Black Sea in Crimea: weather and rest

There are many resort places on the Black Sea coast of Russia, designed for both active and relaxing holidays. One of these is the village of Black Sea, located on the Crimean peninsula.

On the western coast of Crimea, the Tarkhankut Peninsula, where the village is located, is issued into the sea. Black Sea. While this is not the most popular place for tourists, as not everyone has become acquainted with its unique nature and beaches. The sea in the village is not very deep and with a gentle relief. It warms up well already in the spring, and tourists open the swimming season in April. The beach here is sandy-shell, it is pleasant to wander barefoot on it or lie on a beach mat, and there are more sunny days in this place than in Sochi or Yalta. The infrastructure of this small village with a population of about 12,000 people is adapted to the influx of tourists. Studying the road map of the Crimean peninsula, it is easy to calculate that the distance from Simferopol Airport, which connects Crimea to mainland Russia, to Black Sea is 140 kilometers.

In the 4th century BC, the Ionian Greeks arrived on the coast of Tauris in search of an uninhabited territory. The beauties of the Tarkhankut Peninsula, its bays and fresh coastal lakes attracted their attention. They founded their settlement in the bay, which they called the Beautiful Harbor. To protect it, they built a fortress wall, enclosing four hectares of land, and decorated it with many towers.

Planning to live happily ever after, the Greeks paved the streets with slabs, built residential buildings, granaries, wineries and cracked pressure in the rocks. A lighthouse was built on the shore. In the event of a siege in the basement, we arranged a warehouse with provisions. Above was a real command post.

In the III century BC, the regular raids of the Scythians forced the Greeks to strengthen the existing structures and build a new line of defense at the bay itself. In II BC, the city finally passed under the authority of the Scythians. Then, replacing each other, ruxolans and Huns ruled here. By the 1st century AD, the Sarmatians who invaded the northern steppes destroyed this city. The grandeur of the bay faded, and centuries later its surroundings were mastered by the Tatars.

After the Crimean Peninsula became part of the Russian Empire, these lands became the property of Count Voinovich. After 1823, Count Vorontsov began to buy land for the development of grape and tobacco plantations. He built a marina, medical facilities, as well as the church of St. Zahara and Elizabeth. Then, in the 40s of the last century, the deportation of the Crimean Tatars broke out. Then the village was renamed the Black Sea.

The Black Sea has a unique climate. Located on Tarhankut, protruding deep into the sea, the village is surrounded by sea breezes, which act as a natural air conditioner. They change direction twice a day, so the heat in the summer is easier to carry. Small transport, sparsely populated and lack of industrial enterprises makes the air here clean and spicy. This wellness airy cocktail contains bromine, iodine and other trace elements.

The sun shines here 241 days a year, and rains in summer are rare and short-lived. In June, the air warms up to + 22 ° C, and by the end of summer it reaches + 28 ° C. This is facilitated by the features of the coastline and the relief of the seabed. The beach season begins in May and lasts until October. The climate is influenced by the sea - absorbing the sun in summer, it generously shares it in autumn and winter.

Weather in winter is quite unpredictable. Suddenly, frost can hit up to -20 ° C, and if the wind blows from the sea, which often happens, people have to tight.

Summer also does not go without surprises. The heat can reach + 40 ° C, but if a north or north-west wind blows, it takes away heated layers of water far into the sea, and nails cold to the shore.

It is believed that today it is more convenient to get to Crimea by plane, especially from major Russian cities. From Moscow or St. Petersburg 3 hours of summer to Simferopol airport, and from Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar and other nearby cities - about an hour.

Of the cities located further than Central Russia and the North Caucasus, direct flights are quite expensive. It is more rational to calculate the budget from the calculation of the flight to Krasnodar and Anapa, and then by bus to get to the resorts of Crimea.

You can get to the cities of southern Russia by train, and from there to the Crimean resorts by bus. In this case, a single ticket is purchased, including train tickets to southern cities and a bus ticket to Crimean health resorts.

The advantage of such a trip is to dock all flights on time. But there is also a minus - a crush in the queue for the bus and possible loss of luggage.Car owners can get to the peninsula via the new Crimean bridge, and then drive along the coast, stopping for sightseeing and swimming.

The distance in a straight line from Simferopol to Black Sea is 78 kilometers, and along the road - 144. By bus, this distance can be covered in 2 hours 50 minutes, and by car - in 2 hours 30 minutes. From the city airport you need to get to the station. You can use a trolley, minibus or taxi. Opposite the station is the bus station of Simferopol.

If you wait a long direct bus flight, you can first get to Yevpatoriya, and then transfer to a direct flight to the Black Sea. In order to hire a taxi, it is advisable to call an officially registered driver by phone.

The village has a large selection of guest houses, mini-hotels, a private sector, and if you like camping romance, you can stay in a camping tent. The prices here are more affordable compared to other resorts, and there are few tourists.

