G. Saki is located on the western coast of the Crimean peninsula, five kilometers from the sea. Many come to this fairly well-known balneological resort to improve their he alth. And indeed, mineral springs, therapeutic mud, an arboretum and magnificent nature - all this contributes to the fact that thousands of tourists not only from Russia, but also from the former CIS countries and Europe come to Saki. Crimea, where prices for vacations are becoming more stable from year to year, over the past two or three years has become a favorite vacation spot for many of our compatriots, who had previously chosen slightly different destinations, for example, Egypt or Turkey.
A bit of history
There are several versions about the origin of the oikonym. According to one, the city was given this name by the Scythians, who once inhabited it. According to the second version, "mud" in translation from the Turkic - "saki".
The exact date of the appearance of the first settlement on the site of the city has not been established. About twenty-five centuries ago, this part of the Crimean coast began to be actively settled by Greek colonists. Some historians believe that the history of Sak dates back to this time. At the beginning of our millennium, the village was well known to the Romans, as evidenced by the numerous ancient coins found during excavations in the vicinity of the resort.
Mud from Lake Saki for medicinal purposes has been used by people since the Middle Ages. According to legend, the chumak, who came to these places for s alt, noticed the healing properties of the local silt. When his heavily loaded oxen got stuck in the coastal mud, he had to carry them until the morning, trampling in the slush with his sore feet. However, upon arrival home, the Chumak was surprised to find that the chronic pain that had tormented him for many years had left him…
Since 1827, the county doctor S. Auger began to officially practice in Saki, doing exclusively mud therapy. This decision was prompted by the results of those studies conducted by Russian scientists, who revealed the chemical composition and unique healing properties of the mixture.
Rest
People come to Saki to plunge into the s alt lake, which stretches for five kilometers near the village. It appeared on the site of a river flooded about five thousand years ago by the Black Sea, at the bottom of which clay, pebbles, silt and s alt were gradually deposited. The resulting mixture, as it turned out, has healing properties. It is for the sake of this therapeutic mud that many come here on vacation. You can come to Saki in any season. The dirt here hasunique composition, in some respects it is even better than the one in the Dead Sea.
S alt from local lakes began to be eaten in the Middle Ages: it is here that the famous Chumatsky Way lies, along which the Cossacks used to go to the Crimea for "white gold".
Another factor that makes many Russians choose the local holiday: tourists come to Saki to visit slightly alkaline mineral springs. Their water properties are not inferior to analogues from Essentuki or Truskavets.
Climate
Another natural resource that makes holidays here attractive is the weather. In Saki, five kilometers away from the sea and located in the coastal steppe climate zone, the average annual temperature is 11.2 °C with a humidity of 77 percent. Summer here is usually hot: in July, as a rule, the thermometer stays at +23.3 °C. Winter, on the other hand, is mild. The average February temperature does not drop below one degree of frost. The weather in Saki is usually “greedy” for precipitation, but also “generous” for the sun, which shines over the region for more than two and a half thousand hours a year. The swimming season here begins from the first days of June and lasts until the beginning of October. During this period, the water warms up to seventeen degrees.
What to see
People come to this resort not only for recreation: many people fly to Saki, judging by the reviews, to combine treatment with visits to local attractions. Here you can visit the church of St. Elias, local history museum, Greek-Scythian pantheon Kara-Tobe.
City Park is one of the most beautiful places in Sak. Here, in a man-made arboretum, under the shade of eighty species of trees and shrubs, there are thirty interesting sculptural compositions.
The combination of thermal springs, silty mud, sea air and a large number of pine groves makes the climate of Sak very beneficial. While here, you should also definitely visit Mikhailovskoye Lake.
Sanatoriums in Saki
The resort is known as a place where people come not only to relax, but also to be treated. According to doctors, ideal conditions have been created here for the treatment of many gynecological diseases, including infertility. Local climatic conditions, combined with balneological resources, help doctors successfully cope with diseases of the nervous and cardiovascular systems, as well as diseases of the digestive system.
