Golitsyn's trail is like a new world. Golitsyn trail. History of the village of Novy Svet

When the concrete jungle of Karaul-Oba was passed, and several kilometers of the Golitsyn trail awaited us, Tsarsky Beach turned out to be the ideal place for half an hour of relaxation. I really didn’t want to go somewhere, but the command “rise” - and the group from Tsarskoe Beach again moves to the fork where the paths diverge: to the west - you can return to Karaul-Oba, to the north - to get to the New World, to the east - through juniper grove to the Golitsyn trail.

The Golitsyn trail was developed at the behest of Prince Lev Sergeevich Golitsyn, the owner of the Novosvetsky estate and a great connoisseur of wine and Crimean nature. Therefore, it was in such an unusual place - in a natural grotto, where only a path carved into the rock high above the sea leads, that he created his wine library.

The Golitsyn trail goes around three Novosvetsky bays: Green (Sudak-Liman), Blue (Razboinichya), Golubaya (Delimanskaya). It begins on the southwestern shore of Green Bay, from the New World embankment. We were moving in the opposite direction.

The path through the juniper grove led us to a wide path leading to Cape Kapchik. In this place it is not even a path, but a fenced road equipped with benches.

Cape Kapchik stretches out into the sea like an ancient lizard, dividing the Blue and Golubaya bays. It is also an ancient coral reef, so fossilized prehistoric corals and shellfish are not uncommon here either. Cape Kapchik is penetrated through and through by the Through Grotto - a natural cave 77 meters long, formed due to a tectonic fault. This grotto was equipped by Prince Golitsyn as a hall for celebrations. An arched entrance with an antique wrought-iron wooden door, colored stained glass windows, and stone stairs were built, allowing one to go down to the sea. Now you can get to the Through Grotto from the Blue Bay by walking along a path carved into the rock and fenced with a parapet. A few years ago the grotto was open, and you could go inside if you weren’t afraid of a cloud of bats. Now, due to the danger of a collapse, the entrance is closed with a grate through which you can look inside.

From the top of Cape Kapchik, stunning views open up: on the one hand, to the Blue Bay, bounded by Mount Koba-Kaya, and on the other hand, to the Blue Bay, bounded by the Karaul-Oba massif.

In addition to the Through Grotto, Cape Kapchik has several smaller caves. Blue Bay is called Robber Bay precisely because pirates hid their trophies in these caves, and piles of stones made it possible to remain unnoticed.

These places have always attracted filmmakers. It was from Cape Kapchik that Nikolai Eremenko (junior) dived in the movie “Pirates of the 20th Century”. And in Razboinichaya Bay, San Sanych, the hero of the film “Sportloto-82”, played by Mikhail Pugovkin, was sunbathing on a boat while he was waiting for his accomplice Stepan with the winning ticket, played by Mikhail Kokshenov. “Three plus two”, “Andromeda Nebula”, “Case in square 36-80”, “Youths in the Universe”, “Anna Karenina” and many other films were filmed in the vicinity of these amazing bays.

Following along the coast of the Blue Bay, the Golitsyn trail goes around Mount Koba-Kaya. There are many bridges and stairs with wooden railings in this area, which are not difficult to walk along.

One step, two steps...

Rounding Koba-Kaya, the trail led us to a huge natural grotto called Golitsynsky. In the Middle Ages, there was a Christian cave monastery in the grotto. As evidenced by the remains of frescoes that survived until the 19th century. In the middle of the grotto there is a well with fresh water. At the end of the 19th century, Lev Sergeevich Golitsyn set up his wine library in the grotto. Part of the grotto was fenced off with a wall. In this room, the entrance to which was closed by a massive door, niches were built to store the wine collection. Most of them have been preserved. Judging by the number of niches, the prince had a rich collection of wines.

The grotto was illuminated by a huge chandelier. The hook on which it hung was preserved on the ceiling. A musical stage was erected on the front open part of the grotto. In the grotto, Lev Sergeevich often received guests who, apparently, not only tasted wine, but also received spiritual food. It is not known for certain whether Chaliapin sang on this stage, although such an opinion exists, and therefore the grotto is also called Chaliapin. Now the grotto hosts “Golitsyn meetings” - musical events with champagne and fireworks.

From the Golitsyn Grotto, the path, going around Koba-Kaya, hangs like a cornice over the waters of Green Bay.