More comfortable rooms in guest houses. One-room apartments cost up to 2500 rubles per day. For a house of several rooms with conveniences without landlords, they ask for 5,000 rubles. All offered rooms, apartments and houses have the necessary amenities, but without food.

Private pension "Tatiana" in a 5-minute walk from the sea offers clean rooms and affordable prices for them - 200-350 rubles per day. The amenities here are on site, there is free parking and wi-fi.

Guest house "Rendezvous" pleases with a choice of rooms at a price from 300 to 1300 rubles. They have all the amenities, TV and refrigerator, wi-fi. Distance to the beach - 200 meters.

Guest House "By the Sea" is located just 100 meters from the coast and offers rooms with all amenities. Free Wi-Fi and a patio with a playground are on site. On request, the hosts deliver home-cooked meals and arrange transfers both from the bus station and from the airport. If you wish, you can cook yourself. For this, a kitchen is equipped and there are cutlery, dishes.

Cozy guesthouse by the sea “Tarkhankut Ranch” is located 50 meters from the sea and offers the same conditions at the same price.

You can rent a fully two-story private house in the village for 4000-5500 rubles per night.

The guest complex "Lidia", declared as certified 3 *, offers standard rooms with all amenities for 1400-2500 rubles per day, studios from 2800 rubles, two-level apartments with a terrace for 3200-5500 rubles per day. In high season - from May 15 to October 15, breakfast is included in the price.

The complex "Sun and Sea" is located 150 meters from the promenade and city beach and offers air-conditioned rooms with a balcony and all amenities. Free Wi-Fi and parking are available on site.

In 1824, the lands near Ak-Mechetskaya harbor, together with several villages, were bought by the Governor General of Novorossia, Count Vorontsov. He was a believer, so he decided to build a church here, ordering her project to the architect Toricelli. Then in Europe there was a fashion for Gothic, so the order was executed in a pseudo-Gothic style. So the church of Saints Elizabeth and Zechariah appeared in the village with a high bell tower, which served not only its intended purpose, but was also a navigational sign.

An open-air museum-reserve begins near the narrow bay beach. These are the ruins of the ancient city of Kalos Limena. The stonework of the citadel, preserved to this day, shows its power.

The memory of Governor Vorontsov is kept not only by the church in the village, but also by the park, named in his honor Vorontsovsky. It is located on the eastern edge of the modern village on the site of the green zone, which has partially been preserved since ancient times. The count loved his settlement very much and wanted to bring its status to the county town. He ordered to bring into the garden seedlings of trees from England, Italy and Greece. It is decorated in the then fashionable style of the English landscape, as close to nature as possible. To our time, trees planted at the count are preserved. Oaks and walnuts planted two centuries ago in two girths are very rare for the steppe Crimea. Today the park does not have the status of a conservation zone. Past splendor and well-groomed are in the past.

The local historical museum of local lore collects all the treasures found during excavations of ancient cities and Scythian barrows.

Near the village there are interesting places worth visiting.

• The tract in the Bolshoi Kastel beam, where rare plants and a huge colony of wild rabbits have been preserved.

• Cape Tarkhankut itself and the lighthouse on it, which is two kilometers from the village. The height of the lighthouse is 42 meters. Snow-white limestone for its construction was brought from Inkerman in 1816.

• The estate of official Popov, who served with Potemkin, the governor of Tavria. The building erected in the 19th century by the grandson of the official includes a park with fir trees and plants brought from different countries, and an orchard. Currently, it is transferred to the resort "Sunny Valley".

• Near the port of the village there is a small deposit of medicinal mud. It is similar to Saki mud - silt, sulfide. Here you can use it for free to treat cardiovascular diseases, skin, genitourinary, musculoskeletal, diseases of the nervous system, central and peripheral. The dirt is kept on the body for no more than 15 minutes and is not applied to the heart area. It is recommended to rinse it off by rinsing in the sea, and not in the shower. With proper use, the therapeutic effect persists for a day. Before using it, it is advisable to consult a doctor.

The village itself is located in Uzkaya Bay on the shores of Karkinitsky Bay, the coastline of which stretches for 30 kilometers. Families with children vacationing in the Black Sea prefer the central beach with white sand and an admixture of shell rock. It's nice to walk barefoot on it.

There is a pier for boats and water attractions, a playground for sports games. Entering shallow water, the depth is increasing gradually. A small bay protects against winds and storm waves.

The embankment of the village flows into the city beach. It has an amusement park, an aquarium, a Ferris wheel and a children's play complex “Kinder Club”.

Romantics, lovers of meditation and extreme sports have chosen unequipped beaches in nearby bays. The rocky and steep coast alternates with sandy and gently sloping areas, which enlivens the surrounding landscape. The resort offers leisure and entertainment, and cultural and educational. Incendiary night dances in clubs or on the beach, sailing on the sea, tasting local dishes alternate with visiting attractions both local and in nearby cities and towns.

