In Crimea it is difficult to find something more captivating than beaches, sea and mountains. There are places on the peninsula that every vacationer should visit: the Vorontsov and Livadia palaces, Bakhchisarai and Ai-Petri. The list of attractions is endless. What about mysticism? On July 31, Komsomolskaya Pravda published a ranking of the most mystical places of Crimea.

Meganom: Odysseus' path to the kingdom of Hades

Cape Meganom is located between Sudak and Koktebel. People don't live here - they don't dare. UFOs go astray here, time stops and ghosts walk around. As soon as civilization disappears behind the first ridge of the cape, you feel as if you are in prehistoric times. Tourists often see the ghost of a boy on the rocks, calling for him to follow him into the black waters of the sea. It's dangerous here! Careless tourists from the “goat” mountain trail are picked up by an ambulance with broken arms and legs. People often say: I fell off a cliff because I saw a ghost...

Bear Mountain and Magic Tree

Many legends and stories are associated with the peak, which hangs over the village of Partenit and the famous Artek camp. Some believe that Ayu-Dag, the second name of the mountain, is a giant bear turned to stone. He wandered around Crimea for a long time, leaving potholes in the ground, which have now turned into valleys, crushing mountains and scattering stones. The bear didn’t like anything, but one day he came across a beautiful shore.

The giant liked it so much that he decided to settle in this place. After a long journey, the bear was thirsty. Leaning towards the sea, he began to drink water greedily, so much so that he angered the sea god, who turned the bear into stone. The legend is beautiful, but still looks like a romantic fairy tale.

And, according to legend, somewhere on the back of the “bear” there is a magical tree growing. But, since no one has found it yet, no one knows what properties it has.

Our Stonehenge

In the village of Rodnikovo, not far from Balaklava, there are mystical menhirs - huge stones. Who, why and when installed them is a mystery shrouded in darkness. Scientists call them a monument of megalithic culture, and our tourists call them “Crimean Stonehenge,” but research by dowsers has shown that the menhirs seem to be entwined with an energy ribbon extending into the sky.

It is not surprising that some consider the pointed blocks to be the same age as the Egyptian pyramids. Local historians of Sevastopol claim that under the place where the stones stand, two mysterious energy coils intersect, which create these energy “vortices.”

The strangest thing is that the stones do not heat up even in the most intense heat. Animals often come to the menhirs, but locals say that they don’t stay there for long, and people have noticed that foxes and hares begin to behave strangely around these blocks.

Alimova Balka - a place of secret power

On the outskirts of the village of Bashtanovka, near Bakhchisaray, Alimova Balka is located - a favorite place for esotericists, shamans and spiritual practitioners. They say it is endowed with powerful energy. Rock paintings found by archaeologists, which are more than four thousand years old, indicate that it was in this place that some of the first settlers in Crimea lived.

According to the stories of local residents, the spirit of Alim lives in the caves. Therefore, only a person with a pure heart and a strong spirit can pass through the gorge calmly.

Yeni-Sala - caves of bloodthirsty gods

The Yeni-Sala cave system is located in the village of Perevalnoye, near Simferopol. It was discovered accidentally and relatively recently, in 1965, two schoolchildren. While descending into two of them is quite problematic, the third is accessible to visitors without climbing equipment.

It turned out that the ancient Tauri used it for sacrifices to their bloodthirsty gods. And although archaeologists and biologists have not found human bones here, but only animal bones, many tourists claim to have seen ghosts in the cave.

Crimea can easily be called one of the most interesting places in the world. Unique nature, rich history, monuments at almost every step - this is only a small part of what is on the peninsula. It’s simply not possible to see even a small part of all this even during a long vacation, but there is a way out. Check out the list of the most unusual places in Crimea so that you can pay attention to them first.

In fact, a trip to Crimea is a great opportunity not only to enjoy and admire the beauty of the peninsula, but also to have an excellent, and most importantly, memorable vacation. Surely many people have a question: what kind of unusual places are these in Crimea? Let's talk about the wonders of the peninsula. Many are not written about on the first pages of guidebooks, and some are not mentioned at all.

Description of unusual places in Crimea

A short preface. It would be possible to make something like a top list of the most unusual places in Crimea with photos, but this would not be entirely fair, because each is unique in its own way, has its own characteristics, its own history. It would be wrong to conduct a comparative analysis. Therefore, you should not take this article as a rating. We will try to mention only some wonderful places.

