Evpatoria, resort

Crimea- with outlines resembling a bunch of grapes, a peninsula embraced by sea waters. Crimea unites the famous resorts of the Black Sea and Azov regions. The eastern coast of the peninsula is a series of rocky capes and cozy bays, along the edges of which juniper forests grow, the southern coast is a chain of resort villages of Alushta and Yalta with princely and imperial palaces in the shade of Mediterranean parks, while the western coast is associated with the wide sandy beaches of the Kalamitsky Bay, brine and healing mud of the resorts Saki and Evpatoria.

The Crimean Peninsula is a resort region with a rich history. The land of the sun, sea and mountains has attracted representatives of different nations for centuries, which is why in the Crimean resorts you can see the ruins of ancient Greek city-states, Genoese fortresses and khan's palaces. The natural potential of the peninsula did not go unnoticed in the Russian Empire - in the 19th century, mud baths were opened on Lake Saki, and the royal paths of Livadia and Gaspra were laid. And today Crimea remains one of the leading resort regions - comfortable resort hotels and modern health centers are lined up along the sandy and pebble beaches of the peninsula.

Geography

The Crimean Peninsula is located in the southwestern part of Russia, more than 1,300 km from the capital. The narrow Kerch Strait separates it from the Taman Peninsula - the western tip of the Krasnodar Territory. The peninsula is washed by the waters of the Azov and Black Seas. From the west and east, wide protrusions of the Tarkhankut and Kerch peninsulas cut into the water surface.

The relief of Crimea is heterogeneous. A range of mountains divided it into western plains and eastern mountainous parts. The mountains stretch from Feodosia to Sevastopol in three parallel ridges, in the folds of which flowering valleys are hidden. The famous Crimean peaks Chatyr-Dag and Ai-Petri are located on the Main Ridge. Many mountains are crowned by undulating treeless plateaus called yaylas. To the east of the Crimean Mountains lie flat steppes.

The coastline of the Crimean peninsula is heavily indented by bays and bays. The largest bays on the Black Sea coast are Feodosia, Kalamitsky and Karkinitsky. In the northeast, the Sea of ​​Azov forms the Kazantip, Arabat and Sivash gulfs. Inland reservoirs of the Crimean peninsula are mountain rivers that form waterfalls, mountain lakes and estuary lakes, which serve as sources of therapeutic mud.

The flora of the Crimean peninsula includes broad-leaved oak and beech forests growing on mountain slopes and sun-gilded steppes. On the southern coast of Crimea, relict trees grow - tall juniper, pistachio and jasmine. The streets of the resorts are lined with Mediterranean flora - rows of cypresses and palm trees, thuja and plane tree. Juniper and Crimean pine grow on rocky ledges. More than half of the peninsula's territory is occupied by arable land and pastures, orchards and vineyards.

Climate

The territory of Crimea covers several climatic zones. The southern coast has a Mediterranean climate of dry subtropics, but most of Crimea (western and eastern coast) belongs to the temperate latitude region. In addition, there are areas of highlands and plains with a continental climate of the steppe zone.

Summer in Crimea is long, hot and sunny. The season begins in mid-May and lasts until mid-October. Daytime temperatures in July often reach 30 °C. Winter in Crimea is warm. The temperature, as a rule, does not fall below 0 °C, and on some fine days it can reach 10-15 °C. This time of year sees the most rainfall.

Traditionally, the best period for a holiday in Crimea is considered to be the “velvet season” - September-early October. At this time it is not as hot as in summer, the sea is warm and the weather is sunny.

Time

Crimea lives according to Moscow time. Time zone – MSK (UTC+3).

Population

According to 2017 estimates, the population of the Crimean Peninsula was 2,340,921 permanent residents (with Sevastopol). Representatives of 175 nationalities live on the peninsula. The most common of them are Russians, Ukrainians, Crimean Tatars, Belarusians, Armenians, and Karaites.

Types of tourism

Crimea has created conditions for active recreation, health and ecological tourism, but the priority tourist destination in the region is beach holidays on the Black and Azov Seas.

Beach holiday. In Crimea there are beaches for every taste. Almost the entire Western Coast of Crimea is occupied by the Kalamitsky Bay, which encircles the waters of the Black Sea like a sandy crescent. Sandy beaches stretch through the resorts of Saki, Evpatoria, Cape Tarkhankut and Chernomorskoye. The entrance to the water here is convenient with a gradual increase in depth, which makes the resorts of the Western Coast of Crimea a popular place for families with children.

The beaches of the east coast are sand and gravel with small shell rock. Resorts such as Feodosia, Koktebel, Sudak and Novy Svet are located here. The southern coast of Crimea is a chain of famous Alushta and Yalta beaches - Professor's Corner, Massandra, Livadia - covered with small pebbles.

