10 places in the Crimea, which must be seen

Crimea is not only a point rich in historical events on the map. It is also a beautiful diverse nature, considered the best place for recreation and tourism in the USSR, under which Crimea was rightly called the "All-Union health resort". In those days, more than a hundred sanatoriums in Crimea annually rested up to 8 million people. To explore all the sights of the Crimean peninsula will take more than a month, but I offer to your attention 10 places that you must visit in the first place.

1. Swallow's Nest

This formidable looking Gothic castle, located on the very cliff, was in fact built not in the era of the gloomy Middle Ages, but only a century ago - in 1912. Such a layout was ordered by the German industrialist, baron von Stengel, who wished his "dacha" to remind him of his homeland in a way.

Thermal springs in Russia

 Vilyuchinsky hot springs, Kamchatka

In the south of the peninsula there are mineral thermal springs. They appeared there due to the fact that they are located near the Viluchinsky volcano. In general, it is worth noting that Kamchatka is called the "Land of Ice and Fire" for a reason - the volcanoes here are in perfect contrast with the cool air.

Sintra is a treasure of Portugal

 At 27 km from Lisbon is a small town Sintra, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The former Moorish sanctuary was chosen by monastic and knightly orders, and then turned into a royal residence. Nowadays it is necessary to allocate at least two days for the inspection of this city. Modern Sintra - it's numerous palaces, surrounded by exotic parks with tropical greens and beautiful fountains, narrow winding streets through the hills, steep staircases built by Masonic lodges.

Excursion to Sintra

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Travel to the fairy tale

Sintra is one of those places in which there are a lot of magic and mystery and which create a magnificent symbiosis of a landscape of great cultural significance. Yard and aristocrats erected here, along the ridge, luxurious manors and mansions, surrounded by gardens and parks. The city was founded in 1154.

The cave city of Chufut-kale

Chufut-Kale - only this last, not quite correct name of the most famous cave city in Crimea, which is associated with the formation of the Crimean Tatars, and then the Karaites, became common. The name of this important defensive point of Byzantium is translated from the Türkic as a Judean fortress.

Anomalous zone in Russia: Cherepovets bogs

Near Cherepovets, the Russian Federation, the Cherepovets marshes, known as the anomalous zone, are located. For many years, experts have tried to find out why people who fell into the zone of influence of the marshes either went crazy or committed suicide. But according to legend, there lives a dark spirit that destroys human lives ...

Short description

Mysterious place is almost a thousand years old. The depth of the marshes does not reach 5 meters. In the central part of the anomalous zone there are 2 lakes: Ivanchevskoe and Desert.

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1. Pueblos Blancos, Andalusia

The snow-white villages that littered the hilly region in central Andalusia not so long ago experienced a period of decline: young people massively left these farm settlements, going to work in large cities. However, now the inhabitants of the villages have clearly decided to attract more tourists to their homes and are engaged in the restoration of buildings and pavement.

Fortress of Fun, Crimea, Russia

For protection from nomads at the foot of the mountain in the Middle Ages the fortress of Fun was built. The so-called Crimean Greeks and the mountain itself ("Smoky"). The fortress and the church are partially restored, they also go on excursions when they visit the Valley of Ghosts. Through the gates of the fortress there was a road from the steppe to the South shore, arrows and stones flew to the enemies from these walls.

The Grand Canyon of Crimea, Crimea, Russia

For those connoisseurs of nature who have visited the Grand Canyon of Crimea for the first time, this grandiose, forested gorge with deep baths, invigorating waterfalls, clear springs and clumps of rocks remains a favorite for life. The desire to return here will never leave.
Visitors to the Grand Canyon are ready to scream with delight, but they keep quiet, and not only because of fatigue on the rare steep ascents here. Many feel that nature herself imperiously demands silence. And then they remember how this delicate silence allowed everyone to take their time, alone with themselves, to their impressions. Silence here is so relevant that it is like the best music in the world, I want to record it on a tape recorder.

Cave City Tepe-Kermen,Crimea, Russia

Tepe-Kermen is a lonely cone-shaped mountain, on which people settled, resembling a volcano in shape. It was part of the Inner Ridge, which is gradually being destroyed, and remained in the form of a lonely "Crimean Vesuvius" with a height of 543 meters above sea level. Tepe-Kermen, from Türkic means the Peak-Fortress, is visible from afar. It is more convenient to climb it along the path on the north-eastern side of the mountain, although you can approach the steep rocks with caves of the lower tier from either side. On an excursion to Tepe-Kermen, they climb a plateau along the usual trail.

An island where you can not, Japan

A deserted island and a city where nature takes its toll. Gunkanjima - the nickname of the Japanese island of Hasim - literally means "cruiser", so he is called for resemblance to a warship.

In 1810, deposits of coal were discovered here, and mining enterprises were built.

In the 30-ies of the XX century, military factories appeared. On the fragment of a rock about half a kilometer long, life boiled: multistoried apartment houses, a hospital, a school and other infrastructure were built.

The Uzunja River Canyon, Crimea, Russia

The Uzunja River Canyon

Uzundja Canyon is the Grand Canyon of Crimea in miniature only there are almost no people here. In the depths of the canyon from under the rock the water of one of the most powerful springs of the Crimea is knocked out.

Ayu-Dag, Crimea, Russia

Ayu-Dag - Bear Mountain

Mount Ayu-Dag, or as it is customary to call it Bear Mountain in the Crimea, its "bearish" form due to geological origin - this is a failed volcano
Or, as scientists say, a kind of diapiric intrusion. The magma, which was screeching beneath the earth's crust, was preparing to erupt, but it did not have enough pressure, it only rose with the surface rocks - and froze with a mass of quartz dolerites and greenish-gray, very solid, valuable for the construction of gabbro-diabase. But tourists prefer another version of the origin of this natural monument - Bear Mountain legend.

Ai-Petri, Crimea, Russia

                                                                                                                                                           

 What is Ai-Petri? It is difficult to answer this question with one or two sentences, it is even more

difficult to describe the multifaceted nature of this mountain massif,
Where each tract is both surprising and delightful. Catch with climbers and climbers, tourists and excursionists, cave explorers and skiers, foresters and meteorologists, mushroom pickers and forest fruit lovers - everyone will tell about their own, but even these fragments combined will not give you an idea of ​​Ai-Petri until you visit it. Ai-Petri is not the highest mountain of the Crimea, but it seems that God knows what a huge, because everything is in front of you. It is a mountain-castle, - a magical, sky-high castle. With ruined towers, with steep wall breaks, with prongs that have been eaten by time, a castle worthy of Byron's Manfred.

Bridge on the Dachstein glacier, Austria

Bridge on the Dachstein glacier, Austria
The Dachstein Glacier is one of the best and popular ski resorts in Austria, the northern part of which is covered with glaciers, and the southern part is cut off by almost vertical rocks. The highest peak of the glacier reaches 2995 m.

Located on the territory of just three Austrian lands - Upper Austria, Salzburg and Styria, the Dachstein mountain range is twelve thousand two thousand "equipped" with large glaciers, which allow you to ski all year round. The peak of the massif, which ascended to a height of 3000 meters, is a tasty morsel for rock climbers, and lovers of natural attractions enjoy a dizzying view of the Austrian Alps from the Dahstein viewing platform and inspect two magnificent caves - the Ice and Mammoth. Still here is an amazing Ice Palace, built right in the thickness of the glacier - so that the impressions of Dahstein's visit are abundant enough for the whole family.