Cape Meganom

Cape Meganom can be considered one of the most beautiful and unusual places in Crimea. Its history began in ancient centuries, when the Greeks lived here, but in this particular place there has never been a single residential structure or building. It is explained this way: according to history, the ancient Greeks believed that the River Styx flows here, along which Charon transports the souls of dead people to the kingdom of the dead, where Hades rules.

However, time does not stand still, and now there is practically nothing left of the river, only a wide gorge reminds of what it was like. Also, according to legends and traditions, it was in this place, near Mount Meganom, that Odysseus made his journey to the kingdom of the dead.

Where is the cape and how to get to it

The cape itself is located in the vicinity of the city of Sudak, between Mount Alchak and the Bugaz Valley. The eastern part of the cape is mountainous and goes into the sea, while the western part is lower, has various ravines, hills and many terraces.

There are two ways to get here: by private car and by bus. Roadside signs will help you not to go astray. By car, before reaching Sudak, you should turn towards the military town, and from there there is only one road - to the lighthouse.

As for the bus, you need to buy a ticket at the bus station to Sunny Valley. You should get off at the Meganom stop, after which you will travel 5 km on foot to the treasured cape.

Shuldan Cave Monastery

The monastery can easily be called one of the most interesting and unusual places in Crimea. It is located near Sevastopol in a rock above the Shul Valley. The monastery chapel is visible to the naked eye, especially on the road towards the village of Ternovka. From the Tatar language the name of the monastery can be translated as “Giving Echoes”.

According to history, the monastery was founded around the 8th-9th centuries by fugitive Byzantine monks, during the period when the iconoclasts came to power. At the beginning of the 11th century, Shuldan was expanded and a new baptistery appeared in it.

Today, hermit monks live here, who chose to protect themselves from harmful temptations and temptations. Pilgrims and tourists are also allowed here. If necessary, the monks are always ready to provide a traveler with overnight accommodation in one of the cells.

As for the chapel that rises at the top, it was erected relatively recently. Drug and alcohol addicts took part in the construction, and the monks themselves treated them.

How to get there

There are two ways to get to the monastery: through the Shul Valley or from the medieval Eski-Kermen, where, by the way, the filming of the film “9th Company” took place.

This place can amaze anyone, not only with its beauty, but also with many other things. Here you can calmly think about your past, present and future, communicate with people who have lived in this place for more than 10 years, increase your spiritual level and, perhaps, rethink some life positions.

By the way, due to the fact that the monastery is located on a hill, the sounds from its belfry “hang” in the air for a very long time, filling the entire valley, so the name “Giving Echoes” is fully justified.

Valley of Ghosts

Another unusual place and attraction in Crimea is the Valley of Ghosts. It is located in the Alushta district, near the village of Luchistoye. The landmark is from its foot to the village about 1 km. In any case, the stone pillars, so to speak, are immediately visible, and it is simply impossible to drive past the valley.

The Valley of Ghosts is notable for the fact that the wind always blows here, and as a result of the resonance, you can hear amazing sounds. There have been cases when this phenomenon had a detrimental effect on people with weak psyches and unstable nervous systems, so this is worth taking into account.

As for the “pillars” themselves, they were formed thousands of years ago naturally. At first these were ordinary stone blocks, but constant winds did their job and continued to give the desired shape. The final result was not entirely clear, and among people who visited here there is an opinion that nature simply decided to play a joke.

This place is unique. What is especially surprising is how pine trees, which have been growing here for a very long time, were able to take root on the tops of some rocks. The photos are amazingly beautiful.

Bear Mountain

The next unusual and protected place in Crimea is or, as it is also called, Bear Mountain. The definition of “reserve” is mentioned for a reason, because the mountain really is an area of ​​​​4 km 2.

A lot is said about Ayu-Dag. Some claim that the mountain constantly attracts the attention of UFOs, others - that this place has a bad reputation and it is highly not recommended to stay there overnight. Well, there is some truth on both sides.

UFO

Today you can find a lot of articles, videos and comments from people who describe in detail how they saw UFOs in these parts. Flying saucers can be seen especially often in the summer. This information is confirmed by local residents, who themselves have repeatedly seen strange phenomena in the sky above the mountain.