In the northeast of the peninsula there are sandy beaches of the Kazantip and Arabat bays, washed by the waters of the Azov Sea.

Wellness holiday. Crimea has a rich heritage in the field of sanatorium and resort treatment. Saki and Evpatoria became the world's first mud resorts, and the healing mud of Lake Saki is used in sanatoriums in many countries around the world. There are springs of mineral waters on the peninsula, and the abundance of sunlight, clean air, saturated with plant phytoncides and sea salts, served to create in the region a developed network of sanatoriums, boarding houses and holiday homes with treatment, and children's health camps.

In recent years, the resort infrastructure of Crimea has been replenished with modern health complexes and spa hotels, which, along with balneotherapy, mud therapy, massage and hardware techniques, offer spa services, beauty treatments, thalassotherapy and Ayurveda.

Health-improving holidays in Crimea are recommended for people with diseases of the respiratory system, nervous system, musculoskeletal system, skin, gynecological and urological diseases.

Leisure. Thanks to the natural terrain in Crimea, such sports as hang gliding and paragliding, mountaineering, mountain climbing, trekking, and caving are developed. Horseback riding, cycling, jeeping tours and buggy riding are extremely popular. The waters of the Black and Azov Seas become a space for sailing on yachts, boats and jet skis, scuba diving, and paddle surfing. Resort centers of Crimea offer the organization of hiking trips, sea fishing and other types of active recreation.

Ecological tourism. Crimea has a huge number of natural monuments and protected areas. Moreover, you can visit them on your own - many resorts are literally adjacent to nature reserves and natural parks, along which fully equipped hiking trails are laid.

Educational, excursion tourism. The peninsula is crisscrossed with hundreds of excursion routes. Every major resort in Crimea boasts historical, architectural and natural monuments. The ruins of ancient fortresses stretch along the eastern shores of the peninsula, royal palaces and residences, botanical gardens and parks are located in Yalta and Alushta, memorials and museums are located in Sevastopol, the ancient streets of Little Jerusalem are preserved on the western coast, and Bakhchisarai is located in the very heart of the peninsula.

How to get there

Personal car You can enter Crimea from the Krasnodar Territory, through the new Crimean Bridge.

Bus service organized through Anapa or Krasnodar. In any city in Russia you can buy a “Single Ticket”, which immediately includes all types of transport necessary on the way to the Republic of Crimea.

For lovers air travel a new modern air terminal was launched (indicated on tickets as “Terminal No. 1”), from which the flow of transport to all resort destinations of the peninsula was established. Upon arrival, you can use the services of taxis, buses, and 24-hour trolleybuses to Yalta and Alushta. On July 9, 2018, a bus station, control center and ticket sales offices began operating in the new terminal of Simferopol Airport. Regular buses from the new terminal run to five main resort destinations: Evpatoria, Yalta, Sudak, Sevastopol, Kerch. Airport passengers will be able to purchase bus tickets upon arrival in the baggage claim area; ticket offices are also open 24 hours a day in the arrivals area on the ground floor. There is a taxi ordering counter for passengers in the arrivals hall.

Directions

Water park “Aqualand “At Lukomorye” - Evpatoria, Frunze Park, st. Kirova, 35

Water park "At Lukomorye" in Evpatoria opened July 12, 2014. Aqualand is located in the heart of the resort part of the city, in Frunze Park, on the Embankment. Gorky. This is a unique thematic complex based on the fairy tales of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin. The main entrance to the fairy-tale city is guarded by a hero. Every morning he wakes up raising his eyelids, thus welcoming his visitors. In addition to water attractions, there is a sculpture of the great Russian poet and characters from his fairy tales: Leshy, Baba Yaga, goldfish, mermaid and others. The water park currently occupies 47,000 sq.m. The second and third floors of the complex offer amazing views of the entire water park. The first floor is the Ostrov cafe-bar with homemade and European cuisine. On the third floor of the restaurant there is a magnificent view of the entire fabulous city. For a complete and comfortable rest of visitors, the water park provides: the “Invisible Hat” bar, storage lockers, changing rooms, toilets, showers, a first-aid post, and a guarded parking lot for personal vehicles. The area adjacent to the pools is designed for maximum comfortable relaxation for visitors: sun umbrellas and sun loungers are installed. Aqualand has a unique children's complex “Aquaplay”, which is suitable for children and teenagers. When filled with water, the bowl is poured onto visitors, bringing a sea of ​​joy and positivity! In addition to children's and adult pools, the water park has a heated jacuzzi. The complex of adult attractions consists of 10 super-fast descents of Canadian quality without joints, which proves their safety. Those who like to dance will be pleased with the disco, foam show and fountains that come out from under the dance floor.
Official website: http://aqua-evpatoriya.com/

