City break in Hurzuf. Active leisure ideas for Hurzuf - attractions, recreation and nightlife
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1. Guests of Gurzuf have an excellent opportunity to visit Simferopol, with which the resort is connected by regular trolleybus service. The nearest resort villages can easily be reached by …
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Gurzuf - one of the popular Crimean resorts, where every summer thousands of tourists come. The average annual air temperature here is exactly the same as in Nice, but precipitation falls, …
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City tours, excursions and tickets in Hurzuf and surroundings
Sites around Hurzuf from our surveys on extreme Earth places
Swallow Nest
From the series “The Most Wonderful Castles and Palaces”![](../../extreme/img/w300/swallow-nest_1.jpg)
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Distance from Hurzuf center - 18.1 km.
In a few years the castle changed several owners. Originally, it belonged to a Russian general who was glorified during the war, and later - the court physician AKTobin. Among his owners were the Russian merchant Rakhmanina, as well as the oil industry Baron Steingel, who created the modern exterior of the picturesque castle. The Baron has begun the great reconstruction in the early 20th century. Already in 1912, the reconstruction of the castle had ended. At the order of the baron a small garden next to the tiny castle, which later fell after the strong earthquake into the sea along with a part of the rock. …
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Mishor AI Petri
From the series “The Longest Ski-Lifts and Cable Trams in the World”![](../../extreme/img/w300/mishor-ai-petri_1.jpg)
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Distance from Hurzuf center - 21.3 km.
Construction of the cable car began in 1967; the original project needed substantial amendments. The country through which Mishor Ai Petri passes is incredibly picturesque and complex at the same time; it was very difficult to organize a cableway along high cliffs. The cable car runs two cabins, each of which can accommodate 35 people. …
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Cave City Mangup Kale
From the series “ Survived Artifacts of Early Christian Civilization”![](../../extreme/img/w300/cave-city-mangup-kale_1.jpg)
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Distance from Hurzuf center - 38.5 km.
Many magnificent palaces and temples were built on this rocky plateau. The ruins have the main historical value today. The Orthodox principality of Theodoro was formed in 12-13 centuries. The thriving city was declared a capital of the principality. An active development of a religious and cultural sphere continued until 1475, when, after six months of continuous siege, the city finally surrendered to the Turkish conquerors. The once thriving and rapidly developing city was totally deserted in the 18th century. Since then the rocky plateau is peaceful and quiet. …
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