Evpatoria entered the top ten popular resorts in2017 year. This city is known for its beautiful beaches and effective curative mud. But apart from treatment and recovery there is in Evpatoria what to see and where to go. A variety of museums, entertainment centers, ancient streets and historical monuments - all this will make the leisure time interesting, and vacation in Evpatoria unforgettable.
About the past of Evpatoria will tell the museum of local lore
Evpatoria Museum of Local LoreAttracts the view thanks to the unusual architecture of the building. Rich merchant-karim Yu Gelelovich built a house in an unusual for Evpatoria Moorish style in 1912.
The Evpatoria Museum of Local History occupies 5 spacious halls in which visitors can:
- learn all about nature, animals, birds, plants of the steppe part of the Crimea;
- to see the representatives of the water world of the Kalamitsky Gulf, on the shore of which the health resort city is located;
- To view unique exhibits of the Stone Age and the times of the peninsula's development by ancient peoples;
- see the finds from the excavations of the ancient Greek town of Kerkinitida, which laid the foundation of Evpatoria more than 2500 years ago;
- to study weapons and everyday objects of medieval Evpatoria, which at that time was called Gezlev;
- in ethnographic halls to get acquainted with the culture of the indigenous peoples of Evpatoria - Karaites, Krymchaks, Tatars, Jews;
- see on old postcards and photographs, how the medical resort, salt mines and trade, which laid the foundation for the prosperity of the city, developed.
The Evpatoria Museum of Local History presents a beautiful collection of antique porcelain, coins, furniture, women's jewelry and books.
Placed in the museum, the diorama is dedicated to the heroic landing of sailors, who attempted on January 5, 1942, to liberate Evpatoria from the fascists.
A small exposition tells about the numerous sister cities of the glorious Evpatoria.
Evpatoria Museum of Local Lore: exposition in the street
A part of the museum’s exposition is located outdoors on the street and is available for free study:
- under the glass pyramid you can see the archaeological excavations of the ancient Kerkinitida that existed in the 5th century. BC. e.
- along the street there are stone "women" - statues, which the Polovtsians and Scythians placed above the burials in the 4th century. BC. e. - XII century. n. e.
In summer, the street exposition of the museum expands due to portable exhibitions. These can be copies of paintings depicting the ancient life of Evpatoria, 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 against the troops of the British, French, Italians, Turks, landed on the shores of the Gulf of Kalamitsky.
Modern interactive equipment of the museumallows you to read pages of old documents, study photographs, observe 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 ship rigging elements.
Address and opening hours of the museum
No weekend acts Evpatorialocal history museum, opening hours are convenient for holidaymakers. The museum is open from 10:00 to 19:00. You can inspect the exposure yourself, and you can walk through the halls accompanied by a guide-guide.
The Evpatoria Museum of Local Lore is located at: ul. Duvanovskaya, 11. Public transport should 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 around it visitors are greeted by 2 guns, cast in 1877, each weighing 120 pounds.
Museum of the Crimean War is open every day, except Wednesday, from 10:00 to 17:00. Guests are offered audio guides in different languages.
According to the ancient streets of the past Evpatoria
Locals know what to see and wherego to Evpatoria. Of course, this is the historic quarter "Little Jerusalem". It is here that unique religious monuments of various nations are preserved on a small square:
- St. Nicholas Cathedral in the Byzantine style built on donations after the end of the Crimean War. The temple was visited in 1913 by Emperor Nicholas II with his family.
- The Juma-Jami mosque was built in the 16th century by the famous Turkish architect Hoji Sinan. This is the largest mosque on the peninsula.
- Shukulay-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 nineteenth century, there is a small Wailing Wall.
- Nearby is the Armenian Church of Surb-Nikogayos and Karaite kenassas.
To see everything, you have to go along the street. Revolution - Karaeva - Karaimskaya - International. The whole journey will take no more than an hour.
In July-August, every Friday, not far from the Evpatoria Regional Museum of Local Lore, on the Karaite street, unique crafts made by local craftsmen are exhibited. These are the best Evpatorian souvenirs.
In Evpatoria there is where to go, what to see and do. Many people annually come to Evpatoria, considering this city to be the best vacation spot.