Many believe that this strange interest is explained by the fact that under the mountain there is a secret passage through which they get to their base, located inside Ayu-Dag. No one has yet been able to confirm or deny this information, but attempts to dive down the mountain continue to this day.

Anomalous places

In addition to UFOs, there are also anomalous places on the mountain where, as local residents say, there are cracks in the crust and energy flows emanate from there. In such places you can heal your health. There are a lot of reviews from people who, having got to Bear Mountain, began to feel much better, and all the pain from various injuries disappeared almost instantly.

But there are other stories about anomalous places. They are associated with spending the night on the mountain. There are repeated reports of tourists being thrown off cliffs at night. What this is connected with, no one can still say. Fortunately, such cases are rare, but even those who have spent one night on the mountain prefer not to stay here a second night.

By the way, not everyone knows that Ayu-Dag is a failed volcano. The mountain consists entirely of igneous rock and is of great interest to scientists.

There are simply a huge number of plants here, with many varieties. You can also easily find those that are listed in the Red Book and are of great value. As for animals, there are plenty of them here too, so don’t be surprised if a hare, badger or fox runs past.

Path to the mountain

You can get to Ayu-Dag either from Yalta or from Alushta. The ideal stop is a turn towards the Artek camp, but not every driver stops there. In any other case, you will have to get off at the “Cemetery” stop, immediately after Gurzuf, if you are coming from Yalta, or at the “Lavrovoe” stop, if the route is from Alushta. In both cases, you will have to walk about 800 meters to that very turn.

Temple of the Sun

The next unusual place worth visiting in Crimea is the Temple of the Sun, or Crimean Stonehenge. It is located next to Laspi Bay, which can be reached either by private car or by bus. Further from the stop you need to follow the path going down. Then there will be a fork in the path, but you can follow any road, because all paths lead to the temple, only the travel time is different. The shortest path is marked with a blue sign. Also, if you follow it, you can replenish your water supplies at the local Yalyn-Chur spring.

The exact date of the formation of the Sun Temple is unknown, but it appeared as a result of the collapse of the top of Mount Ilyas-Kaya. Seven huge stone blocks fell down and accidentally formed the shape of a flower. Hence the temple has another name - “Stone Flower”.

Places similar to the temple of the Sun are usually called places of power, since they are directly related to the energy of the cosmos. No one knows whether this is true or not, but the fact that the Crimean Stonehenge is an unusual place is a fact. The strong energy is also explained by the fact that here, more precisely on the top of Mount Ilyas-Kaya, the Greeks built the Orthodox Church of St. Elijah, so this is a place of prayer since ancient times.

Mostly people come here to find answers to their questions, make a wish, and heal their body and soul. Indeed, there are many reviews that after visiting the Sun Temple a person was cured of one or another illness or his dreams came true.

You need to ask for something correctly. First of all, you should clear your mind of all bad thoughts and clearly concentrate on what you want. It is very important that the request does not harm anyone, because everything can turn against the person asking. And lastly, don’t rush anywhere.

There are many legends about the temple. Here, for example, is one of them. During Soviet times, secret and classified research on the topic of anomalous activity was carried out here. The results were kept in the strictest confidence for a long time, but after the collapse the data were published. It follows from them that the experiments did not bring any results, but there are references to two groups that were present there that disappeared without a trace.

Mangup

In the Middle Ages it was a real cave city and at the same time a fortress. It's all located near the village of Zalesnoye. From Sevastopol it takes about 35-40 minutes to get here. Mangup has been one of the most unusual places in Crimea for many years, and for good reason, because there is definitely something to see here.

The first thing that catches your eye is the fortress that has survived to this day, located on the top of a mountain at an altitude of 583 m. Inside you can find springs, of which there are only 15, and two of them - male and female, which serve as places for pilgrims.

As for history, the first mentions of the settlement of this place appear as early as the 3rd-4th centuries AD. Since then, the fortress has constantly expanded and, due to its location, was considered impregnable. In the 7th century, Mangup became part of the Khazar Kaganate, but was later recaptured. From XI-XIV the fortress was called Theodoro and was the capital of the Byzantine principality. This period is considered the best in the history of Mangup, but at the same time there is very little information about it.

