. These are small cirque glaciers with a total area of 1.1 km2.
In the Fisht mountain group, 12 permanent and periodically emerging karst and glacial-karst lakes are known.
The largest of them (and the most attractive) is Lake Psenodakh, which looks like a crescent.
Karst landforms are widespread: funnels, wells, caves, mines, and carts. The most interesting is the karst cave “Soaring Bird”.
About 540 species of plants grow on the slopes of the Oshten, Pshekha-Su, Fisht mountains, of which 120 species are endemic (that is, found only in this region of the Caucasus).
The eye of the tourist is pleased with the lush subalpine and alpine vegetation of the highlands.
At the foot of the mountains Fisht, Oshten, Pshekha-Su there are three tourist shelters where travelers can stay for rest.
You can get here either from Maykop (by bus to the village of Guzeripl - 95 km, then 22 km on foot through the Guzeriplsky and Armenian passes), or from the village of Dagomys of Big Sochi (bus to the village of Solokhaul, then on foot through Babukaul and Cherkessky lane - 30 km).
It is most tempting to make a ring route around this mountain group (52 km).
The Guam gorge is located between the villages of Mezmai and Guamka (Absheron region). This is the gorge of the river Kurdzhips. You can get from Krasnodar to Apsheronsk by regular bus (3 hours) and then by narrow-gauge train for 80 km.
Its length is 3 km, the depth is up to 400 m. In some places, the gorge narrows to 2 m.
This is one of the most majestic gorges of the Caucasus. Also unusual is the mixture of tree and shrub species: beech, hornbeam, oak, linden, ash, fir, dogwood, juniper, azalea, cherry laurel, nadub, etc.
The most interesting historical events are connected with the Guam Gorge. So, for example, in 1717 the Circassians won here a victory over a large detachment of Turkish conquerors.
And at the bridge over the Dry Beam (at the upper end of the Guam Gorge) a Memorial plaque, on which it is written: “Here on September 12, 1942, a group of partisans of the Ansheron detachment under the command of V. Stakanov, at the moment when the train with the Nazis entered the bridge, exploded it, as a result of which more than 50 Nazis were destroyed.”
At present, entry into the gorge without a special pass is prohibited (you can get it at the Apsheron timber industry enterprise).
Dzhankhotsky forest of Pitsunda pine. The area of the forest is 950 ha. It is the largest collection of Pitsunda pine in the world. Dzhankhotskaya grove is located on the Black Sea coast, for 6 km along it between the villages of Divnomorsky and Dzhankhot. The average age of the trees is 70-80 years, their height reaches 15 m, and the trunk diameter is up to 1 m.
The undergrowth of the grove is rare: juniper, oak, dogwood, skumpia. The soil has coniferous litter. The air, thanks to the fragrant essential oils and phytoncides released by the pine, is healing here.
The scientific significance of the Pitsunda pine lies in the fact that it is one of the oldest representatives of trees in the USSR. The sea coast is picturesque, having 40-60-meter cliffs and a narrow strip of the beach;
State farm park Southern cultures” covers an area of 18.6 hectares. It was founded in 1910-1911. It is located in the southern part of Adler, on the left bank of the Mzymta River.
The park presents the flora of the subtropics of the whole earth: Northern and South America, Mediterranean, Australia, Caucasus, Japan, China, North and South Africa.
It was created in landscape form. The park has many unique plants of great scientific, cultural and educational value: victoria, Chilean tree, araucaria, ginkgo, coffee tree, cycad and many others.
This is a wonderful and favorite place to relax for everyone who comes to Adler. You can get here by regular bus from the bus station in Adler (30 minutes).
Sochi arboretum. This park-museum was founded at the end of the last century. Here, on an area of 50 hectares, more than 2,500 species, forms and varieties of plants imported from around the world are collected. In the arboretum, you can find Japanese sakura, Australian eucalyptus, Algerian cork oak, Mexican agave, and Chilean araucaria.
Eucalyptus, bamboos, oleanders, bananas, camphor, cinchona, soap, strawberry, honey, iron, breadfruit trees; various palms - date, Chinese fan, blue, etc.
The arboretum is a natural monument of republican significance. It is located in the very center of Sochi and can be easily reached by regular bus.
Alek Ridge reaches a height of 1000 m above sea level. The mountains are composed of limestone. The ridge is located at a distance of 15-18 km from the Black Sea coast within Greater Sochi. It stretches from the northwest to the southeast (17 km).
This is the most karst region of the Kuban. There are about 40 karst caves and mines up to 500 m deep, 9 of them are among the deepest mines in the USSR.
The largest one - Nazarovsko-Autumn - goes 500 m deep (its length is 3970 m).
Deep and other mines: Oktyabrskaya (450 m), School (320 m), Lost (470 m), Rucheynaya (350 m).