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During our trip around Crimea we visited many cities, but our first stop was the small resort village of Novy Svet, near the city of Sudak in the southeastern part of the peninsula. At first we were going to stop in Sudak, where we planned to visit the famous one, but then we decided to drive another 10 kilometers along the mountain serpentine and stop in the New World. And that's why. The village of Novy Svet is famous for one very popular attraction among tourists - the Golitsyn trail and the so-called Chaliapin grotto, which is located right on this trail.

I will definitely write about what is remarkable about the New World itself in one of my next articles. Subscribe so you don't miss out! And today I will tell you about our walk along the Golitsyn trail.

Sights of Crimea: Golitsyn trail. A little history:

More than a century ago, in 1912, the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II planned to visit the village of Novy Svet. Especially for his arrival, Prince Golitsyn, who owned lands near the village and was engaged in winemaking, ordered the construction of a path so that the emperor and his family could walk and appreciate the beauty of these places. The length of the trail is about 3 kilometers and for its time it became an architectural masterpiece. In 1927, an earthquake occurred in Crimea, which caused severe damage to the trail, but still it did not lose its beauty and attractiveness for tourists.

We decided to walk along the Golitsyn trail not only to see the sights of the New World. I generally love hiking in beautiful places, like when we went to Koh Chang Island in Thailand.

In the morning, after breakfast, we set off to conquer the famous trail. We decided to go on our own, but you can also take a guided tour along the trail or explore it from the sea on a boat. The entrance to the Golitsyn trail is located in the village of Novy Svet itself, next to a small pier. There are signs there, so you won't miss it. Admission is paid - 100 rubles per person. They say that very early in the morning (at about five o'clock), as well as in the off-season (in the winter months), no one guards the trail and you can go on it for free. But we didn’t want to get up so early, so we still had to pay 100 rubles.

Start of the trail:

The Golitsyn trail begins on the southwestern shore of Green Bay under the northern slope of Mount Koba-Kaya.

View of the New World from the Golitsyn Trail:

At the very beginning of the trail, an observation deck was built, to which a rope bridge leads. This platform was built at a later time, but still the boards on the bridge have already begun to rot and break, so be careful!

Selfie on the Golitsyn trail

There are many places along the trail where you can take great photos:

The stone stairs were made with high quality and have been perfectly preserved to this day. Emperor Nicholas II himself walked along these steps!

And now Elvira and I are going

Having walked along the trail just a few hundred meters, we came to the main attraction of the trail itself - Golitsyn's grotto. Or, as it is more often called, Chaliapin’s grotto:

Chaliapin's Grotto is a natural grotto that was carved out by sea waves in Mount Koba-Kaya.

In the Middle Ages, there was a cave monastery in the grotto, and later Prince Golitsyn built a wine storage facility here. The stone arches in which the wine was stored have been perfectly preserved to this day:

It is believed that Chaliapin himself sang in this grotto. Therefore, the second name of the grotto is Chaliapin’s grotto. He performed on a stone stage, which is also perfectly preserved.

Inside the grotto there is a small well where clean spring water sometimes accumulates:

After the Golitsyn grotto we go to the southern slope of Mount Koba-Kaya and to the Blue Bay. Blue Bay is closed by the long and narrow Cape Kapchik. From the outside it seems to resemble the head of a lizard. According to legend, pirate ships were once hiding in this bay!

Blue Bay and Cape Kapchik:

There is a small beach in the blue bay, where we decided to make a short stop and swim:

After swimming in the cool water of the Black Sea, we moved further - to the head of the Lizard, to Cape Kapchik:

Cape Kapchik separates the Blue Bay and the Blue Bay, on which the Imperial Beach is located. They say that Nicholas II swam on this beach, but this is not known for sure.

Imperial Beach is a very popular place. Excursions are constantly taken here, and some even rent a boat and sail here for a few hours to swim and sunbathe.

You can walk to the beach, but the path to it begins at the very end of the Golitsyn trail.

Blue Bay and Imperial Beach:

Inside Cape Kapchik there is another Grotto - Through. There are steps and a separate path leading to it. They say that it is even more beautiful than Golitsyn's grotto. But unfortunately, the Through Grotto turned out to be closed. I don’t know why, maybe it became dangerous or just because some tourists started using it as a toilet. I understood this from the characteristic smell that came from the grotto.

At the very beginning of Cape Kapchik there is a very old pistachio tree. It grew here in 1912, when the Emperor walked along the path.

Next to this tree there are several benches where you can sit and relax, admiring the nature of Crimea. There are always two very cheerful women here who sell hot cakes and iced tea.

