Parks of Simferopol: top 5 best green zones of the Crimean capital

The park is a landscaped part of the city space intended for recreation and recreation. In the Crimean capital there are many green areas in which rare trees and shrubs grow. In addition, almost all the parks of Simferopol look beautiful and well-groomed. The photos presented in our article will help the reader to verify this.

Residents of the city with great pleasure rest in its parks and squares. Which of them can be called the best and most beautiful?

Parks of Simferopol: description and history

The capital of Crimea is a beautiful and very green city. Parks of Simferopol pleasantly surprise not only with their appearance, but also with their interesting history.

So, for example, the Gagarinsky park owes its foundation to one of the Moscow officials. He, having stopped for a short while in Simferopol, wished to visit the main green zone of the city. The official was taken to the current Trenev park, but he did not like the important metropolitan guest. The city leadership twisted, saying that they were going to create a central recreation area near the railway station. Since the official promised to personally control this process, the idea had to be translated into reality. So there was a modern park named after Yuri Gagarin.

Some parks of Simferopol arose in places that were previously absolutely unsuitable for such purposes. For example, the City Garden was broken in the first third of the XIX century in a huge dump! As one of the local historians wrote, the townspeople had to cover their nose with their hands when they passed near this place. In 1820, a beautiful garden was founded here, in which more than one generation of Simferopol residents is already walking with pleasure.

An interesting and slightly gloomy story at the Lenin Square, which meets almost all visiting tourists and travelers. It is located near the train station. The square was defeated in 1922 at the place where public executions were carried out during the Civil War.

Not all parks of Simferopol survived to the present day. So, the oldest green zone of the city, according to archival documents, appeared at the end of the XVIII century. It occupied the territory between Dybenko Street and the current technical school of railway transport.

All parks of Simferopol: list and addresses

In the capital of Crimea there are more than twenty green recreational areas. Of these, 7 parks and 14 squares. All parks in Simferopol are listed below (addresses are also listed in the table).

It is worth noting that the green areas in the city are very unevenly located. Almost all squares and parks of Simferopol are located in its central part or on the banks of the Salgir River. On the southeastern outskirts of the city, on the banks of a large reservoir, there is an arboretum. This urban forest park is notable for the fact that its territory offers beautiful views of the foothills of the Crimean mountains.

Based on the analysis of reviews of tourists, residents and guests of Simferopol, we identified five of the best green areas of the Crimean capital. This top includes:

• Park "Salgirka".
• City garden.
• Park named after Yuri Gagarin.
• Children's park.
• Park of forged sculptures.

Forged sculpture park

In fifth place in our ranking is located them. 200th anniversary of Simferopol. He is a park of forged sculptures, or square to them. Dybenko. The green zone is located in the historic city center, on the site of the St. Petersburg Hotel (the building was demolished in the 20th century).

For a long time this square was unremarkable. However, in 2007, local blacksmith craftsmen began to decorate it with their works. So in the park appeared "Broom Baba Yagi", "Mysterious Monk", "Winged Motorcycle" and other original forged sculptures.

Children's park

In fourth place is the Children's Park. It was created on the site of an old forest in the middle of the twentieth century. From the latter, by the way, several centuries-old handsome oaks remained in the park.

This recreation area is considered the first in the USSR and the second in the world specialized park for children. On his example, later they began to create the same objects in other cities of the Soviet Union. There are many sculptures in the Children's Park of Simferopol , there are attractions, sports grounds, a Museum of minerals and an aquarium.

Park named after Yuri Gagarin

Gagarinsky park is the largest in this city. Its area is almost 36 hectares. The park ranks third in our ranking. It is pleasant to walk along its many paths at any time of the year. The park is divided in a swampy area, at the confluence of Salgir and Small Salgir. Its main avenue is planted with fir trees with wide beautiful crowns.

Gagarinsky park is suitable for a relaxing family vacation and romantic walks. Here you can feed wild ducks or ride a catamaran.

City garden

The central recreation park (or City Garden) is on the second line of our list. This is the oldest of the city gardens of Simferopol. It was laid back in 1820. The park is located in the central part of the city, on the banks of the Salgir River. The recreation area was laid out in the English style. There are over 800 specimens of various trees and shrubs.

In the Central Park there is an old fountain with the source of the Apostle Savopulo, known since the mid-19th century.

Park "Salgirka"

The leader of our rating has several names (Vorontsovka, TNU Botanical Garden), but most often they call him “Salgirka” park. In the XIX century, this territory belonged to the German academician Pallas. On his estate, he collected an impressive collection of flora and minerals. Later, the estate was bought by Prince Mikhail Vorontsov. Today the park is decorated with one of its palaces.

In 2003, the park was transferred to the Tauride University to create a botanical garden. Today you can see the beautiful rose garden and syringaria here.

Here they are - the parks of Simferopol, each of which is beautiful and original in its own way.