Alushta is a modern resort city. Every year in the summer, it attracts crowds of tourists from around the world. The city has its own special infrastructure, small cozy streets that make it pleasant to walk in the morning and at night delight the eye. However, the central promenade is most popular. Alushta is a rather young and beautiful city located on the southern coast of Crimea. There are many fountains, there is a small park. For the most part, the city formed in the 60-80s, but continues to keep up with the times.
Embankment Description
The main attraction of the city is the promenade. Alushta comes to life in this place. At the height of the tourist season, there are always a lot of people here. Everyone walks and breathes the fresh sea air. Embankment new. There are many beautiful trees and flower beds that make walking on it especially enjoyable. In the afternoon, they sell paintings with Crimean landscapes and souvenirs, you can also try on various costumes and take pictures in them. In the evening, the embankment is lit with lights. Many cafes and bars light their advertising signs, and the city comes to life. A variety of attractions are set on the promenade, so Alushta is a wonderful city for families with children.
History of the waterfront
In the 16th century, on the site of modern Alushta, the Genoese built the Aluston fortress. Initially, the city, which was called Lusta, began to grow around Aluston. At the time of the modern embankment was a marina. Gradually, Lusta gained great commercial importance.
After the conquest of Crimea by the Turks, Alushta ceased to be a trading city and turned into a small settlement on the ruins of a Genoese fortress. Turkish troops landed here during the Crimean War, and a serious battle took place on the territory of the settlement. It was in him that the future Field Marshal M. Kutuzov was wounded.
Until the end of the 19th century, there was no reason to talk about the existence of the Alushta embankment. She rebuilt for a long time.
Alushta embankment especially changed during the NEP. There were numerous shops and retail stores, as well as car services offices.
A great influence on the appearance of the embankment had a destructive storm, which occurred in the winter at the end of 1940. And for two and a half years of occupation, this territory was completely empty. Only after the liberation of Alushta in 1944, people began to actively restore their hometown. In 1954, the famous rotunda was installed on the embankment, which is now the hallmark of Alushta. During the construction and design of the embankment, N.D. Staheev, Russian merchant and philanthropist.
In 1969, a large section of the embankment was again damaged by a storm. At the same time, shore protection structures begin to be built here. Particularly during the storms, part of the embankment of the Worker's (now Professors') corner continued to suffer. The storm of 2012, which destroyed this site, served as an occasion for its reconstruction as a gift to the city for its 110th anniversary.
Modernity
Currently, the embankment of Alushta consists of three parts: central, eastern and western. The central part is a place where there are always many tourists. It is in this part that the Rotunda is located. Nearby is the Seaside Park. The western part is called the Professor's Corner. Now it is the newest section of the promenade with beautiful buildings, completely renovated. Here are the best beaches. New buildings continue to be built in this area, thanks to which modern Alushta is being transformed.
The eastern embankment goes east of the central. By the 111th birthday of Alushta, this part was reconstructed after 30 years of complete stagnation. The peculiarity of the city is that it is very quiet and calm along its outskirts, and when approaching the sea, an ever greater revival begins. This is modern Alushta. Naberezhnaya Street is always full of tourists' cars, so it’s quite difficult to park here. Occasionally, visitors have to leave their cars at the professors' corner, but this is just an excuse to stroll along the entire promenade and enjoy its beauty.
Sea (Alushta)
Most tourists travel to the South Coast to relax at sea. Alushta is no exception. There are wide pebble beaches, some of them are reserved for vacationing boarding houses. There are also free beaches. The sea here is very clean. The bottom is flat, there are beaches where the depth increases gradually, where you can have a good rest with the children. The bottom of the sea is rocky, mostly covered with pebbles.
Embankment, Alushta: Attractions
There are few attractions in Alushta:
- The rotunda, which is the visiting card of the city. It is decorated with the inscription "Alushta resort." It is formed by six columns with the Corinthian order.
- Seaside park. Now it is somewhat launched, but its main alley still looks beautiful.
- The remains of the fortress of Aluston. This attraction is not very popular among tourists, although during the excavations there were made many interesting finds.
- Museum of Local Lore, where you can get acquainted with the history of the city.
- Dacha Dacha, which now houses the city library.
- The cottage of the merchant Stacheev, who did a lot for the development of the city.
- The house-museums where I. Shmelev, A. Beketov, Sergeev-Tsensky lived.
- The arboretum, created back in the days of the USSR, is desolate, but there are also beautiful places to walk around.
- Water park, which is located right on the waterfront.
- Two dolphinariums.
- A recently opened aquarium.
- The first Crimean miniature park, as well as a multipark with the characters of cartoons and fairy tales.
- The Olympic bear on the waterfront is the second symbol of the city.
Entertainment
The best place to relax in the city is the promenade. Alushta is not too rich in entertainment, and all of them are concentrated on the seashore:
- Cinema "Storm".
- An open-air scene where famous artists perform in the summer.
- Several nightclubs, the most famous are Cave and Seagull.
- There are many attractions on the promenade.
- On the beaches sea entertainment is provided: you can ride on a boat or on a banana, children like water slides.
Modern Alushta is a small but very beautiful and cozy city on the seashore with a rich history. The main attraction of the city is the promenade. Alushta literally comes to life in the summer, especially life is boiling on the embankment in the evening. The incredible beauty of the Crimean coast and the healing sea air make Alushta a favorite vacation spot for many tourists. Having been here once, I want to come here again and again.