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Evpatoria, resort

Evpatoria- a famous balneological and mud resort on the western coast of the Crimean Peninsula, facing the Kalamitsky Gulf, a golden crescent of sandy beaches framing the waters of the Black Sea. The city is located between the largest salt lake in the republic, Sasyk-Sivash, and Lake Moinak, stretching from south to north, which served as a source of healing mud and brine centuries ago.

In Evpatoria, the natural wealth of the Western coast of Crimea is fully used - brine and mud of salt lakes, sea breezes, an abundance of sun and the aromas of medicinal plants served to create a network of sanatoriums, boarding houses, health resort complexes and children's camps. Evpatoria health resorts have formed a kind of city within a city - a green resort area with amusement parks, water entertainment complexes, embankments and parks surrounded by Mediterranean flora, cultural and entertainment centers.

Geographical position

The Evpatoria resort is located on the western coast of the Crimean Peninsula, at the northwestern tip of the Kalamitsky Bay, with sandy beaches stretching for 41 km along the Black Sea. More than 1,400 km separate the resort from Moscow, about 500 from Krasnodar, 70 km from Simferopol.

Evpatoria lies on a flat plain, at an altitude of 10 m above sea level, among salt lakes-estuaries, thin isthmuses, separated from the surface of the Black Sea. The resort faces the sandy Evpatoria Bay, which completes the arc of the Kalamitsky Bay. The nature in the vicinity of Evpatoria is endless expanses of feather grass and fescue steppes, in some places plowed up for agricultural needs.

Evpatoria is located simultaneously on the shores of the Black Sea and the estuary lake Sasyk-Sivash, connected by a canal to the salt lake of the Saki resort. On the western outskirts of the resort there is Lake Moinaki, stretching from south to north - a source of brine and medicinal mud.

The diversity of Evpatoria's flora is provided by the gardens and parks of the resort area. Park alleys and square paths run between cypress, plane trees, thuja and Crimean pine.

Climate

The climate of Evpatoria is arid, coastal-steppe with plenty of sunshine, frequent and strong winds. absence of sudden temperature fluctuations.

Winter here is mild and short. The average temperature of the coldest month, January, is -1 °C.

Summers are hot, dry and sunny. The hottest month is July. The average temperature in July is 23 °C. The summer heat is moderated by sea breezes.

Precipitation is about 362 mm per year.

Relative air humidity in spring and winter is on average 80%, in summer and autumn – 70%.

Evpatoria is one of the sunniest points of Crimea. On average, the resort receives 258 sunny days per year, and in some years this figure approaches 300. The number of hours of sunshine is about 2,500 per year.

The swimming season in Evpatoria lasts from the beginning of June to the end of September; the water temperature during this period ranges from 17-24 °C.

Connection

Cellular communication services in Evpatoria are provided by mobile operators MTS and Win Mobile; the Beeline network operates in international roaming mode. For calls within Russia, it is most convenient to use MTS tariffs, and if you plan to make calls within the peninsula, it is better to purchase the Win Mobile package. A number of operators offer mobile 3G and 4G Internet services.

Some cafes and restaurants, sanatoriums, boarding houses and resort hotels, as well as at the bus station and Theater Square, are equipped with wireless Wi-Fi Internet access points. Internet cafes operate in city libraries.

The telephone code of Evpatoria is +38 (06569).

When calling from other cities in Russia, you should dial from a mobile phone +38-06569-subscriber number, from a landline number 1038-06569-subscriber number.

Population

The population of Evpatoria is 107,040 people; during the peak summer season this figure increases several times. Russians, Ukrainians, Crimean Tatars, Belarusians, Jews, Armenians and Karaites live in the city.

Resort areas

The resort area of ​​Yevpatoria occupies the western part of the city. From the east, the recreational zone is limited by Duvanovskaya Street and the seaport, from the west by the shore of Lake Moinaki, and from the north by Lenin Avenue. The resort area is the greenest part of the city; it is here that the bulk of health resorts, resort hotels, entertainment centers and attractions for vacationers are concentrated. The territory of the resort area covers the Gorky embankment, parks and squares, and a chain of well-maintained beaches.

Transport component

Air transport. To get to Yevpatoria, you need to take a flight to Simferopol. Simferopol International Airport receives flights from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Samara, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd, Tyumen and other Russian cities. The distance from Yevpatoria to the airport is 70 km. There are several ways to overcome this distance:

Method one: take minibuses No. 49, 98, 100, 115 or trolleybus No. 9 to the Simferopol bus station, and from there take an intercity bus to Yevpatoria. Travel time is about one and a half hours.

