Yevpatoria is a small town on the northwestern coast of Crimea. Its area is 65.4 km2, and its length is only 22 km. Nevertheless, this is one of the largest resorts in this part of the peninsula.
Where is Evpatoria
Yevpatoria is located 65 kilometers from Simferopol, you can get to it by train, train, bus or car. Buses are easy to find - they stand across the road from the station, depart every 20 minutes and go to the Evpatoria bus station, which is also located next to the railway station. After 21.00 it is best to order a taxi, as minibuses no longer run. The city is located in the steppe part of the Crimean peninsula on the shores of the Kalamitsky Bay, in this area there are no mountains and hills. Height above sea level is about 10 meters. In the place where Evpatoria is located, the best sandy beaches of Crimea.
City climate
There is a unique climate here: coastal-steppe, moderately dry, warm, without sudden changes in temperature and pressure. The air, filled with the aroma of steppe herbs, is constantly changing,thanks to the monsoons and good windage of the flat terrain. From three sides, the city of Yevpatoria is washed by water bodies: the Black Sea from the south, Lake Sasyk-Sivash from the east, and Lake Moinaki with a series of estuaries from the west. There are more sunny days in this town than in other resorts of the peninsula. The sea is clean, warms up quickly, the depth difference is smooth. The climate in the place where Evpatoria is located is compared with the best resorts in Italy and France.
Getting to know Evpatoria
The first acquaintance with the city begins with the Evpatoria railway station. This is a unique building built in 1953 by the architect A. N. Dushkin. Previously, when the Moscow-Yevpatoria train left here, music always played. In 2003, in honor of the 2500th anniversary celebrated by the city of Evpatoria, a sculptural composition "The Birth of Kerkinitida" was installed near the station (Kerkinitida is the Greek name of the city). The author depicted her as a small girl blowing a horn in a sea shell, lying on the backs of dolphins. Frunze Street begins from the station, along which the famous single-track trams run. It leads to the park of the same name, from which you can get to the beach.
Walking around the city
From the park to them. Frunze road leads to the embankment. Gorky, where vacationers like to walk. It goes along the seashore in the resort area of Evpatoria to the street. Duvanovskaya, which is one of the main city attractions. Walking a little further, you can go to Theater Square, where various city holidays and concerts often take place. many streetsEvpatoria, by its names alone, can tell about the composition of its urban population: Karaites lived on Karaimskaya, and Gypsies lived in Gypsy Slobidka. It is not difficult to guess what was on the Police or Birzhevaya.
Gogol Street, parallel to Duvanovskaya, got its name in 1909, on the anniversary of the writer's death. Walking along it from the square, you can again go to the embankment. Gorky or go west along the passage of A. Akhmatova, who lived in the house of the merchant Paskhalidi. If you turn south here, then along Pionerskaya Street you can get to the school of young sailors. Nearby will be the building of the Selvinsky Gymnasium and the Golden Key children's theater - a unique project where all the roles in the performances are played by children, they also create scenery, sew costumes and are engaged in various sections.
If you walk past the post office building, you can get to Tereshkova embankment. Here the route "Little Jerusalem" begins and there are many architectural monuments: the Khan-Jami Khan Mosque, the largest cathedral in the Crimea - Nicholas, the Greek Cathedral of St. Elijah, two synagogues and more. A little further, next to the bakery, you can see the restored part of the fortress gates of the medieval town of Gözlów, and on the opposite side of the street, Tekiye dervishes.
Lake Moinaki
Walking through the narrow streets of the Old City, you can take one of the famous Evpatoria trams and get to the healing lake Moinaki. Recently, due to human interference, the ecosystem of this previously famous mud lake has been disturbed. Place, whereEvpatoria is located, has always been famous for the healing properties of its brine and mud. But, starting from the nineties, they began to gradually disappear, as a result of which Evpatoria could lose its glory as a balneological resort. The mud bath, which was once impossible to get for treatment, was in disrepair for a long time. In 2015, it was decided to restore the dilapidated building of the he alth complex and the surrounding area.
There are many museums, historical monuments and places of military glory in Evpatoria. Let it not be difficult to get around the entire resort in a few days, there will always be something new and exciting here, which could not be imagined before. Even the locals know far from everything about their homeland, and every time they discover their beloved city again and again from a new, previously unknown side.