The ridge is the feeding area of the famous Matsesta mineral waters. The vegetation here is also interesting: oak forests predominate on the southwestern slope; in the lower part - chestnut, beech; in the undergrowth are azalea, blueberries and blackberries. On the northeastern slope - chestnut-beech forests and hornbeam. There are yew, boxwood, linden, sweet cherry, laurel cherry, nadub, rhododendron.
The Alek Ridge is a landscape monument of nature.
Mine near Gelendzhik
A mysterious mine was discovered in one of the gorges near Gelendzhik. There are many creepy stories around her. Its age, according to scientists, is about 300 years. Why is it of interest to researchers? By itself, it represents a well-arrow, the diameter of which is about one and a half meters. The walls are so smooth, as if they were the work of man, behind them is ordinary soil.
Time goes by in her own way. Versions of how strongly this is expressed vary from the story of how someone spent a couple of hours in it, and came out already a gray-haired old man, to the researchers' chronometers, which are naughty for a couple of minutes, and must work without interruption.
According to the stories of old-timers and groups of scientists who came there at the end of the last century, people disappeared without a trace under the most terrible circumstances. The ropes broke during the descent, eerie sounds and howls were heard. There is also an opinion that there is the strongest radiation, from which people fell ill with radiation sickness, and then people died.
It is known that this tunnel is not the only one of its kind. Similar stories are found on different continents. For example, on west coast USA. Foreign researchers are faced with the version that earlier an ancient highly developed civilization lived underground. These people created a network of wells for movement, like a modern metro.
Kuban triangle
In the south-west of the Krasnodar Territory there is a place that researchers of everything unusual call the Kuban triangle.
There are many different anomalies for every taste and color. But most of all, this area is famous for crop circles, ancient megalithic structures and dolmens.
Particularly attracted the attention of crop circles that appeared in the Novokubansk region at the end of the last century. They were also noticed near the village of Nekrasovskaya, Ust-Labinsk district and the village of Yuzhny, Belorechensky district. There is an opinion that there is a certain pattern according to which circles appear in different places on the Earth.
They can be conditionally divided into three zones. The southernmost includes Kuban, Europe, Zaporozhye, Western Ukraine and the Caucasus. Here, unusual signs on the fields appear in the second half of June. Eyewitnesses said that this happens exactly at 1 hour 24 minutes of the night - astronomical midnight.
Wells on the Taman Peninsula
In 1989, near the Gladkovskaya station on the Taman Peninsula, they found a site with five wells, each of which was about 12 meters in diameter and at least 3 meters deep. The researchers who discovered them were interested in the fact that they expand with depth, forming the shape of an inverted bucket. The walls are made of solid fused soil. The study showed that the expanded clay from which they are made was exposed to temperatures of more than 1200 degrees. locals then they could not explain why they did not see how and who made such unusual wells.
After the mysteries became even more. Soil samples showed that titanium, strontium and other rare elements are contained in it in excess, which exceeds the norm by several times. The scientists decided that the wells appeared due to a short powerful radiation, because of it part of the rock evaporated, and the walls became solid.
News of such unusual finds came from different parts of the country. It is still not known what it is: tests of laser weapons or traces of extraterrestrial civilizations. But there are enough rumors about it.
Dolmens of the Krasnodar Territory
The unusual dolmens of the Kuban are known far beyond the borders of the region. Every year thousands of tourists come to visit mysterious places to feel unusual energy, look at these strange stones with holes inside and, maybe, try to unravel the mystery of their appearance.
The buildings that came to us from ancient times literally strewn the territory near the coast from the Taman Peninsula to the border with Abkhazia. There are many legends that tell about their purpose: religious buildings, tombs, places of confinement of hermits, portals to other worlds. Also, according to some versions, they stand on the most important energy points of the globe and transmit power to our world.
The age of the structures is from 4 to 10 thousand years, we can assume that they are the same age Egyptian pyramids. There are a few different types: round, rectangular and trapezoidal. Inside some of them, researchers discover relief images. Most are characterized by round holes in the center of one of the walls.
Road near Elizabethan
Unexplained accidents occur near the entrance to Krasnodar near the village of Elizavetinskaya. Stepnaya Street, where superstitious drivers slow down and try to drive around altogether, stretches for a kilometer. With smooth asphalt, road signs and markings, terrible accidents happen every now and then.
Witnesses and participants in the accident cannot give a logical explanation of what is happening. Some refer to clouding of reason, others to poor health. Specialists and psychics call this place a zone of negative energy, a “black spot”, which seriously affects the work of human consciousness.
According to some versions, there used to be a cemetery here, according to others, the Red Army men paved the road, which is under fresh asphalt, with bricks from the destroyed temple.
Third sources believe that all because of the large number of deaths in the years civil war, the bodies of the dead soldiers of the red and white army were simply buried here in the ground, and then they paved the way. Also, studies have shown that earlier in the 1st century BC there was a Meotian settlement. Excavations were carried out - a burial ground was discovered, which could serve as the cause of the anomaly.
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