The trail was constructed at the end of the 19th century by the owner of these places, Lev Golitsyn. On the route there are a grotto for storing wine — Chaliapin's Grotto, viepoint on the bays of Novyi Svet, the Kapchik Cape and the Tsar Beach, where Emperor Nicholas II once rested.
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Novyi Svet Winery
The date of foundation of the Novyi Svet House of Champagne Wines is considered to be 1878, when Prince Lev Golitsyn acquired the estate of Novyi Svet. Golitsyn had a goal — to create an exquisite drink, not inferior to the best French samples. Today Novyi Svet is able to produce a million bottles of champagne a year, and such productivity is still achieved by the traditional methods originating from the times of Golitsyn.
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Sun Valley Winery
“Sun Valley” is one of the oldest Russian wineries with a full production cycle, which is more than 130 years old. Archaeological excavations of ancient settlements testify to the existence of winemaking here from about the 7th—6th centuries BC. The ancient Greeks and Genoese, who lived in this area at different times, left us a rich heritage — rare, aboriginal (“autochthonous”) grape sorts, many of which today grow only in the Sun Valley.
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Elijah the Prophet's Temple
The oldest of the functioning temples of the Crimea: the time of its construction dates back to the 9th—12th centuries. The temple rises on a hill in the Sun Valley. St. Elias Church differs from modern churches not only in its architecture, but also in the unusual throne of God and its location.
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Genoese Fortress
According to historical essays, the fortification was constructed in the period from 1371 to 1469. Construction was carried out on the spot of another fortress, Sugdeya, which was built in the 3rd century AD by the Genoese as a stronghold for their colony in the Northern Black Sea region.
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Zelenogorye (Arpat)
The village of Zelenogorye (Arpat) is located in the picturesque ravine of Panagia (Greek — “holy”), which was named by Empress Catherine II, who was interested in ancient history. Here are the lake of the same name (the second name is Emerald because of the color of the precious stone), the Arpat cascades with stone bowls, a waterfall and the Museum of the World Languages.
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Temple-Lighthouse of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
The lighthouse temple is not only a functioning church, but also the world's only Museum of Water Disasters. And even the main theme of its interior painting is unusual — a worldwide flood. The lighthouse church is called to save all the lost, both at sea and on land.
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Cheese Rocks
A small section of rocks hidden from view, the name of which was given due to the similarity of the structure of the rock with cheese holes. It was nature that, over long time, did the painstaking work of creating small holes in the rock.
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Yukhari-Jami Mosque
The Yukhari-Jami Mosque (“Upper Mosque”) was built in the middle of the 19th century. It can be seen from almost all points of Alushta. There were times when the mosque was closed, converted into a sports school and its interior splendor was badly damaged.
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Dendrozoo of the Crimean Natural Reserve
The arboretum is the entire Crimean Reserve in miniature — you can see typical and rare plants of the Crimea, as well as four-legged and feathered inhabitants of the peninsula. The complex is designed to promote the beauty of the Crimean nature and its protection.
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Aluston Fortress Open Air Museum
The open air museum was created in 2020 on the spot of a medieval fortress of the 6th—15th centuries. The exposition includes visual archaeological, historical, informational materials about the 1500-year history of the fortress and the southern coast of Crimea. It was the fortress that gave the name to the city of Alushta, which has not changed for almost one and a half thousand years.
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Temple of All Crimean Saints and Theodore Stratilat
The temple in the Gothic style, built in 1842 according to the drawing of the architect Toricelli from Odessa, according to the order of Earl Vorontsov. The temple was named after a Roman military leader who preached Christianity among the pagans, and for this he was forcibly deprived of his life.
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Dacha Golubka (“Dove” Summer House)
One of the most interesting buildings from a historical point of view, built in 1827. The dacha witnessed the meeting of Prince Nikolai Alexandrovich with his bride, Princess Alice of Hesse-Darmstadt. It was named in 1893 in honor of its owner, retired general Golubov, who owned the luxurious mansion.
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Alushta
Alushta is the second most popular resort after Yalta on the Southern Сoast of Crimea. The city is located in a picturesque place on the South Crimea and is surrounded by a number of famous cultural and natural attractions of the Crimea, including the locations of everyone's favorite and famous films, for example, “Caucasian Prisoner Girl”.