One of the most interesting places on Mangup is the Holy Annunciation Monastery, which is located at an altitude of 400 meters above sea level. People have been living here for a very long time; there is a small farm. The climb to the monastery is not too difficult. Along the way you will be able to drink water from a local holy spring.

There is a cross at the very top of the monastery, and the views from there are simply magnificent. The photos that you see in our article are beautiful, but they are not able to convey all the feelings and emotions that overwhelm the person who is there.

Another popular place on Mangup is Maiden Lake. Mostly people come here to relax, have a picnic or barbecue. For these purposes, the shore is equipped with special gazebos. There are also several points serving local cuisine. During periods of drought, you can see part of the altar of an ancient temple emerging from the lake, which was flooded. You can also ride a boat or catamaran on the lake.

There is also some mysticism here. Local residents, pilgrims from the monastery and some tourists claim that there are some white balls on Mangup that appear absolutely suddenly. In most cases, they do not cause any harm and practically do not react to humans. It is also impossible to catch them, so the mystery of the balls remains a mystery to this day.

Conclusion

Our story about the most unusual places in Crimea is coming to an end, although in fact there are much more of them. The entire peninsula is one big sight, which makes any tourist fall in love with it. When planning a trip to Crimea, be sure to visit its beautiful corners.

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Today we decided to tell you about several anomalous places in Crimea. Let's start from Cape Meganom. It is located between Feodosia and Sudak in the southeastern part of the peninsula.

Meganom can easily be called the most mysterious place in Crimea. And UFOs land here, leaving orange rings on the scorched grass, and shamans, along with psychics, come together to meditate and perform occult rituals, and there are ghosts.

“Meganome” in Greek means “huge house”. Both a mountain and a cape are associated with this name, although, in essence, it is a kind of mountainous “peninsula on a peninsula” with several capes, valleys and a marvelous variety of coastal landscapes. The peninsula is located between Sudak and Koktebel. Its lighthouse, which closes the system of local bays from the east, is clearly visible even from the New World in clear weather, and it itself is visible from Yalta.

To the west of Mount Meganom there is Mount Alchak, and to the north it is limited by the Tokluk-Syrt ridge. Its mountainous eastern part juts out far into the sea. Crimeans call this corner of the peninsula “local Tunisia,” and for good reason: Meganom is the warmest and sunniest place in Crimea, as well as one of the driest—precipitation is very rare here. The slopes are practically devoid of vegetation and therefore quickly erode. The surface of the peninsula in some places is badlands or “bad lands”. Badlands - barren lands - consist of hills with intersected ravines, which are formed as a result of the erosion of clay rocks by rainfall and wind. It is extremely difficult to move on such a surface. The sea here is clean, the beaches are quite deserted. Various types of fish, crabs, rapana, and mussels are found in abundance in the water.

There are several bays located near the high steep slopes of Meganom. One of them is the Gravernaya, a favorite place for scuba divers. There is a real miracle of nature there, the so-called. elevator shaft. It is a vertical hole in a huge block of stone, which begins at a depth of about seven meters and continues down eight meters. At the lowest point there are three passages from it that allow you to swim out of this shaft. Nearby is a “cemetery” of anchors. Such an abundance of anchors of various designs and types cannot be found even in museums.

Scuba divers also say that in these places, right under the water, they have more than once observed tracks from the wheels of infernal machines. By the way, a top secret military facility used to operate here. Because of this special secrecy, the cape was closed to visitors for a long time. They weren't even allowed to take pictures of him. However, now entry is free, there are no mysteries or secrets, although there are still riddles.

So, no one has ever lived on the cape from time immemorial. The ancient Greeks believed that the River Styx flowed there, through which the old man Charon transported the souls of the dead to Hades - the kingdom of the dead. In other words, on Meganom there is nothing more than the entrance to the kingdom of the dead. Now the river bears the Tatar name, and its width is no more than ten meters. Judging by the size of the gorge, it used to be much wider.

Cape Megan is also famous for its mysterious power “rings” - yellowish ring-shaped stripes about half a meter wide, clearly visible in the grass from a bird's eye view. When the rings dim (and they do periodically), people and animals nearby feel very unwell. But when the rings become light again (by the way, their glow lasts a long time, even at night), then you can be near them without any unpleasant sensations. These rings have long attracted the attention of scientists, but they cannot yet unravel their nature, although they managed to find out that there is no radioactive background in the rings, but there is a magnetic anomaly.