The last few hundred meters of the Golitsyn trail passes through a juniper grove:

If you follow the sign towards Mount Karaul-Oba, then you can just go to the Imperial Beach. That's where we headed...

Here at this pile of stones you need to turn left and go down the slope:

Surprisingly, there was practically no one on Imperial Beach:

The sand on the beach is dark gray and sooo hot! It is almost impossible to stand on it barefoot, it burns badly!

View of the Through Grotto and the path leading to it from the Imperial Beach.

The story of daughter Anastasia.

Last year we didn’t manage to get to the New World: there was a lot of work to do to arrange life in our house in Sudak. And during these May holidays, my husband and I finally got around to traveling a little.

New World is just 15 minutes from our house by car. But this is a completely different world, as often happens in Crimea, you drive 20-30 km and find yourself among a completely different nature and landscape. The place itself, New World, in terms of relief, is quite typical for the South Coast, very similar to the landscapes of Greece: bare rocks, cypress trees, junipers, clear water in deep bays. The village of Novy Svet is the last geographical point belonging to the South Coast of Crimea (South Coast of Crimea); the city of Sudak is no longer included in the South Coast.

View from the Golitsyn Torpa to the New World Bay, Zelenaya Bay (another name is Sudak-Liman):

In terms of landscape, pike perch is, on the contrary, a typical landscape of Eastern Crimea, with its gently sloping mountains, steppe grasses, and dry summers.

The serpentine mountain road is “breathtaking”, along which one after another the views of the blue-turquoise sea open from the cliffs; blocks of relief rocks hang along the road. I always want to tell the driver: stop here, I’ll go out and take a photo, and here too, and here.
By the way, we found a special taxi driver: in the summer season he works as a tour guide, he simply bombarded us with facts and dates. But nothing remained in my memory from this whole story. All that remains is the memory of something beautiful, such as ancient junipers, mountains and the sea.

The village of Novy Svet and the Golitsyn Trail:

The green line on the map is the route of the Golitsyn tourist trail, but on the top diagram it is indicated by a yellow dashed line in a more extended version, passing through Mount Karaul-Oba (to the left of Sukhaya Balka), this part is not equipped for tourists and sometimes runs along almost vertical slopes , once upon a time she was " the path of the ancient Tauris":

We arrived by taxi directly to the beginning of the Golitsyn trail. In length it is only slightly shorter than the Tsar’s Path from Livadia (Shalyapinskaya - 5 km 400 m, passes at an altitude of 30-50 m above sea level, and the Tsar’s Path from Livadia to Gaspra - 6 km 711 m, it passes at an altitude of 160-170 m). The Golitsyn trail connects the village of Novy Svet and Tsarsky Beach, where Tsar Nicholas II himself is said to have swam.

They paved the path at the behest of the representative of the most numerous princely family of Russia - Prince Lev Sergeevich Golitsyn for the arrival of Tsar Nicholas II in Crimea at the beginning of the 19th century on lands purchased from the Georgian prince, at the foot of Mount Sokol, in the Paradise tract, where Prince Golitsyn was engaged in grape cultivation and winemaking , cultivated more than five hundred of its varieties.

At the end of the 19th century, he was the first in Russia to begin the production of grape and sparkling wines such as champagne, which were appreciated first in the Crimea, and then in the capital of the Russian state, St. Petersburg, as well as in Paris, where Crimean champagne was at the World Exhibition held in 1900 year, received the Grand Prix.

In Mount Koba-Kaya, the prince equipped adits to store his wine collection of the 18th and 19th centuries, which included more than 30 thousand bottles.

In 1912, the royal family visited the mansion of Lev Golitsyn in the village of Paradise of the same name as the tract (Paradise is the old name of the New World), and it was the king who became the first visitor to the equipped trail.

According to legend, while walking along the path with Prince Golitsyn, Nicholas II was fascinated by the beautiful views of the bay and pleasantly surprised by the sophistication of the champagne presented to him.

It was then that Nicholas II and said, What: " Saw life in a new light" - this is how the village of Novy Svet got its current name .

Prince Lev Sergeevich Golitsyn:

Royal family in the New World:

The trail encircles Mount Koba-Kaya, then runs along the shore of the Blue Bay, goes around Cape Kapchik and ends in the Blue Bay near the Tsarskoye Beach.

The entire route can be completed in 1.5-2 hours. You should take a small supply of food and water with you.

The route begins near the western edge of the resort village embankment (within the so-called Green Bay). There is a checkpoint manned by foresters. They charge a small fee to enter the trail and keep order along the route.

Now an adult ticket costs 150 rubles.

