The Miskhorsky Park is an exotic pearl of the Crimea

The Miskhorsky Park is a unique natural place on the southern coast of the Crimean peninsula. It is a beautiful embodiment of landscape architecture, where glades are replaced by dense thickets, in which old manors, resembling castles from favorite fairy tales, are hiding.

The park is located near the city of Big Yalta. The total area is 21.3 hectares.

History of the creation and structure of the park

The palm grove of Miskhor Park was planted by Prince Naryshkin himself. This is a real tropical corner, one of the most famous on the peninsula.

The Miskhorsky Park was created thanks to the joint works of the masters of park projects, botanists K. Kebach and F. Marco. They managed to harmoniously unite untouched virgin nature and architectural masterpieces of the 18th century. Part of the park became the villas and estates of the princes Golitsyn, Witt, Meshchersky, Dulber. Today they are turned into sanatoriums, boarding houses, hotels.

The park lies along the sea coast and is fascinated by the avenue of pyramidal cypresses and centuries-old cedars, and near the fountain "Lily" a unique Babylonian willow grows .

Landscape

The Miskhorsky Park is located on a flat terrain, but there are also stone ledges in it, which are equipped with cozy gazebos and observation platforms. Thanks to the rocky islets the park acquires a peculiar mountain color.

Fountains and statues

The park is generously decorated with unique sculptural groups. Their subjects are ancient Crimean tales and legends. Near the coast, a mermaid with a toddler on his hands rests on a stone boulder. It is a symbol of the Crimean girls kidnapped by the Turks and sold into slavery.

The sculptural composition "The Girl of Arza and Ali Baba" tells how the earth mourns for poor captives. It's not just a sculpture, it's a kind of fountain, only it does not sparkle upwards with streams, but quietly cries with scant drops, as if to signify that the life-giving moisture has dried up after the captivity of the girl.

Mishor Park (Crimea) is proud of modern infrastructure. It includes a spacious dance floor, color music fountain, a summer cinema. In small cozy cafes you can have a snack, and in numerous shopping tents you can buy soft drinks, ice cream and souvenirs with the symbols of the park and the whole Crimea.

Neighborhood

If you are planning an excursion to the Miskhorsky Park, be sure to pay attention to some of the sights that border it. They can be visited on the same trip.

Undoubtedly, the Yusupov Palace deserves attention, many secrets of which have not been solved even today. You can sign up for the excursion right during your walk around the Miskhor Park - the tour desk offices located on its territory are always glad to see guests. The journey will take about a quarter of an hour. This amazing palace, nestled between thickets and rocks, is a living witness to Crimean history.

By Alupkinskoye highway you can get to the palace Dyulber. This is one of the residences of Peter Romanov, the Grand Duke. Against the backdrop of the Crimean architecture , Dulbert's palace looks like a real eastern treasure, as its design is decided in the classical Arabic style. The palace area is seated with unique southern plants, many of which are nowhere else in the Crimea. The journey to Dulbert's palace by car will last no more than half an hour.

Excursion to Ai-Petri

Be sure to pay attention to one more attraction, which is famous for Mishor (Crimea) - on the cable car. Walking along it is an unforgettable event, like a journey through the clouds. It originates in Mishor and extends over the high plateau. From the cable car offers stunning views of the coast and mountains. The Miskhorsky Park is also visible from there, and its magnificent avenues certainly deserve to be looked at from a bird's eye view.

The panorama at the very top of Ai-Petri is also quite unusual: an exposition of medieval torture instruments, a market of fur, colorful souvenir tents, an observation deck, many attractions. The ticket costs one hundred and fifty rubles.

Where to stay

In advance, think over all the nuances of travel, if you are planning to visit Miskhorsky Park: how to get there, where to stay, what sights to visit, where to have a meal on the road.

In Miskhor, tourists are offered many options for accommodation, ranging from bed-places in cozy summer houses, ending with VIP apartments in comfortable hotels. Fork prices are extensive: from one and a half to two hundred to 2500 rubles per day. The best are already the following boarding houses, hotels and hotels: Mishor, Victoria, Vorontsovo, Lily, Dnepr, Naryshkin's Dacha, Alligator, 1000 and 1 night.

In addition, right at the bus station in Miskhor, you can easily find a realtor who quickly selects private housing - a room, apartment, house or cottage.

How to get there?

Now the way is open through the ferry crossing. You can get by public transport or by private car. From Simferopol to the city of Bolshaya Yalta, you can go by trolley or taxi, and in Yalta change to a local minibus that goes to Mishor (Crimea). The road in total will cost about a hundred rubles per person.

On a private car you need to go along the Yalta-Sevastopol highway, turn to Mishor, and then just go down to Miskhor Park.

From Anapa and Krasnodar in Simferopol, there are direct buses (through the ferry). The ticket price from Anapa will be 350 rubles, and from Krasnodar - 750.