Method two: take minibuses No. 49, 98, 100, 115 or trolleybus No. 9 to get to the Simferopol railway station. From the Simferopol railway station, an electric train runs several times a day to the Evpatoria-Kurort station. Estimated travel time is 2 hours.

You can also order a taxi to Evpatoria in the airport hall. The travel time from the airport is just over an hour, the cost of a taxi trip, on average, is 1,500 rubles.

Railway transport. The Evpatoria-resort railway station is located directly within the city. Long-distance trains from Moscow, Minsk, and Vitebsk arrive at the platform. You can also take a train to the stations of Simferopol and Sevastopol, and from there by intercity buses or electric trains to Evpatoria.

Motor transport. There is a bus station in Evpatoria, connected by passenger traffic to all major cities and resorts of Crimea, as well as to the cities of the Krasnodar Territory, Stavropol Territory and Rostov Region. There are direct flights from Krasnodar, Pyatigorsk and Rostov-on-Don.

City ground transport Evpatoria - buses, minibuses and trams. The resort and surrounding area are connected by commuter bus routes. The city center is surrounded by a tram network built in 1914. There are also companies offering taxi services and car rental offices in Yevpatoria.

Tourism

Evpatoria has ample opportunities in the field of beach and active recreation, however, the main tourist destination is sanatorium and resort treatment.

Health tourism. The leading medicinal factors of the resort are brine and medicinal mud. Brine is highly mineralized water from the salt lakes of Evpatoria, used in the form of baths, irrigations and aerosols. The sulfide healing muds of the estuaries have high therapeutic properties. They are used in resort health centers in the form of applications and wraps. On the territory of the resort there are sources of sodium chloride, slightly alkaline waters used in drinking treatment.

An important healing factor in Evpatoria is the climate - high solar activity, air saturated with microelements and sea salts are conducive to aerotherapy and heliotherapy.

The resort has a network of sanatorium-resort institutions, as well as general resort centers. General resort centers include Monakai mud baths- a multidisciplinary medical institution with a powerful medical base. At the height of the season, the complex performs up to 10,000 procedures per day. The mud baths are equipped with a bathroom section where brine baths are given, gynecological and intestinal irrigations are carried out, two mud sections, a massage room and a pump room.

At the Pobeda sanatorium there is resort-wide Evpatoria hydropathic clinic. Specialist doctors provide consultations here, there are automatic terminals for dispensing mineral water, there is a beauty and health studio, and a herbal bar.

The network of sanatorium and resort institutions also includes large health resorts designed to accommodate several hundred vacationers, small boarding houses and holiday homes, resort hotels and health complexes.

Beach holiday. Evpatoria has long and wide sandy beaches. Golden fine-grained sand, warm and clear sea water, and the gently sloping and shallow bottom of the bay have made the resort’s beaches popular. According to official data, there are more than 70 beaches in Evpatoria and surrounding areas, many of them belong to sanatoriums and resort complexes, so entry to them is closed or paid.

The central city beach is located near the Embankment. Gorky. The beach is equipped with changing rooms, toilets, a rescue tower, there are children's attractions and rental points. It is traditionally crowded here, even at the beginning of the season. Near Lake Moinaki, behind Tereshkova Embankment, there is a free concrete beach with steps going down into the sea. There are sparsely populated city beaches in the area of ​​Simferopolskaya Street.

Children's holiday. Sandy beaches and natural healing resources of Evpatoria have created conditions for recreation with children. The resort has a number of summer children's camps and health centers for children. Many health resorts welcome guests with children of any age.

Active recreation and sports. Yevpatoria offers almost the entire possible variety of water sports. Resort guests can rent a jet ski, catamaran, try windsurfing, kitesurfing, stand-up paddle boarding, or water skiing. There are diving centers in Yevpatoria that provide training according to the international CMAS system. Diving tours are available.

The beaches are equipped with volleyball courts and ping-pong tables. On the embankment there is a boat station and a yacht club with a pier for pleasure boats. In Evpatoria there are stadiums, gyms, fitness centers, and outdoor sports grounds.

Educational tourism. Walking excursion routes run through the territory of Evpatoria, introducing city guests to the heritage of the Crimean Tatars and Karaites, architectural and historical monuments. While vacationing in Evpatoria, you can also go on a trip to neighboring resort towns, take a trip to the southern coast of Crimea, or get acquainted with the sights of the central part of the peninsula.