The best Saki sanatoriums are medical institutions named after N. N. Burdenko and them. N. Pirogova, "Blue Wave", "Tangier", "Northern Lights", "Yurmino". The city has many he alth resorts of various levels, from the economy class to large medical centers. Many people come to rest in Saki, choosing to stay in hotels or boarding houses operating on an all-inclusive basis. As a rule, they all have a swimming pool, playgrounds, gyms. Popular sanatoriums such as Poltava (Saki) offer service and accommodation not inferior to those of modern medical centers,designed for high quality recreation. For the convenience of guests, meals here during the high season are organized according to the buffet system.
Poltava
Many Crimean sanatoriums were built back in Soviet times. But today they have been completely renovated and turned into unique hospitals. Some of them, for example, "Poltava" (Saki), at one time had all-Union fame. Today the fame of this Crimean he alth resort has reached Europe. People come here from Germany and Israel, from Canada and many other countries. Every year "Poltava" accepts more than two thousand patients from near and far abroad. She has received high awards from both domestic resort organizations and European ones. The cost of living with treatment in a double room (with meals) in the high season starts from one thousand eight hundred rubles per day.
Sea and beaches - wonderful vacation
You can come to Saki at any time of the year. Rest here is somewhat different from that offered by neighboring Crimean resorts. The fact is that in Saki there is no sea beach as such, since the city is not located on the coast. Therefore, those who want to leave the hotel and find themselves on the beach in a couple of minutes are not recommended to go here. You need to get to the sea by public transport, which departs to the Plyazhnaya stop. From Sak to the seashore ten minutes drive.
The closest is the central city beach. It has a sandy surface, it is fully equipped, the entrance is free. Seven kilometers away, near the village of Novofedorovka, isanother nice beach. But many people prefer to go to the wild bathing area located behind the children's camp. Titov.
Entertainment in Saki
It must be said that there are not very many entertainments at this resort. Therefore, it is more suitable for a calm and measured rest, combined with mud therapy. Of course, there are places in the city where tourists can go to relax. These are cafes, restaurants, casinos, billiard rooms. But for nightly entertainment and other "pleasures" you will need to go, for example, to neighboring Evpatoria. An entertainment complex called "The Sun" was built not far from Sak. On an area of four and a half hectares, there is a 450-meter equipped beach, equipment rentals, water attractions, a diving center with professional instructors, sports grounds for playing aquaball or streetball, volleyball and paintball. There are also bars and cafes offering dishes of national cuisines of the Crimean peoples, as well as the largest dance floor in Crimea, accommodating three thousand people.
Where to stay
Guest houses are very popular with tourists. Saki is a place where it is quite possible to come, counting on an economical vacation. Guest houses here surprise with a high level of service and pleasant prices. In the private sector, as elsewhere in the Crimea, you can rent housing that meets your needs relatively inexpensively. This option is perfect for those tourists who come here for an economical vacation, in guest houses. Saki, according toreviews - a resort where everyone will find a room to their taste and budget. And guest houses offer services similar to those in hotels or inns, but at prices much more affordable. For example, last summer they asked for a thousand rubles a day for staying at the Golden Fish during the high season (a double room with a kitchen, but no meals, that is, you have to cook on your own).
In turn, guest houses located in the suburbs of Sak, on the first coastline, such as Zolotoy, Valeo, etc., cost a little more - from 1,500 to 2,500 rubles (without nutrition). All of them have a patio, a shared kitchen and a bathroom (common, on the floor or individual, depending on the room category).
Where to eat
Since Saki is a resort, you can find quite a lot of food options in the private sector (there are necessarily cafes nearby). Some prefer to buy groceries and cook their own meals, others go to canteens or restaurants. In the private sector, guest house owners often offer inexpensive and tasty food. Their average lunch starts at $5. The best restaurants and cafes in Saki are Hellas, Coffee House, Smak, Krymsky Dvorik, Oriental Cuisine, Cheburechnaya.
