It would be wrong to perceive the Crimea only as a seaside resort, because the peninsula has a very rich and fascinating history, and a small town Belogorsk is an eloquent proof of that.

How to get here

Belogorsk is 42 km east of the capital of Crimea Simferopol. Through Belogorsk there is a road connecting Simferopol with the eastern Crimea (Sudak, Feodosia, Kerch)

A bit of history

Hundreds of years ago it was called Karasu Bazaar , which in Turkish means "the market over the Black River", and was on the curb of the most important trade routes, everything was sold here, from bread to slaves. To protect their goods from robbery, merchants built small houses by the type of fortress - caravanserais, one of such structures, dating back to the 16th century, has survived to this day. The city was a major shopping center and literally drowned in luxury and wealth, but after the 18th century began to give up its positions.

Cuisine and wine

Sam city is located in the mouth of the Biyuk-Karas river, it is covered with greenery and a very fertile region of the Crimea, around there is a huge amount of fruit orchards and vineyards, from where fruits are delivered to the whole Ukraine - juicy cherries, huge cherries, sweet peaches and real liquid apples. And from the nearby vineyards to the Belogorsky winery they supply the highest quality raw materials from which they produce the unsurpassed Cabernet

Dispatching in Belogorsk

In Belogorsk it is possible to rent accommodation courtesy of local residents, which, incidentally, will be much cheaper than in coastal cities, and the beaches of the New World or Sudak are less than an hour away by car here

Entertainment, excursions and sights of Belogorsk

It was here that the future hetman of Ukraine, Bogdan Hme, lived for a long time flax, here often visited the remote Cossacks from Zaporozhye Sich, later stopped Suvorov. In Belogorsk, the famous Soviet physicist Shchelkin was born, today a memorial museum is opened near the school building, in which the future scientist gnawed the granite of science. In general, the city is located in a region rich in historical sights, nearby there are ancient Orthodox churches, some of which were built in the 11th century

In addition, Belogorsk and its environs are simply stunning natural landscapes. First of all, it is worth looking at the impregnable White Rock, from which the modern name of the city took place. It is famous for the fact that traces of the ancient sites of primitive man have been found here, excavations continue to this day, without ceasing to surprise archaeologists with new and interesting finds. It was in this place that the Crimean Tatar elders gave the oath to the whole Russian Empire in the person of Prince Potemkin.

Karaby-jail, the Crimean Highlands, which is characterized by a very complex terrain, has many caves and canyons, is not shot in these picturesque places one masterpiece of Soviet cinema. Photo of Belogorsk (5)