Important phone numbers

Useful telephone numbers in Evpatoria:
Unified rescue and fire service - 101
Police – 102
Ambulance – 103
Water rescue service - 3-05-77, 3-05-50
City information service – 109
Bus station 3-32-24, bus station information desk - 6-16-90
Railway station 3-07-78, information desk - 5-14-11
Marine station information desk - 3-24-95

Attractions

Evpatoria, which celebrated its 2500th anniversary, has a huge number of historical, cultural and architectural attractions.

You can take a self-guided sightseeing tour of the city on foot, or by taking the tourist tram that runs from the train station. The excursion “Tramway of Desires” passes through the entire city. During the trip, guides tell passengers about Lake Moinaki, the history of the city, such attractions as the building of the Library named after A.S. Pushkin and the City Theater.

The main part of the architectural and historical heritage of Yevpatoria is concentrated in the historical center of the resort - Little Jerusalem. The old part of the city bears this name because of the proximity of spiritual centers of different cultures. The winding ancient streets unite the cathedral Friday mosque Juma-Jami, the Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the Tekie Dervishes complex, the Karaite Small and Cathedral kenas, the arched gate of Odun Bazaar-Kapysy, medieval Turkish baths, a synagogue and a Lutheran church.

Duvanovskaya Street preserves considerable historical heritage. If you follow it away from the sea, on the left you can see a glass pyramid covering fragments of ancient Kerkinitida - a Greek polis that existed in the 5th-2nd centuries BC. On both sides of Duvanovskaya there are historical mansions - the pre-revolutionary villas "Lux" and "Sphinx" in the neo-Greek style, and merchant houses decorated with bas-reliefs invariably attract attention.

Leisure at the resort

Restaurants. In Yevpatoria there are restaurants, cafes, coffee shops, fast food outlets, confectionery shops and culinary shops. In the resort's establishments, preference is given to dishes of the Crimean Tatar, Russian and Ukrainian cuisines, as well as Karaite dishes.

Most of the restaurants and cafes are located on busy Frunze and Duvanovskaya streets, as well as along Gorky Embankment. The Dulber restaurant enjoys the reputation of being one of the best establishments in the resort. Behind the Greek-style façade are cozy rooms with wooden furniture and fireplaces. At Dulber, guests are offered dishes of European and Oriental cuisine, meat and seafood cooked over charcoal. Not far from Tereshkova Embankment there is a restaurant “St. Petersburg”. The classic interiors of the establishment are conducive to a leisurely meal. The restaurant's menu includes signature dishes.

One of the most remarkable establishments in Yevpatoria is the cafe-museum of Jewish cuisine “Yoskin Kot”. Here you can try tzimmes with meat, potato pancakes latkes, as well as dishes with very intriguing names “The Wanderings of Abraham” and “Original Sin”. You can touch the era of the Silver Age by visiting the “Literary Cafe named after Anna Akhmatova,” located next to Teatralnaya Square.

Authentic Karaite dishes, cheburek-yantyki and khamur-dolma, are served at the Karaman restaurant. In another popular establishment of the resort, the ethno-restaurant "Dzheval", you can try dishes of Crimean Tatar cuisine - shurpa, pilaf, lagman. Guests are offered more than 15 types of coffee and oriental desserts.

Parks. One of the centers of resort life in Evpatoria is the park named after. Frunze. Here you can find classic rides, all kinds of swings and carousels, and tourist trains. Ponies covered with colorful blankets are led along the walking paths, young guests are greeted by clowns, and cafes and restaurants fill the park with seductive aromas. Relaxation areas are equipped for guests - benches and gazebos are hidden in the shade of plane trees and fir trees.

The main walking area of ​​the resort is the M. Gorky embankment. The embankment is decorated with three rotundas, a sculpture of Hercules, imposingly stretched out on a stepped pedestal, and a park of living sculptures. The coastal zone is bordered by rows of plane trees, lindens and maples.

The entire plant diversity of the Crimean peninsula is presented in the Evpatoria Arboretum. Maple, pine, cypress and juniper grow here, and you can see agave, aloe, almond, yew and pomegranate. A small stream lined with stones flows through the park, and there are small decorative ponds and stone slides.

Theaters and cinemas. There are several theaters in Yevpatoria. The main stage venue is the Evpatoria Theater named after A. Pushkin, founded in 1910. Evgeny Vakhtangov, Konstantin Stanislavsky performed on its stage at different times, Fyodor Chaliapin and Alexander Vertinsky gave concerts. Also, guests of Evpatoria can visit the Children's Theater "Golden Key", Puppet Theater, Theater of Choreographic Miniatures, Fire Theater "Wolfram", Dance Theater of the Nations of the World.