Another name for Mount Koba-Kaya - translated from Crimean Tatar - Cave.

The trail is fairly easy to follow and really worthwhile.

The only requirement for this trip is to wear suitable shoes. I don’t recommend going in flip-flops or flip-flops, although many tourists presumptuously set out even in heels.

The Golitsyn trail at the very beginning is quite narrow. Its beginning is laid between a sheer rock on one side and a steep cliff on the other. Here the route is equipped with concrete sides and railings for the safety of tourists.

The rocks are cut into small and large cavities, caves, grottoes, the largest of which is the Golitsyn Grotto (its other names: Shalyapinsky, Estradny), this is the first stop on the route.

The stones on the path in many places are heavily splashed with sea water and are therefore very slippery,There are also signs everywhere warning of rockfall.Probably, if I had known about the existence of these signs, my husband and I would have taken construction helmets from the house, left over from the workers (this is not a joke at all).

The wind also blows very strongly on the rocks, so the best clothing here is a windbreaker with a hood. Otherwise, there are no difficulties; both elderly people and mothers with very tiny children walk along the trail.

Something else worth thinking about when setting off along the trail is that in very hot weather near hot stone rocks, those who cannot stand the heat will find it uncomfortable to be there, so it is better to reschedule such an excursion either early in the morning or at evening.

After the Chaliapin Grotto, you can choose two paths: a steeper route will give you the opportunity to quickly get to Tsarskoye Beach in the Blue Bay, and an easier route will lengthen the route through the mouth of the Sukhaya Balka and lead to the same goal. From Cape Kapchik the path turns into a juniper grove and at the end leads to the center of the village of Novy Svet.

Entrance to the Royal Beach is now closed due to the unsafe condition of the trail in this section. From here you have a stunning view of the Blue Bay. It was a surprise for us that the trail made a circle, that is, after passing through a juniper grove, we again found ourselves in the village of Novy Svet.

So, let's start from the beginning of the route, leaving from Novosvetskaya Bay.

Mount Sokol (on the right in the photo), bordering the New World Bay, is the largest ancient reef of Crimea, its outline resembles a bird with folded wings; at the bottom of the mountain you can even see two falcons.

The height of the mountain is 477 m above sea level. Another name for the mountain is Kush-Kaya ("bird rock" " translated from Crimean Tatar) separates the region of the New World and Sudak. From the top of Sokol is clearly visibleBabugan is the highest mountain yayla of the Crimean ridge.

New World Bay or Green Bay and Mount Sokol:

We have not yet reached the trail, ahead is Mount Koba-Kaya:


The same rockfall sign:


At the entrance to the Chaliapin Grotto:

Part of the same photo, but enlarged:

Prince Golitsyn built wine storage facilities in the grotto. To this day, niches (in the form of hollowed out arches) in the walls, in which exclusive wines were stored, have been preserved.

There is also a well in the grotto. Now it is dry, but in Golitsyn’s time there was water in it. The grotto itself is a small cavity in the coastal rock, formed naturally (from the impacts of sea waves). Its height does not exceed 30 meters, and its width is about 18 meters.

Archaeologists who studied the grotto found that in During the Middle Ages, a cave Orthodox monastery was located in the grotto. Ancient wall paintings could be seen back at the end of the 19th century.

In the depths of the rock cavity you can see an improvised stone stage, where Fyodor Chaliapin is said to have performed. Whether this fact really existed or not remains a mystery, but the acoustics in the grotto are excellent, which allows concert performances to be held there even now, culminating in the tradition of arranging fireworks and drinking champagne, which arose in the time of Prince Golitsyn.


Chaliapin Grotto:

Arched storage for wine:


This is how concerts sometimes take place in Chaliapin Grotto:




Then the trail descends along the steep slopes of Mount Koba-Kaya tothe bay of Blue Bay, also called Razboinichaya. Hidden on both sides by rocks, it provided shelter for pirate ships during the period when the Tauri and Greeks lived here.

Cape Kapchik, its outline from the side resembles a dolphin, in going to Blue Bay:

View from Cape Kapchik of the completed part of the trail (the trail is a thin white thread on the slope):


From the west, the Blue Bay is bordered by Cape Kapchik, where the route leads further . Translated from the Turkic language, “kapchik” is an elongated small bag which is worn on the belt.
The cape is connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus. At the same time, it separates the Blue and Blue Bays. This cape is nothing else like an ancient coral reef .

