As a rule, tourists go to this provincial town for the warm sea and bright sun. There are unique conditions for a beach holiday. Especially a lot of vacationers with children at this resort.
Berdyansk Spit is a natural phenomenon, which in itself is already an attraction: the cleanest sand, shallow sea and almost always sunny weather. However, in this city there are enough man-made phenomena worthy of the attention of tourists.
The sights of Berdyansk can begin to be listed from Primorsky Square. One of the most interesting monuments of the city, the “Goby’s breadwinner,” was “located” there. Thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of vacationers consider it an obligatory point of the program to be photographed on this four-legged. Unusual and funny sculptures, monuments and statues are the main highlight of this city. So, the sights of Berdyansk are both a bronze plumber looking out of the sewer hatch and a huge toad with the inscription “Envy is a vice”,
and various statues of the main characters of the Golden Calf by Ilf and Petrov scattered throughout the city. In general, a tourist who wants to take a picture with all (both modern and old) monuments and sculptures of Berdyansk will need at least two to three hours.
Sights of Berdyansk are also numerous museums. For information, archaeological excavations carried out near the mentioned resort indicate that settlements existed on this territory even during the Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages, and this is approximately 3 thousand years BC. Therefore, the Museum of Local Lore of the city, where you can get acquainted with the most ancient historical monuments, is an interesting place to visit.
Tourists are also pleased to drop in a small museum of the history of Berdyansk, the exhibits of which tell about the life of the city from its foundation until today. In the park of the mayor of Schmidt, there is a mansion of the same name, in it is a museum of Lieutenant Schmidt, his son. Art Gallery named after Isaac Brodsky is another place that Berdyansk can surprise. The sights of the city collected in it are the works of Aivazovsky, Repin, Korovin, which were part of the collection of the Imperial Academy of Arts and were saved by Brodsky from destruction. However, the portraits of the leaders of the revolution, painted by this painter, are also worthy of attention.
Describing the sights of Berdyansk and its environs, it is impossible not to mention the ruins of the Peter Fortress, which was part of the Dnieper fortified areas and a serious obstacle to the Crimean Janissaries.
And, of course, the list called "Sights of Berdyansk" would be incomplete if we forgot the modern places of mass entertainment, which are abundant in this resort (therefore, tourists are never bored here). Firstly, it is an ultramodern water park. It surprises tourists with non-standard water attractions and plenty of water activities for children. Animal lovers should visit the zoo, and the local dolphinarium will amaze and bring true pleasure not only to children, but also to adults.
In general, vacationers in Berdyansk have the opportunity not only to have a good time on the beach, but also to organize an interesting cultural and entertainment program.