Bakhchisaray
Bakhchisaray is a city in the foothills of southwestern Crimea, the former capital of the Crimean Khanate. The name itself translates as "garden-palace", and its main decoration keeps this promise: the Khan's Palace with courtyards, fountains and the famous "fountain of tears".
But the city is also valuable because it lies in the very heart of the region of cave cities. From here you can reach Chufut-Kale, the Assumption Cave Monastery and the rocky massifs of the surrounding valleys, so Bakhchisarai often becomes a base for hiking trips around the area.
Tours visiting this place
Reports from these routes
For organizing and conducting the “Cave Cities of Crimea” hike I give +12 according to the new (12) point system. Many thanks to you, Kirill, for organizing the hike and, of course,…
Report on the hike "Cave Cities of Crimea" 09.23.07 - 09.28.07. Participants: Andrey - author (Kyiv), Yuri (Moscow), Yuri (Washington). Guide - Kirill. I have long dreamed of going…
If you are wondering why “Monastery Chronicles-2” right away - the first episode was not written by me, you can read it here It’s August again, again the Simferopol train station,…
I'm already busy with work, the vacation has flown by. You asked for an opinion about the trip. The route is really very interesting, I love all sorts of mysterious cave-type…
Report on the active tour “Bakhchisaray-Yalta” June 14-19. After meeting at the station and distributing food, a friendly flock of us, led by the instructor, Anna (a very fragile…
Photo report (slide show) about the hike "Across the Cave Cities of Crimea" October 4-9, 2009. Yes, yes, we also go hiking in October. I am publishing this report at the height of…
Report on a walking tour of the cave cities and monasteries of Crimea May 14-22, 2006. This spring (May 14, 2006) for the first time after a two-year break, I went on a hike through…
In general, we decided to go hiking one day (me and my husband Zhenya). Those. I decided, and my husband made a heroic effort and with the words: “Okay, so be it,” he began to…
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