Those who wish can take a horse or a walking tour of Dzhangul or independently explore the nearby bays. Boat trips along Cape Tarhankut are popular. It is possible to fly around by helicopter.

The local diving center is considered the best on the Crimean peninsula. The immersion in the Museum of the Avenue of Leaders, located 100 meters from the shore of the Bolshoy Atlesh tract at a depth of 12 meters, will be remembered for contemplating the monument to Lenin and the busts of his comrades-in-arms, as well as one of the creators of the Communist Manifesto and the main critic of the capitalist economic system Karl Marx. There are also busts of cultural figures in the museum: Vysotsky, Blok, Tchaikovsky.

Divers are happy to explore the ship "Alexei Tsesarevich", which sank in 1916. Well preserved hull and all the interior of the vessel.

The village is surrounded by various bays with wild beaches that are in demand by tourists by car. You can go to Bakalskaya Spit, a kind of conservation area, considered a landscape park with a beach 6 km long. Its highlight lies in the course that washes it. Here it is possible to experience two elements at the same time - a very cold and calm sea or a stormy and warm.

Access to this volatile beach is paid, but during off-peak season you can drive for free. The sea reduces the shore, washing away the sand. Scythe "losing weight" and in the near future may disappear. For only 200 rubles, you can put your own tent here at the campsite. The danger here is only hordes of mosquitoes that besiege vacationers at dusk.

The Dolphin camping site is also located here with a convenient beach and a place for cooking. If you do not want to stock up on food, you can eat at a local cafe. They offer wooden houses with a shower and toilet. On the rocky shore lies Ozhinny or Blackberry Bay. This berry once grew in abundance in these places. The water here is clean and warm, and the beach is designed to relax in tents.

Interesting is the sparsely populated Karamysh Bay with a clean beach, near which there is a nudist beach behind the hills. There are only rocks around. They protect against cold winds, and bathe here even in a storm. Tourists themselves monitor the cleanliness on the shore.

The Bolshoy Kastel nature reserve preserves relic plants. A large colony of wild rabbits lives here. Vacationers live here in a town erected from tents. There are no amenities, as well as firewood that you need to bring with you. There is water in the well, but you cannot drink it raw. Particles of a historical manor have been preserved on the territory.

The transit point for the migratory birds of the entire planet are the Swan Islands, which consist of 6 equipped bird sites. There are flamingos and pelicans, laughter gulls and cormorants, a total of 265 species of birds.

On the shore of the bay, the Beautiful Harbor, or Kipchak, vacationing car enthusiasts put up tents. There is drinking water and grocery stores, but there are no umbrellas, awnings or a shade, we also need to store firewood ourselves. Cleaning garbage tourists. Nearby is a mullet factory, where you can buy fish, and a cafe.

20 km from the village, the Belyaus spit stretches for 10 km, which is the historical and cultural heritage of the entire peninsula.Here once the inhabitants of Khersones founded a settlement and cultivated cereals and vegetables. All grown was sold in their hometown. Today, only architectural islands of masonry from the former fortress have been preserved.

The beach line is divided into well-maintained and unencumbered parts. A great advantage of a well-equipped beach is the ability to charge electronics on poles with outlets that are scattered along the road. There are toilets, washbasins, sources of drinking water and wooden houses for living. Snow-white clean sand and warm water, a smooth entry into the sea, in places with shallows, attracts people here.

The wild part of the beach cannot offer amenities. There are no canopies; there are only rare trees. 2 kilometers away are shops. Hordes of mosquitoes at dusk on both beaches bother vacationers. In the afternoon, in addition to swimming, you can go fishing or go spearfishing.

Here, right on the beach is the Viking Hotel. It looks like a medieval castle and impresses with its beauty. The building successfully fits into the local landscape and causes a desire to arrange a photo shoot.

Tourists are advised to stay in the Black Sea for people who love beach vacations away from the bustle of the city. The village is located from the airport more than 3 hours away, which is worth considering when traveling with children.

Thirsty for entertainment and nightclubs, vacationers complain about the mediocrity and monotony of relaxation in the Black Sea. Some are unhappy with the crowded city beach and the fact that occasionally a blowing cold wind raises a small sandstorm. The beach itself in the steppe zone is also not admirable, although it is clean and well-groomed.

There is a shortage of pharmacies, so medicines must be taken from home. The censure is caused by the high cost of products and essential goods in local shops and the lack of retail chains with more competitive prices.

Pleased with asphalt roads with wide comfortable sidewalks, a lot of greenery and cleanliness, but the presence of destroyed and empty buildings causes sadness.

Outdoor enthusiasts are advised to explore the surroundings both in a group and on their own, in order to feel the local flavor. It is highly recommended to visit Tarhankut,

About the rest in the village of Black Sea, see the video below.