Cape Kapchik is also interesting for its natural tectonic cave called Through Grotto, whose length is 77 meters, the entrance to the grotto is circled in red:



Approach to the Through Grotto along the eastern slope of Cape Kapchik:

The entrance to the Through Grotto, or rather, “swimming in” from the sea:

View from the extreme point of Cape Kapchik to the trail and Mount Karaul-Oba (its height 341 m above sea level, she is on the left), and Cape Kapchik itself from above very much resembles the back of a lying ancient foot-and-mouth disease:


Next, the trail leads to the beautiful Blue Bay (another name for it is Delilimanskaya). It is bounded by Mount Karaul-Oba on one side and the already mentioned cape on the other.

Mount Karaul-Oba is also called the "Guard Peak" and the "Watchtower" . From its highest point you can see Cape Meganom and even Mount Bear (Ayu-Dag) on ​​the South Coast; it passes through the peak of Karaul-Oba towards the village of Veseloye "ancient trail of Tauris " with its almost sheer ascents and steep descents.

Three bays: Green, Blue and Blue got their names from the color of the water in them, Blue is the deepest, the water in it is blue, and Blue is quite shallow, the water in it is clear, blue.

The main attraction of Blue Bay is Tsarsky Beach. Today Tsarsky Beach belongs to Nature Reserve "New World", so access here is limited.

Tsarsky Beach in Golubaya Bay (it is to the left of Cape Kapchik from the sea), on hot days vacationers come here to swim directly from their boats, as the bay has very clean and clear water:

Tourists came to Blue Bay to swim in its waters:


The tip of Cape Kapchik:

View from the extreme point of Cape Kapchik to the village of Novy Svet and the city of Sudak (left and right, respectively):

Such a “dramatic sky” before sunset, a view of the Blue Bay and Cape Chicken-Kaya (the tip of Mount Karaul-Oba, jutting into the sea) from the central part of Cape Kapchik, at the very edge of the cape is the rock “Two Monks”:

The New World is a rather dry place, without sources of water, but there are oak and pistachio groves, tree-like junipers grow here, as well as such relict trees, such as: Pallas pine and Stankevich pine. Stankevich's pine has the unique property that it grows only in Crimea in the New World and on Cape Aya , these places are hundreds of kilometers apart, but have amazing similarities.
Among scientists, there is an opinion that these two areas are the only ones that remained dry land when the ancient world ocean reigned around. Also, some scientists believe that at that time there was a land isthmus between the territory of the Crimea and the Caucasus (now the Pitsunda region), and it is there that it grows Pitsunda pine, which is an analogue of Stankevich pine . I remembered this information from the time when I was on vacation in Abkhazia and went on an excursion to Pitsunda. Then this isthmus sank under water, and the current territory of Crimea rose and became a peninsula.

New World forests formed in CENIOZOIC ERA, so they “remember” mammoths and saber-toothed tigers.

Now 50 species of fauna of the New World are classified as rare and endangered. Of the fauna, we only saw a lizard running along the path, and heard the sounds of cicadas, and white seagulls soaring above the waves.

Taking refuge from the sun and wind under the pine trees, breathing in the fresh sea air, admiring the distance of the sea, peering at the bizarre outlines of the rocks, you can feel like a part of nature, eternal, beautiful and powerful.

This place, with its enigma and mystery, reminded me of the paintings of the artist Shishkin (“Oak Grove”):

Relaxing under blunt-leaved pistachios, the oldest endemic representatives of the Crimean flora (maybe they rubbed their skins on the same trunks many millennia ago saber tooth tigers in the same place?):

Photo of a reconstruction of a saber-toothed tiger from the museum at VDNKh in Moscow (Mos Holiday), they could open their mouths at an angle of 95 degrees, and their teeth reached a length of 20 cm:

Juniper grove - here you can take a walk, sit on benches, and breathe in the phytoncidal air; you can also enter the grove from the end point of the trail through the checkpoint:

The Golitsyn trail gives you the opportunity to see the diversity of local nature and coastal landscapes.

Before leaving the New World, we decided to look into the local restaurant at the Vintage Hotel on the very shore of Green Bay. This is a restaurant of Black Sea cuisine called "WINE FISH". We decided to go there because from the windows of the restaurant and from its open veranda there is a truly stunning view of the bay.

True, we were not able to sit on the veranda; it was very windy that day. The waiter persistently dissuaded all visitors from this idea, but still there were brave souls: an impressive bohemian-looking man of about forty ordered a bottle of pink brut, a large dish of oysters, covered himself with a blanket, and, after sitting there for a while, enjoying his seafood delicacies, finally fell asleep under almost a hurricane wind "with a glass of pink champagne." We stayed in the restaurant for two hours, and he continued to doze peacefully, despite the squally gusts of wind.