Water park "Zurbagan" - Sevastopol, Victory Park, st. Parkovaya, 9

Water park "Zurbagan" is located in one of the picturesque corners of Sevastopol - in the area of ​​Victory Park. The water park is a complex of 5 different slides for adults and children, 7 clean fresh water pools (heated water), 5 cafes with a menu for every taste.
The pools are filled with fresh drinking water, which goes through a complex purification system through modern powerful specialized systems made in Italy and Germany. The water park is a full member of the International Water Park Association (WWA).
A commission consisting of specialists from the European Association of Water Parks and the Independent Engineering Bureau of Germany, invited by the Association of Water Parks of Ukraine, noted that of all the water parks in Ukraine, Zurbagan has the highest quality of water treatment
Official website: http://zurbagan.su/

Eastern coast of Crimea

Water park "Sudak" - Sudak, st. Gagarina, 79

The water park is located on the Black Sea coast in the south-eastern part of Sudak Bay, at the foot of Mount Alchak. The water park covers an area of ​​20,000 m² and can simultaneously accommodate more than 2,000 visitors.
A variety of water attractions guarantees an unforgettable experience with unusual descents; the piquancy of light overloads, acceptable for people of any age; the feeling of “free flight” almost vertically - for extreme sports enthusiasts; children's pool and slides - for little visitors. The water goes through several levels of mechanical and technical treatment; the latest electronic equipment has been installed to control and maintain the level of chlorine and PH in the water.
Dance lovers will be pleased with the day and night discos with musical water fountains on the dance floor, powerful sound and light installations.
Official website: www.sudak-aquapark.com

Water park "Koktebel" - Feodosia, Koktebel village, st. Lenina, 144b

The water park is located on the South-Eastern coast of Crimea, in the famous village of Koktebel. The water park is located on an area of ​​4.43 hectares, of which 2,300 m² are occupied by 7 pools and 24 slides. The speed on some of them can reach 14 m/s. A special children's complex has 12 slides. In addition, there are 3 hot tubs and 7 swimming pools with a total area of ​​2300 square meters, and 6 cafe-bars are available to visitors of the water park. During the day, the water park can accommodate 3,000 people. There is a parking lot on the territory of the water park.
Official website: aquapark-koktebel.com.ua

The south coast of Crimea,Big Alushta

Water park "Almond Grove" - ​​Alushta, st. Embankment, 4a

Located on the western coast of Alushta on the Professor's Corner Embankment, among cafes, bars and restaurants. The water park includes the Aquapark hotel, 6 swimming pools, 2 solarium areas, 4 Jacuzzis, 14 slides, tunnels for children and adults, an entertainment complex with the most modern water attractions, as well as a restaurant, cafe-bar, children's cafe, disco. Also on site: locker rooms, storage rooms, safes for valuables, showers, toilets, and a first-aid post. A separate play town has been specially created for the youngest visitors.
The water park uses modern technologies for preparing, pre-cleaning and heating water for pools and attractions. The water goes through several levels of purification and is brought to drinking level in terms of pH and chlorine content.
The water temperature in the water park is 26°C, in the Jacuzzi baths 33-34°C.
Capacity 1500 people.
Official website: http://aquaparkhotel.ru/akvapark

The south coast of Crimea,Big Yalta

Water park "Atlantis" - Yalta, st. Kommunarov, 7a

The Atlantis water park is located in the city of Yalta. It opened its doors in June 2015. The slides and attractions for the water park are manufactured by WhiteWater (Canada), which is the world's largest and most experienced company involved in the construction of water parks and water attractions. Slides for adults are suitable for extreme sports enthusiasts; there are two children's areas: for children under 7 years old and for older children. The water in the wave pool, children's water town and in the toddler pool is heated. The average water temperature in the wave pool is +26°C, in children's pools +28°C.
Official website: http://atlantida-yalta.ru/ru/

Water park "Blue Bay" - Yalta, Simeiz, st. Sovetskaya, 80

The Blue Bay water park is the flagship of the Crimean entertainment industry, water amusement park No. 1. The only water park in Crimea operating on sea water. Located on the southern coast of Crimea in the village of Simeiz, at the foot of Mount Koshka, on the shores of the Blue Bay
15 water attractions and 5 swimming pools await you. All of them have ALKORPLAN coating. The water in ALL pools is sea water. Water is taken from a pumping station from a depth of 8 meters at a distance of 150 meters from the shore. The sampling site was calculated by the Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas in Sevastopol and is the cleanest in the waters of the Blue Bay. The preparation of water for supply to the pools is carried out at a water treatment station, where mechanical mesh filters, three vertical pressure filters and a hydrolysis unit and ultraviolet water disinfection unit are installed. The water in swimming pools for adults is changed every 12 hours, and for children's pools - every 8 hours.
Official website: www.simeiz-aquapark.com

Resort fee in the Republic of Crimea

Please note that an amendment has been made to the law on the transfer of resort fees on the territory of the Republic of Crimea to May 2020.

