Kaydar gate in Crimea: history and location

Mountain Tauris is popular due to the large number of fascinating and picturesque places that tourists from around the world enjoy visiting. Here there are not only natural, but also man-made cultural monuments. However, there are also those where two in one are combined, that is, the beauty of nature is complemented by the skilled hands of man.

And the Baidar Gate in Crimea is rightfully considered such a place. This is one of the most magnificent creations on the entire planet. For all lovers of history, culture, architecture and natural beauties this place will surely seem something magical and mysterious.

Canoe gates are a structure that is located above sea level above the rest of the buildings - by 503 meters. With its sophisticated architecture, intricate cornice, small columns, and a magnificent observation deck on the roof, the Baydar Gate is somewhat reminiscent of an antique portico. During the construction, only stone and limestone were involved. Moreover, pedestals located on both sides of the building are also built from similar material.

The gates are so narrow that 2 cars can hardly miss each other, so there is a detour nearby. You can climb the roof by a specially constructed staircase and from there you can already look at the Crimea, admiring the Black Sea, the picturesque valley, high mountains and green thickets. In the summertime, a dazzling landscape of the picturesque beauty of the southern part of the peninsula is visible from the observation deck.And in the winter - a bewitching area, which with its cold shades creates a real harmony of pristine nature. Hence, you can come here anytime, regardless of the season.

Located on the Baydar Pass, about half a kilometer above sea level, you can easily admire the marvelous natural landscapes that open around. At the same time, the air temperature in the summer is very comfortable and keeps at around +25 degrees. There are almost no mice and mosquitoes. All this was noticed back in imperial times, when there was nothing in sight, only one pristine nature.

But already in 1837, the Governor General of the Novorossiysk Territory M.S. Vorontsov personally led the construction of a new highway, which stretched from Alupka to Sevastopol, passing along the coast past the village of Baidary, as if sawing a mountain range. As a result, the pass got its name thanks to the specified village and became known as Baydarsky. And after that he goes down to the village of Foros.

After completing all the work that has been carried out for almost 10 years, in 1849 a beautiful architecture structure was installed on the pass - Kaydar Gate, built in a simple classical style with stones and limestone. Their author is K.I. Elishman. They instantly became a strategic object and a place of relaxation for many travelers.

In 1962, the modern Sevastopol-Yalta highway was laid, as it is considered shorter and safer. However, the old route, which rarely has been recently traveled, as a rule, makes it possible to drive very close to the mountains, overcoming serpentines and at the same time admiring the nature that opens before the eyes with small elevations. The tract will never be able to overgrow, because thrill-seekers simply will not be allowed to do this.

Many cultural figures who visited the gates earlier to relax a bit, enjoy the views, draw inspiration, then always left their own impressions in the written works, which anyone can get acquainted with.

Until the 30s of the last century, there were 2 hotels near the gates, where travelers could spend the night. There was also a post office and a small restaurant, which still stands in the same place, without stopping functioning until now. And one should not forget about the nearby local spring, thanks to which tired travelers can easily quench their thirst by drinking pure mountain water in front of a long road.

Of course, in the end, there were very few heroes left, however, this helped to stop the Nazis offensive. Now all this means little than once in the past, everything has changed a lot. More modern and safer roads were built, new monuments were erected, however, the tourist significance of this object remained the same.

Kaydar Gate is located between two magnificent mountains - Chelby and Chu-Bair. They represent an unusual entrance to the southern Crimea, along which the Sevastopol-Yalta highway passes, and from where you can get the Baidar Valley through the small village of Foros. Reaching the gate is very easy. There are several ways you can do this.

You can buy any tour. A visit to this cultural monument, as a rule, is included in every popular route offered to tourists. Perhaps it will be “Ai-Petri - boat trip - Yalta”, “Big Yalta” and the like.

In addition, it is advisable to start your journey from Sevastopol, because in this direction the diverse landscapes that the peninsula is famous for show themselves from a more advantageous side.

You can find out a large number of fascinating facts about this area, walk on foot, adding the Baydar Pass to your route. You can also come by personal car or take a taxi, you just need to go along the Yalta-Sevastopol highway, guided by the signs. It’s impossible to get lost even at night. The place is located very close to the road.

Moreover, there are always a lot of people. On the map, the Baydarsky Gates indicate the following address: Eagle, Old Sevastopol highway. Coordinates: N 44.2422 E 33.4655. It is advisable to travel from Yalta or Sevastopol.

Every year many tourists come to the Baydar Gate. And the locals are also not averse to come here. Therefore, enterprising sellers of souvenir products are happy to engage in trade here, offering handicrafts made of wood, stone, sets of essential oils, fascinating literature, beautiful paintings, postcards and much more. Also nearby is the famous Shalash restaurant, where you can easily order dishes and Crimean wines for every taste.

Not far away, a few kilometers away, at an altitude of 402 meters above sea level, is the legendary Foros Church, where they not only pray, light candles, purchase religious goods, but also admire the scenery from the temple’s terrace. You can get there if you go down from the gate a little down. During its existence, the church was built only 2 times. The first one was 1892. The second - after the collapse of the Soviet Union, when at first there was a camp site, then a restaurant, in the end everything fell into complete decline.

However, the time came when the full restoration was held at the highest level, quite worthily. On the cliff where the temple now stands, uncountable areas for viewing are open. Thanks to which you can easily feel the greatness of the surrounding nature.

Also worth paying attention to Foros Park 70 hawhich is in no way inferior to the famous Nikitsky Garden. Here, all kinds of flowerbeds, rose gardens, lawns are tastefully equipped, on which not only local, but also introduced outlandish plants grow. In addition, ponds, lakes and ponds are equipped, through which unusual curly bridges are scattered.

In addition, nature tourism is superbly developed in this place: the famous Laspinsky pass, Chernorechensky canyon. Also, a large number of different caves are "scattered" here. And in one of them - Skelskaya you can even go down. Or just go for a swim in the Chernorechensky reservoir. Thus, in the “Crimean Switzerland”, where everything is visible in full view.

And in order to feel how fresh and pleasant the mountain air is, you just need to close your eyes and take a deep breath, with your full chest, feeling like a happy and harmonious person in the world. Of course, it is better to bring a phone, camcorder or camera with you so that you can try to preserve for many years all this magnificent, incomparable beauty. The sight seen is worth capturing.

About the Baydar Gate in Crimea, see the video below.