We chose from the menu a fish dish that is well understood and known to us, which we prepare ourselves at home from fish purchased at the Sudak market on Saturdays, when the “catch of the day” is brought there: “Grilled mullet.” We washed it all down, as you understand, with New World champagne. BOTH FISH and WINE were of decent quality.

We walked along the embankment a little more and admired the sea at sunset, and then set off on our way back home. It was a beautiful day.

View of the New World (Green) bay, the veranda of the restaurant below, and our Sudak in the distance:

Information from the Vintage Hotel website:


The outlines of Cape Kapchik are very recognizable from films, because Kapchik “starred” in a number of Soviet feature films. These are: “Pirates of the 20th Century”, “Amphibian Man”, “Treasure Island” and many others. The camp of the main characters of the popular film “Sportloto-82” was also located here.

Do you recognize? A still from the film "Two Plus Two", the film's characters against the backdrop of Cape Kapchik:

A very short video, only about one and a half minutes, about how dangerous attractions can be for vacationers. This one existed not so long ago in front of the entrance to the Chaliapin Grotto, fortunately, the attraction was closed, and now only the remaining metal hooks, driven at a high altitude into the rock, remind of it:

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ABOUT PRINCE LEV SERGEEVICH GOLITSYN

Lev Golitsyn was born on August 24, 1854, he came from an ancient aristocratic family of princes Golitsyn, whose coat of arms was decorated with the prophetic motto: VIR EST VIS (Was, Is, Will be).

Years will pass, and it is this statement that will become prophetic in the fate of Golitsyn, this heraldic sign will appear on the wine cellars of the New World, on the labels of the best domestic wines.

As a young man, Lev decided to devote himself to law, but a meeting with a woman, Nadezhda Kherkheulidze, changed his life. It was she who instilled in Lev Sergeevich a love for the Crimea, and, above all, for her father’s estate in the New World.

Golitsyn immediately fell in love with this place, began to study the climate, and compare it with the Mediterranean.

He saw that the Mediterranean and Crimea had a lot in common, so why not start growing grapes here and making decent wines from them?

Lev Sergeevich began his conquest of the New World by planting 25 European grape varieties, he invited the best winegrowers to work, and consulted with famous foreign winemaking experts.

At the same time, he was building cellars for storing wine; over the course of 4 years, underground galleries 3 km long.

Lev Sergeevich’s dream was to break through a large tunnel to the grotto (yes, yes, to Chaliapinsky), so that after walking through the galleries, one could get to the main tasting room, equipped by nature itself.

This project, unfortunately, was never implemented, but a walking path was built to the grotto, carved into the rock and laid along the steep slope of the mountain, and the grotto itself became the best place for receiving guests.

At the same time, Emperor Alexander the Third offered Golitsyn the position of Chief Winemaker on the estates of the appanage department in the Crimea and the Caucasus, which he accepted.

In 1894, construction began on the main Massandra cellars in Crimea...

For the continuation of the story, look at the video from the 4th minute, the video was made in the style of historical reconstruction with the participation of the main character - Prince Golitsyn.

Heraldic sign of the Golitsyns:


Heraldic sign of the Golitsyns on the label of a wine bottle:

The post uses mostly my own photographs, and also, for the sake of completeness, several photos were taken from Sergei Dolia’s website, and several more from the Internet.

In the future - a story about Genoese fortress in Sudak, it is the best preserved of all the medieval fortresses in Crimea, dates back to the era of Italian domination in the Mediterranean and Black Seas, but this story will come out after several posts on the topic of baking.

One of the most picturesque corners of the Crimean peninsula is the resort village. And its calling card is the so-called Golitsyn Trail, which is visited by all tourists who come to these heavenly places. The Golitsyn trail begins next to Green Bay.

Geographic coordinates of the Golitsyn trail on the map of Crimea GPS - N 44 49.515 E 34 54.933.

This trail was laid at the end of the 19th century by the owner of these places, Lev Golitsyn. Its length reaches 5.6 kilometers, each section of which opens up many local attractions to visitors. The duration of the walk along the Golitsyn trail is about 4-6 hours, but this time will fly by very quickly.
The first thing you encounter on the excursion route is a grotto for storing wine or Chaliapin's grotto. This is a unique natural creation, the height and width of which exceeds 30 meters. Initially, this grotto was part of a Christian temple, and in the 19th century niches were built here to conveniently place wine bottles. This place also has excellent acoustics, so musical events are often held here on a specially equipped stage. By the way, at the beginning of the 20th century Chaliapin performed there, which gave rise to the name of the grotto. In the middle of the grotto there is a well with clean water, and at the point of contact between sea water and the rocky shore there is a huge block of stone, under which there is a tunnel.