On the main square of the city there are the Raketa and Colosseum cinemas. There are open-air summer cinemas in Evpatoria parks.

Museums. Evpatoria has no shortage of museums. The history of ancient Kerkinitida, medieval Gezlev, the stages of development of the resort business and architectural construction are reflected in the collection of the Evpatoria Museum of Local Lore, which occupies a merchant mansion on Duvanovskaya Street. A unique collection of photographs is presented at the Postal Museum. Visitors can trace the evolution of postal communications - from horse harnesses and carriages to airplanes and mail trains.

The Book Museum is located in the reading room of the Yevpatoria Library. The museum collection includes publications from the 19th and early 20th centuries. In addition, the resort has a Chocolate Museum, a Wine Museum and a Medicine Museum.

Entertainment and shopping centers. There are several large shopping centers in Yevpatoria. The Passage, Maximum and Fortuna complexes unite dozens of clothing stores, fashion boutiques, accessory stores, electronics stores, cafes and restaurants, and gaming areas.

The largest entertainment complex of the resort is the Solnyshko center. Visitors can enjoy a beach, volleyball and basketball courts, a mini-football field, ping-pong tables, a water park, and a dance floor for 2,000 people, equipped with the most modern sound equipment. The complex regularly hosts electronic and pop music festivals, rock concerts, DJ sets, themed parties and show programs.

On Duvanovskaya Street, among historical mansions, is the Dinopark entertainment complex. Here visitors will find moving figures of dinosaurs, brontosaurs, tyrannosaurs and pterodactyls, a complex of prize attractions, and slot machines. There is a bowling club on the second floor of the center.

You can see marine and freshwater inhabitants at the Evpatoria Aquarium. Behind the aquarium glass live false fish, stingrays, small sharks, and snake fish. On the second floor of the complex there is a terrarium.

Slot machines, air hockey, a shooting gallery and other entertainment are presented at the Pharaoh gaming center on Tereshkova embankment.

Water parks. There are only two water parks in Yevpatoria, but both are modern with a large number of attractions and a high level of service. The Banana Republic water park is located 9 km south of the center of Yevpatoria, on the isthmus between the Black Sea and Lake Sasyk-Sivash. On an area of ​​more than 40,000 sq. m there are 8 swimming pools and 25 attractions for children and adults. The “Red Pepper” and “Blue Fog” slides, the height of a seven-story building, attract extreme sports enthusiasts; a “Caribbean pool” with two cocktail bars is equipped for relaxation; a complex of water slides and a special swimming pool are open for children.

In the summer of 2014, the water park “At Lukomorye”, located in the very center of Gorky Embankment, began operating. Everything in the water amusement park is imbued with the spirit of A.S. fairy tales. Pushkin - the upper stations of the slides are stylized as huts, in the pools you can see figurines of goldfish and heroes, in the very center of the complex there is an oak tree, surrounded by a golden chain, along which a scientist cat walks. The water park features extreme water slides, family multi-slide slides, and an entertainment pool with cascades and geysers.

Amusement parks. The amusement complex is located in the Frunze Park. The range of entertainment traditional for resorts is presented here - a small Ferris wheel, children's swings and carousels, an autodrome, a shooting gallery, and slot machines. On the beach of Evpatoria there are “slingshot” attractions and water attractions – “banana” and “bun”.

Dolphinariums. The dolphinarium is open from June to October. Four times a day there are performances featuring bottlenose dolphins, fur seals and beluga whales.

Poster

Evpatoria gives its guests the opportunity to participate in days of international culture, music and theater festivals, sporting events, and become spectators of concert programs and theatrical performances.

The festive procession marks the beginning of a new holiday season. The carnival presents costumes of different eras and peoples inhabiting the city - Greek tunics, bright outfits of the Crimean Tatars, tailcoats and dresses of the 19th century. The holiday is accompanied by concerts, fairs and colorful show programs.

Every year the International Festival “Earth” is held in Yevpatoria. Theater. Children", in which children's and student theaters from Russia and Ukraine take part. The festival includes open-air performances, concerts and festive fireworks.

Days of various cultures have become traditional events for Evpatoria. Thus, several times a year the day of Greek culture, the day of Jewish culture, and the days of culture of the Crimean Tatars are held. The program of events includes performances by vocal and dance groups, tasting of national dishes, and fairs.

At the end of summer, the Amateur Arts Festival “Summer Evenings on Karaimskaya” takes place in Yevpatoria. The performances of the stilt theater and the folk theater of living sculpture attract the greatest attention.