Yevpatoriya entered the top ten popular resorts in 2017. This city is famous for its beautiful beaches and effective healing mud. But besides treatment and recovery, there are things to see and where to go in Yevpatoriya. A variety of museums, entertainment centers, old streets and historical monuments - all this will make the leisure time of vacationers interesting, and a vacation in Yevpatoriya unforgettable.
The museum of local lore will tell about the past of Yevpatoriya
The Evpatoria Museum of Local Lore immediately attracts the eye thanks to the unusual architecture of the building. The wealthy Karaite merchant Yu.Gelelovich built a house in the Moorish style unusual for Yevpatoria in 1912.
The Evpatoria Museum of Local Lore occupies 5 spacious halls in which visitors can:
- learn all about nature, animals, birds, plants of the steppe part of Crimea;
- to see representatives of the water world of the Kalamitsky Gulf, on the banks of which there is a health resort;
- to see the unique exhibits of the Stone Age and the times of the development of the peninsula by ancient peoples;
- to see finds from the excavations of the ancient Greek settlement of Kerkinitid, which laid the foundation for Yevpatoria more than 2500 years ago;
- to study the weapons and household items of medieval Evpatoria, which at that time was called Gozlev;
- in ethnographic halls get acquainted with the culture of the indigenous peoples of Yevpatoria - Karaites, Krymchaks, Tatars, Jews;
- see on old postcards and photographs how the healing spa, salt mines and trade developed, which laid the foundation for the prosperity of the city.
The Yevpatoriya Museum of Local Lore presents a beautiful collection of old porcelain, coins, furniture, women's jewelry and books.
The diorama housed in the museum is dedicated to the heroic landing of sailors who tried on January 5, 1942 to free Evpatoria from the Nazis.
A small exposition tells about the numerous twin cities of glorious Evpatoria.
Yevpatoriya Museum of Local Lore: Exposition on the Street
Part of the museum’s exposition is located in the open air on the street and is available for free study:
- under the glass pyramid you can see the archaeological site of ancient Kerkinitida, which existed in the 5th century. BC e .;
- along the street there are stone "women" - statues that the Polovtsy and Scythians placed over burials in the 4th century. BC e. - XII century n e.
In the summer, the street exposition of the museum expands through portable exhibitions. It can be copies of paintings depicting the ancient life of Yevpatoriya, or photo chronicles dedicated to anniversary dates.
Museum of the Crimean War
Branch of the Evpatoria Museum of Local Lore - Museum of the Crimean War of 1853-1856 The museum tells about how the city defended itself from the troops of the British, French, Italians, Turks, who landed on the shores of the Gulf of Kalamits.
The museum’s modern interactive equipment allows you to read pages of ancient documents, study photographs, observe the pictures of bloody battles with your own eyes and at the same time listen to the sounds of sea battle.
The museum exhibits military uniforms of various armies, awards and weapons, as well as elements of ship rigging.
Museum address and opening hours
The Yevpatoriya Museum of Local Lore operates seven days a week; opening hours are convenient for vacationers. The museum is open from 10:00 to 19:00. You can inspect the exposition yourself, or you can go through the halls accompanied by a guide-guide.
The Evpatoria Museum of Local Lore is located at: st. Duvanovskaya 11. By public transport you need to go to the stop "Gorteatr".
Museum of the Crimean War is located on the street. Revolution, 61, tram stop "Hotel" Crimea ". The entrance to the building is visible from afar, because near it visitors are greeted by 2 cannons, cast in 1877, each weighing 120 pounds.
The Museum of the Crimean War is open every day, except on Wednesdays, from 10:00 to 17:00. Guests can enjoy audio guides in different languages.
On the ancient streets of the past Evpatoria
Locals know what to see and where to go in Yevpatoriya. Of course, this is the historic quarter of Little Jerusalem. It is here that unique religious monuments of different peoples have been preserved in a small area:
- St. Nicholas Cathedral in the Byzantine style was built on donations after the end of the Crimean War. The temple in 1913 was visited by Emperor Nicholas II with his family.
- The Juma Jami Mosque was built in the 16th century by the famous Turkish architect Khoji Sinan. This is the largest mosque on the peninsula.
- The Shukulai-Efendi Mosque is known not only for its antiquity, but also for being the abode of wandering dervishes.
- In the merchant's synagogue, built in the century before last, there is a small Western Wall.
- Nearby is the Armenian Church of Surb Nikogayos and Karaite kenassas.
To inspect everything, you must go along the route of st. The revolution - Karayev - Karaite - International. The whole journey will take no more than an hour.
In July-August, every Friday, near the Yevpatoria Museum of Local Lore, on the street of Karaimskaya, unique craftsmen exhibit unique crafts. These are the best Evpatorian souvenirs.
In Evpatoria there is where to go, what to see and what to do. Many people come to Yevpatoria every year, considering this city the best vacation spot.