According to ufologists, these signs indicate the residual impact of cold plasma on the earth here. And this could provoke a visit to this place by unidentified flying objects. They also claim that the engines of these UFOs use the internal energy of cold plasma, which they produce from crystals of local volcanic rock. It is no coincidence that the extinct Karadag volcano is located almost nearby. By the way, due to the frequent appearance of orange rings (despite the huge number of stories, no one has photographed them yet) this place was called the “Valley of Oranges”. “Oranges” appear mainly in winter and, as a rule, over a former military unit. Locals believe that they appear here for a reason.

They say that in 1960, the military tested a nuclear bomb underwater near Meganom and thereby, again according to the assumptions of ufologists-contactees, outraged higher powers. In fact, relations with UFOs have always been tense among the military. As reported on the ufologists’ website, one of the plates was shot down just above Meganom. They found only a fragment. It consisted of an allegedly unknown metal, in which, before the eyes of astonished eyewitnesses, ... cold thermonuclear fusion took place. The fragment was immediately taken away by the KGB. However, as stated on the site, some, after contact with the strange object, began to heal people with touches.

Local residents also mention a mystical legend about a bleating lamb, which can be seen on the edge of a steep slope. There is a belief that if you catch this lamb, sacrifice it and sit on the ground on its skin, the body becomes weightless and grace from above is poured onto it. Such a person, after long-term cleansing practices, can become a skilled healer. By the way, there is complete order with healers in the surrounding area. Now, thanks to places like Meganom, more and more of them have begun to appear. They come here at any time of the year - to gain magical powers and be saturated with the healing energy emanating from the “orange rings”.

A couple of years ago there was one funny incident. That year, yoga practitioners from Zaporozhye came to Crimea. We stopped at Cape Meganom to meditate. And trouble happened to them. During another meditation session, one of the women’s six-year-old son disappeared. Everyone sounded the alarm, emergency workers rushed to search for the child. They lasted two days. A boat constantly cruised along the shore. They combed the area with a chain, but the boy was nowhere to be found. The work was complicated by heavy rain.

Closer to lunch (the second day of searching was ending), the patrol boat reported that they saw a woman with a little boy through binoculars. It turned out that the baby, winding along mountainous paths, came to someone else’s tent camp, and they sheltered him there. But this is not the most interesting thing in this story. While the Ministry of Emergency Situations was knocked down, everyone was going crazy and looking for the baby, the mother was absolutely calm and... continued to meditate. Then she said that she was not worried at all - a voice from Space told her that the child was alive and everything was fine with him.

There have been many legends about Cape Meganom among local residents since ancient times. We have already mentioned one - the ancient Greek one, telling about the River Styx. Another legend says that Odysseus met the Cyclops precisely on Meganom and entered the kingdom of Hades through the underground caves of Karadag, which are visible at low tide.

The local population also retells the story of the ghost of a boy who lures people into the sea. Such visions, according to local residents, are deadly. They also talk about another vision. Many particularly impressionable tourists visiting this cape say that they see a ghost ship wandering lonely along the surface of the sea. Although there really are ghosts here, and many people see them. This is explained by the same ancient Greek myth about the kingdom of Hades: where should ghosts live, if not at the entrance to the Kingdom of the Dead?

Despite the rather gloomy legends telling about mysterious and not always safe phenomena that happened in this place, the Meganom peninsula in Crimea is very popular among tourists; many vacationers seek to visit it.

Meganom is not limited to anomalous places in Crimea. There is a mysterious Mount Demerdzhi on the peninsula. This mountain, or rather its slopes, is a unique pile of rocks, which are commonly called blocky chaos. The shape and size of the blocks are so bizarre that you can guess in them figures and portraits created by nature. Giving long shadows, these finger-shaped figures change their outlines, and in them you can see more and more new images, which is why the valley is called the Valley of Ghosts. Here you can recognize a frog, a warrior’s head, and even a portrait of Yeltsin.