The entire Golitsyn trail goes around Mount Koba-Kai, which is filled with gloomy gorges, stone chaos, cyclopean staircases created by the inhabitants of Taurida. And in some places, even particles of algae and coral are visible, the age of which exceeds 150 million years.
Further, the Golitsyn trail comes to a point from where magnificent views of the Blue Bay and Cape Kapchik open, on which there is a through cave about 80 meters long. And the next bay on the Golitsyn trail is called Golubaya. The water in it is very clean, and its color has a bluish tint. In this bay there is the Tsarsky Beach, where Emperor Nicholas II once rested.

At this point the equipped excursion route ends. The next stage is only accessible to brave tourists with a certain level of athletic training. Ahead of them lies the ascent to the top of Karaul-Oba. Less daring travelers return along the same Golitsynskaya trail, and the rest await a journey through the mountain tracts “Hell” and “Paradise”, along the Divannaya, Slon and Zub rocks, and, finally, along the bay called Kuklakskaya. You can also freshen up a little on the Golitsyn trail and drink water from the Anastasia spring.
The entire journey along the Golitsyn Trail cannot be called easy, but the impressions of what you saw and the emotions received leave no time for feeling tired. Moreover, the local beauties are so unique that, having seen them, they remain forever in the memory of travelers. Golitsyn trail on the map of Crimea

Greetings! So summer left us, quietly closed the door behind it, but left many more sun rays. So that the parting would not be so sad, my friends and I went to Paradise (Paradise). This is what the resort village of Novy Svet was previously called, where a picturesque route was laid - the Golitsyn Trail. Yes, yes, exactly a picture! After all, a narrow path wandering between high rocks, at every turn, opens up an entire exhibition of natural paintings.

The Golitsyn Trail is not just a tourist attraction. This is a miniature of the entire peninsula, where there is: sea, hills, rocks, bays and relict forests. And also - 5 km of indescribable delight and active load!

I publish a review of the route at the end of September, since this month can safely be considered summer.

July and August this season were pretty exhausting with drought and heat. As soon as the heat subsided, a proposal came from a friend: “Let's go to the New World on the Golitsyn Trail!” Go…

It is difficult to say what the 2016 season was like. The Ministry of Resorts reports an increase in tourist flow by 27%, other resources provide their own data. Judging by the beaches and traffic jams on the highways, the season has taken place. And it’s not a matter of quantity, but of quality. What is more important is what kind of rest the guests of the peninsula received and how the treasury was replenished. Based on my observations, I can say that many catering establishments have fallen into disrepair due to high prices. There is still a velvet season ahead, but certain conclusions can already be drawn...

And so, New World! Among the entire palette of Crimean beauties, this resort is always at the top of the list. The only negative, for me personally, is the number of people per square meter. I was sure that in the last days of August this hive would become freer, but alas. Thanks to its location, the coast of the New World is the last to leave summer unless storms arrive ahead of schedule. A similar picture can be observed in the vicinity of Sevastopol, Yalta, Alushta and Sudak.


The cozy village of Novy Svet is located on the shores of Green Bay, protected on the northern and northwestern sides by a ridge of mountain ranges, which creates a certain microclimate. The development of the resort is inextricably linked with history - characteristic buildings of the 19th century have been preserved to this day: the buildings of the winery and the residential building of Lev Golitsyn, the founder of domestic champagne winemaking. Today this entire territory is a state botanical reserve.

They decorate the surroundings and saturate the sea air with healing aromas: Sudak pine, fluffy oak, blunt pistachio, orchard tree, mackerel, sessile oak and abundant thickets of centuries-old juniper trees. 16 plant species of the New World are listed in the Red Book of Crimea and Russia.


Entertainment in Green Bay includes boating, other watercraft and flyboarding.




We arrived in the New World hoping for a weather forecast that promised long-awaited coolness and light rain. We don’t like walking in the mountains in the heat, but the report was not justified and by the time we arrived the sun reminded us of calendar summer...

Without wasting time, we headed to the starting position, paying 100 rubles for the route along the Golitsyn trail. This season, prices for visits to the natural reserves of Crimea have not been regulated - they were either introduced or cancelled. If the territory is well-groomed and all safety measures are observed, the entrance fee is quite appropriate, but this is just my opinion.

