The embankment in Gelendzhik is the main attraction of the city. It is on the embankment that all vacationers go first of all. But in Gelendzhik it is special, because it is listed in the Guinness Book of Records. It is the longest promenade in a sea resort town in the world.
How long is the embankment in Gelendzhik? It stretches for 14 km along the entire bay from Cape Thin to Tolstoy. But every year the length of the Gelendzhik embankment continues to increase. The exact data indicating the length of the pedestrian zone is 8,300 meters. The embankment is lined with paving stones, fenced off from the coastal strip and beaches with white antique-style balustrades, decorated with flower beds and sculptures.
How to get there?
The architectural plan of the city is built in such a way that all the streets of the central part of Gelendzhik lead towards the embankment, which begins on Revolutionary, near the city park of culture and recreation, and stretches to the Crystal Hotel.
Gelendzhik embankment, attractions: lighthouse
One of the most interesting sights of the embankment -Gelendzhik gate beacon. The building has an atypical architectural form in the form of a two-story Art Nouveau house. On its tower there is a weather vane on the four cardinal directions. The lighthouse was founded on August 19, 1897. It was built according to the design of the Frenchman Joseph Francois de Tonde. Then Gelenzhik was not yet a resort. The city-forming enterprise of a small town was a cement plant of a Russian-French joint-stock company. Adjacent to it was a wharf for shipping cement to cargo ships. Taking care of the safety of ships, the factory management built a lighthouse. A monument to the caretaker appeared next to him already in the modern period.
North Embankment
Conventionally, the embankment is divided into three sections: southern, northern and central. The northern embankment is located in the Thin Cape area. Here is the famous children's amusement park and many more interesting things for the kids. For example, playgrounds in a Pitsunda pine grove, where you can meet heroes of Soviet cartoons. A special highlight of the Northern Embankment is a colored musical fountain. But besides this, while walking along the coast, there are many magnificent fountains in different styles and flower beds. A huge number of squirrels live here, for which feeders are hung on the trees. Those who wish can lure the animals and feed them directly from their hands. But the main attraction of this part of the embankment is the largest water park on the entire Black Sea coast, the Golden Bay water park, which is one of the five best in Europe. Its territory covers 15 hectares.
Central embankment (Gelendzhik)
The biggest revival reigns on the Central embankment. This section stretches from the Begemot water park to Lermontovsky Boulevard. It surprises with a huge number of restaurants, bars and cafes with menus from around the world. In this part of the embankment there is the famous sculpture The White Bride, which is rightfully considered a symbol of the city of Gelendzhik.
The length of the embankment allows you to place many attractions, but not a single wedding can do without a photo shoot near this sculpture, because it is a symbol of a long and happy married life. Near the sculpture is the largest Central pier. Here you can take a walk, take interesting photos and admire the beauty of yachts and ships. Most sea excursions start in this part of the city.
There is also a sculpture to Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov, who stayed in the city in 1837, on his way to the Caucasus, where he was sent into exile. The famous alley of Pitsunda pines originates here. In the very center of the embankment there is a wonderful City amusement park with a lot of extreme entertainment for adults. This waterfront area is adorned with many flower beds of varying design and complexity. There is a monument to tourists, lovers, Pushkin, an oceanarium, a museum of local lore, a calendar of flowers and many other attractions.
South embankment
The southern part of the embankment stretches along the Cape Tolstoy. She is adornedmajestic and lonely lighthouse. An amazing panoramic view of the bay and the open Black Sea opens from here. From the cliff, tourists can watch the enchanting sea sunset. In this part of the embankment there are famous pebble beaches, which are washed by the clearest sea, and a pine forest that shelters everyone from the summer heat. This part of the embankment also has enough playgrounds and flower landscape design objects.
How to see the entire embankment?
The amazing city of Gelendzhik. The length of the embankment is a record one, but in whatever area a tourist walks, everywhere he will find a square with a bench to enjoy the views of the sea and sunset. Along the way, there are living sculptures: people who depict different characters, musicians, artists, photographers with animals and street magicians. There are many children's and sports grounds, monuments and fountains here.
In the city of Gelendzhik, although the length of the embankment is long, it is possible to pass it unnoticed on foot thanks to the mass of entertainment. There is even a separate sport called he alth path - dosed walking. The embankment plan is located near the city administration.
The most popular and easiest way to see the entire embankment is to ride a bicycle or rollerblade, which you can rent. Recently, segways, gyroscopes, electric scooters and electric motorcycles, which are also rented, have been gaining popularity. These newfangled technicaldevices will help tourists to fully appreciate the beautiful embankment of Gelendzhik, give a lot of emotions and an adrenaline rush.
