Attractions in the city of saki in the Crimea and the surrounding area

And the surroundings of the resort, what else do you need for a great holiday!

Crimea and its western part is famous for its balneological resort, where tourists have been coming for many years. The small town of Saki with a population of about 40 thousand people is considered a green corner, located on the shore of a healing lake. Sandy gently sloping beaches of the Black Sea, sanatoriums and boarding houses, clean steppe air with an admixture of the sea are perfect for relaxing and treating children, adults, and older people. Here, tourists can also visit various sights of Saki (Crimea) and its environs, have fun, visit historical sites.

What is the resort most famous for?

Mud and mineral waters are the main attractions of the resort. The first mud bath was founded here at the beginning of the 19th century. Subsequently, many health resorts appeared, where mud comes from the healing lake in Saki with a depth of only about 1 m. The reservoir has healing properties due to natural features:

  • Sulphide silt mud saturated with hydrogen sulfide;
  • Rapé with salt concentration (250-280 g/l);
  • Hydrocarbonate-chloride-sodium water.

People from different parts of Russia and neighboring countries come here, to the Crimea, for mud to treat spinal cord injuries, chronic female and male diseases, diseases of the musculoskeletal system, nervous disorders, and skin diseases.

Other attractions of the resort are mineral waters. Near the city there is a natural source of mineral water "Krymskaya" for the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. A few kilometers from the city, tourists can relax on a sandy embankment, sunbathe and swim in the sea. Crimea and the Saki region attract tourists with mud and hydropathic baths located here, which provide tourists with many different procedures.

Tip: Those who plan to visit Saki should take care of additional bathing suits for the mud treatments.

What can you see in the city?

Rest in the resort and the excursion program can be diversified by visiting:

  • Resort park;
  • Historical Museum;
  • St. Elijah's Church;
  • Old pump room.

The improvement of the park in Saki began more than 100 years ago on the steppe scorched by the sun. During this time, rare plants from different parts of the globe were brought here. Today there are more than 1000 of them. In the park there are fountains, graceful alleys for walking, flower arrangements, gazebos, benches for rest, streams and ponds. In recent years, the territory of the spa park has been equipped with playgrounds and sports grounds for children.

The history of Saki is presented in the local history museum, which is located in the park. Its expositions are mainly devoted to the balneological theme. Four spacious halls offer visitors to get acquainted with old maps, photographs, baths from the first mud bath and much more.

The sights of Crimea are religious architectural monuments, one of them is St. Ilyinsky Church, which was built more than 100 years ago in honor of the prophet Elijah. The current temple was designed by the architect Vasiliev.

Western Crimea is known to tourists with an old pump room - the main symbol of the resort. His image adorns many souvenir items. The healing spring is ready to give everyone a drink for free. Next to the pump room is the legendary sculpture of the "Brontosaurus" surrounded by an artificial pond.

The pump room is a place where real holidaymakers meet every morning and every evening!

Who is attracted by the sights of the surroundings?

Fans of history and ancient excavations will enjoy their stay in Saki. On the outskirts of the city, tourists love:

  • Wander around the ancient Greek-Scythian settlement of Kara-Tobe;
  • Look into the Kara-Tobe Museum, where the collected artifacts are stored;
  • Take a picture against the backdrop of an ancient fortress.

Many people come to Crimea to visit these famous excavations. They tell lovers of antiquities that the first settlements appeared here during the time of Ancient Greece, in the 2nd-4th centuries. BC e. The settlement was prosperous, and was called, according to historians, Evpatorion. Our ancestors had a small fortress here, from the walls of which only fragments remain today. Merchants, garrison, artisans, common people lived in it. From time to time the fortress was attacked by nomads.

When the northwestern Crimea was conquered by the Scythians, a Scythian village arose on the site of the Greek settlement. In the halls of the museum, scientists managed to present ceramic and silver utensils, women's jewelry, uniforms of ancient warriors, their arrows, spears, and darts.

What will be interesting for children and adults?

The sights of the Saki region, which can be visited by the whole family, are:

  • Entertainment complex "Solnyshko";
  • Aquarium "Chernomorsky";
  • Pushkin square;
  • Mikhailovsky lake.

"The Sun" is about half a kilometer of a beach area with golden sand, the purest emerald water, developed infrastructure, playgrounds for children. In the aquarium "Chernomorsky" in the village, not far from the resort, children and adults will find themselves in a real sea fairy tale with a variety of underwater inhabitants. Famous fairy tale characters can be found in Pushkin Square, from where tourists usually go to a small amusement park.

A few kilometers from Saki, a visit to the water park will be a real gift for the whole family, more than 2 thousand people can relax here at the same time. Among the original compositions of exotic plants are:

  • attractions;
  • Pools;
  • Recreation areas;
  • Hot tubs;
  • Cafe;
  • bars;
  • Playgrounds.

You can feed fish, swans and other waterfowl on Mikhailovsky Lake. Here is a kind of impromptu menagerie. The boat station located next to the lake offers kayaking.

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