You can get to the Golitsyn trail in two ways: 1. from the side of the juniper grove in the village of Novy Svet. There is also a parking lot (44.825568, 34.908785), close to interesting excursions. 2. From the beach in the New World. There is free and paid parking in the hangar, but you will need to go down to the beach to get to the trail. It took us about 15 minutes from the parking lot in the hangar to the beginning of the trail. Coordinates (44.825089, 34.915669)

The first picture in the natural museum is a view from the Golitsyn trail to Mount Sokol.


The great temptation was the clear sea water, which I wanted to plunge into. Our swimwear remained in the car, so we had to walk further, casting a longing glance at Green Bay...


Why is the trail called Golitsynskaya? Of course you know, but I’ll remind you... The former owner of the New World, Lev Sergeevich Golitsyn, back in 1912, ordered a walking path to be cut down along the slopes of Mount Koba-Kaya. An excellent gift for descendants, thanks to which thousands of tourists polish one of the most beautiful routes in Crimea with their feet.


The path goes higher and higher all the time, and the panoramic views become more and more beautiful...

Imagine with what titanic labor this road was paved.




A sharp turn behind a rocky ridge and now the picture changes.




The answer to the question “why is the bay called Green?” obvious...



A lucky chance is to be alone in Chaliapin's grotto. We were unlucky - we got stuck in a traffic jam and had to speed up the pace to overtake it.

The natural grotto has two names - “Golitsynsky” and “Chaliapin’s Grotto”. I was not a witness, but they say that Fyodor Ivanovich performed his famous arias here. A remarkable place suitable for a halt. On one side are cool niches, and on the other, huge boulders of a collapsed rock wall. Before the Yalta earthquake, the grotto looked different. In the depths of the grotto, Lev Golitsyn’s wine library... empty).



There is a rocky canopy hanging from above. The grotto is a great place to hide from the summer heat or autumn downpour, and relax while enjoying natural creation.







One sea, but from different angles such different shades.



Having cast a farewell glance at Green Bay and Sudak, we headed up the path towards Cape Kapchik and Robber Bay.

At this observation deck, tourist groups stop and, looking at Cape Kapchik, guess in its outlines either a fish, a sleeping girl, or an “unseen animal”...


Behind the Green Bay begins the Blue Bay.


In Crimea, in the vicinity of Simeiz, there is Mount Cat, but doesn’t Karaul-Oba look like a cat?) Do you see the ears sticking out behind Cape Kapchik?



The Golitsyn trail is not fenced everywhere - watch your children!


The Koba Kaya rock is a coral reef that has another name. Can you guess which one?)





The bottom off the coast of Robber Bay was visible from above. Not everyone is suitable for such a beach with large stones entering the sea.


The dusty and narrow path went up and down. In some areas we had to be especially careful. Take these crossings with sharp rocks into account when choosing shoes for the route.



If you are tired from a long excursion, you can return back in comfort or go to another coast. It is located behind Karaul-Oba, further on Morskoe.


Behind us is part of the route traveled along the Golitsyn Trail.




We reached a fork, the Golitsyn trail went to the right to Tsarskoe Beach, and to the left to Cape Kapchik. I persuaded my friends to go up to the cape and from there look at everything at once.

The road to Cape Kapchik has a slight long climb.






Despite the fact that Tsarsky Beach is closed, at the end of August it was full of vacationers, who were transported by pleasure ships and boats.


Behind the Royal Beach, or rather above it, another path begins. She walks along the slope and through a crevice in the rock to Karaul-Oba. I have already published many reports about this route. I recommend! , .



Dasha+Masha+Sasha... we understand what you left behind here...



From this point the nearest coast of Turkey is less than 300 km.



Having descended from Cape Kapchik, we headed to the finish line - the juniper grove.




The Golitsyn Trail or Golitsyn Trail is one of those attractions of Crimea that can be visited from year to year in different seasons. The natural idyll cannot get boring; on the contrary, every time you discover something new, previously unnoticed and mysterious.

The length of the route is about 5 km, but if you are in good physical shape, curiosity can take you much further... Therefore, take care of comfortable shoes, a light snack and water, comfortable clothes (in the summer - a hat, in the off-season - a light windbreaker, in cold weather a jacket , which will save you from dampness and piercing wind).

When visiting the reserve, you must comply with all fire and environmental safety requirements; you are allowed to use only the marked route. Violation of requirements carries administrative or criminal liability.

 

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