60 kilometers southeast of Krasnodar, in the valley of the river Psekups, there is a beautiful city called Goryachiy Klyuch. Its sights are amazingly beautiful places that nature itself has created. This is the only place in the southern part of Russia where drinking Essentukovskaya mineral waters is combined with hydrogen sulfide baths in Sochi and Matsesta.
There are more than 10 mineral springs in the city, the waters of which are used both for drinking and for healing baths. There are thermal chloride-hydrocarbonate, hydrogen sulfide, alkaline and sodium waters, the water in which is heated up to 60 degrees Celsius.
What unique places is Goryachiy Klyuch famous for? Sights of a natural nature here can be combined into one large list, which is headed byAbadzekh mountain, the top of which is located within the city, on the right coast of Psekups. It appeared 10-15 million years ago. At its foot there are many healing springs. At a height of 100 meters, inside the mountain, there is an underground lake, the waters of which flow out in a powerful stream on one of the slopes. They are called the Blue Spring.
Continuing to explore what Goryachiy Klyuch is famous for, the sights of this place, you can not miss the 28-meter cliff located above the Psekups River. It is known to the locals as the Rock of Salvation. The mountain peak is separated from the resort by the Dantovo Gorge, to which a stone path of 49 steps leads. It was carved in the 19th century.
In the immediate vicinity of the stairs, the Key Stream flows, which merges with the waters of the Iron Spring waterfall. There are many legends about this stream. Near Dante's Stairs there are sandstone cliffs overgrown with moss, on which visitors leave their inscriptions. There is still a similar place on the opposite slope, located a hundred meters away, it is called the "ladder of life".
It is impossible not to remember the Hell Falls, located on the right tributary of the stream of the same name. Its height is 12 meters. All tourists who visit the Goryachiy Klyuch resort strive to see this miracle of nature. Sights of this nature can be observed here at almost every step, since there are 22 waterfalls in the area of the Psekups River, the beauty of which cannot be expressed in words. On the Burlachenkova creek, you can see a two-stage gapnine-meter waterfall. It is 10 kilometers from the Phanagoria village. The main unique feature of the waterfall is a ten-meter tub formed at its base.
Sights of Goryachiy Klyuch with photos cannot fully convey the beauty of these places. So, not a single photograph can reflect the beauty of the alley of a thousand pines. It consists of Pitsunda pine and Koch pine, and its length is two kilometers. It is located in the central part of Lenin street. This alley is a kind of entrance to the Healing Park.
While looking at the Goryachiy Klyuch resort (Krasnodar Territory), the sights of this city, it is worth paying attention to architectural structures, many of which have historical value. So, at the foot of the Abadzekh mountain there is the Iberian chapel, attached to the grotto at the end of the 19th century. Another unique structure is located on the left bank of the Chepsi River. This is a fortress located 300 meters west of Podnawisla Farm. It was built somewhere at the end of the 1st millennium, the exact date has not been established to date. In addition to the most interesting places described, there are many monuments in the city, including the White Obelisk - a memorial sign installed on the alley leading to the Healing Park in 1964.