In connection with the adoption of the Federal Law of July 29, 2017 No. 214-FZ “On conducting an experiment on the development of resort infrastructure in the Republic of Crimea, Altai Territory, Krasnodar Territory and Stavropol Territory” and the Law of the Republic of Crimea of ​​November 30, 2017 No. 435-ZRK /2017 “On the introduction of a resort fee” a resort fee will be charged at a number of resorts in the region from May 1, 2020 to December 31, 2022.
Resort fee payers: individuals over 18 years of age who plan to stay in accommodation facilities for more than 24 hours.
The amount of the resort fee for one day of actual stay of the resort fee payer in the accommodation facility is 10 rubles per person.

The experiment territory includes the territories of the following municipalities of the Republic of Crimea:

• Alushta urban district;
• Sudak urban district;
• Feodosia urban district;
• Yalta urban district;

The amount of the resort fee payable is calculated as the product of the number of days the resort fee payer actually stays at the accommodation facility, excluding the day of arrival, and the established amount of the resort fee. However, the amount of the resort fee payable is not included in the cost of your stay.

The following are exempt from paying the resort fee:

1. persons awarded the titles of Hero of the Soviet Union, Hero of the Russian Federation or who are full holders of the Order of Glory;
2. persons awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor or Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation or awarded the Order of Labor Glory of three degrees;
3. participants of the Great Patriotic War;
4. combat veterans from among the persons specified in subparagraphs 1 - 4 of paragraph 1 of Article 3 of the Federal Law of January 12, 1995 No. 5-FZ “On Veterans”;
5. persons awarded the badge “Resident of besieged Leningrad”;
6. persons who worked during the Great Patriotic War at air defense facilities, local air defense facilities, in the construction of defensive structures, naval bases, airfields and other military facilities within the rear borders of active fronts, operational zones of active fleets, in front-line sections of railways and automobiles roads, as well as crew members of transport fleet ships interned at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War in the ports of other states;
7. disabled war veterans;
8. family members of fallen (deceased) disabled war veterans, participants of the Great Patriotic War and combat veterans, family members of persons killed in the Great Patriotic War from among the personnel of self-defense groups of facility and emergency teams of local air defense, as well as family members of deceased hospital workers and city clinics Leningrad;
9. persons exposed to radiation as a result of the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, as well as as a result of nuclear tests at the Semipalatinsk test site, and persons equivalent to them;
10. disabled people of groups I and II;
11. persons accompanying disabled people of group I and disabled children in accordance with Federal Law of July 17, 1999 No. 178-FZ “On State Social Assistance”;
12. low-income families, low-income citizens living alone and other categories of citizens provided for by Federal Law of July 17, 1999 No. 178-FZ “On State Social Assistance”, who have an average per capita income below the subsistence level established at the place of their residence in the relevant constituent entity of the Russian Federation ;
13. persons who arrived in the experimental territory in order to receive specialized, including high-tech, medical care or medical rehabilitation after the provision of specialized, including high-tech, medical care in the conditions of sanatorium-resort organizations, as well as the person accompanying them if the patient is child under 18 years of age;
14. patients with tuberculosis;
15. persons under the age of 24 years studying full-time in educational organizations located in the experiment territory;
16. persons permanently working in the experimental territory on the basis of an employment contract or service contract;
17. persons who have a place of residence in the experiment territory;
18. persons who have the right of ownership of residential buildings (shares in the ownership of them) and (or) residential premises (shares in the ownership of them) on the territory of the experiment;
19. athletes, coaches, sports judges, as well as other specialists in the field of physical education and sports who arrived to participate in official sporting events in the experiment territory.
20. persons referred for treatment under compulsory medical or social insurance;
21. persons who have a place of residence (registration) in the territory of the Republic of Crimea.

Exemption from payment of the resort fee is carried out upon presentation to the operator of the resort fee (hotels, sanatoriums, boarding houses, etc.) of the original document confirming the right to exemption from payment of the resort fee, or a duly certified copy thereof. Exemption from paying the resort fee for persons accompanying group I disabled people and disabled children can also be carried out on the basis of a written application from the accompanied person or his legal representative.