The most famous legend tells about a blacksmith who lived on the mountain. He forged weapons here and was so aggressive and unkind that in his free time he terrorized the village located in the valley. One day, a blacksmith captured a girl from this village. The girl tried to run away, but tripped over a stone, fell and died. The spirit of the mountain became angry, and huge boulders fell from the mountain, destroying the forge, the blacksmith, and the village.

These boulders still lie in the valley, and when you imagine how they rolled down the slopes, it just gives you goosebumps. In this place, people prone to extrasensory abilities greatly enhance their phenomenal skills, and hallucinations also appear. However, even such a name and dashing fame do not scare tourists away from the unique “valley”, but on the contrary, they only attract it. However, it is worth noting that there are not many safe hiking trails there. By the way, this is where some episodes from the movie “Prisoner of the Caucasus” were filmed.

“Nikulin Nut” is one of the famous trees of Crimea, which has a proper name. The scene of the fall from the tree was filmed near him. The branch was cut down accordingly, the place of the fall was prepared... But the branch broke in a completely different place, and Yuri Vladimirovich broke his arm in the fall. I had to take a long break while working on the film. Local residents said that the spirit of the mountain was angry and took revenge on the people who disturbed his peace.

Another anomalous place is the cave city of Mangup. Remains of walls, steps and graves carved into stone - everything reminds of the people who lived in these dungeons until the middle of the 15th century. A couple of years ago, a real Tibetan lama with his disciples wandered into the ancient city, who insisted that he had never heard of Mangup, but was simply going to a powerful energy source.

The surroundings of Mangup are famous for the fact that local residents often see the so-called. “cold lightning”: luminous spherical objects of soft neon color with a clearly defined internal structure. The balls appear and hover in the air at a height of up to one and a half meters. Some tried to contact them, but they did not react and did not hang in the air for a long time - from 3 to 15 minutes. Then they simply disappeared.

Balls cause neither harm nor good to humans. Moscow researchers tried to study the phenomenon of “cold lightning” in detail. It turned out that the balls were equally indifferent to both sleeping bags and canned goods laid out from backpacks. They are not afraid of crosses, gravestones, prayers, or spitting over their shoulders. But they are clearly not indifferent to people, especially at moments when they are overwhelmed by some kind of emotion: delight, joy, fear... The conclusion can be drawn as follows: they feed on emotions. But one person is still not enough, so the larger the company, the more emotional it is, the more attractive it is for “cold lightning”.

16 MYSTICAL AND MYSTERIOUS PLACES OF CRIMEA. In Crimea, you can not only soak up the warm sand or stroll through famous palaces, but also visit the so-called places of power, where people come for mysticism, harmony and a charge of cosmic energy. According to esotericists, such places should not be visited in an angry or irritated state - they subtly sense the mood, and such a visit will do more harm than good. Also, in the mystical places of the peninsula, you are not supposed to raise your voice, joke or laugh - it is better to remain silent and maintain calm, both external and internal. ● Cape Meganom One of the most favorite places for occultists and esotericists. Located in the southeast of Crimea. The name of the cape is translated from Greek as “big house”, but no ancient settlements have been found here. Desert rocks with a minimum of vegetation are not particularly conducive to this. But they say that UFOs like to visit Meganom. Ghosts have also taken a liking to this place: they say that at night you can see a boy here who calls for him and can lure the gullible into the sea. Another ghostly inhabitant of Meganom is a lamb bleating on the edge of a cliff. (By the way, real pets avoid these places.) Another oddity of Meganom is the yellowish rings on the grass, visible from a height. From time to time they dim, and then people within their radius feel bad. But then the rings gain color again (sometimes they even glow at night) and at this time they become accessible again, people go to them for strength and energy. Meditation practitioners claim that it is on Meganome that one can make transitions to the past or future, and travel to parallel worlds.

● Mangup The largest cave city in Crimea. Located in the south of the Bakhchisarai region. People lived here from the 3rd to the 15th centuries. Now there are only stones left here, and also the powerful energy of this place, which for so long served as a haven for generation after generation. They say that in winter you can see glowing neon balls on Mangup. They hover in the air at a height of one and a half meters for about ten minutes, and then simply dissolve and disappear. Mangup also has its own ghosts. Legend has it that on the eve of the Turkish invasion in 1475, a boy lived on Mangup. His family died defending the city. The boy himself, fleeing from his enemies, found himself on the edge of an abyss. The Turks rushed towards him, but the rock parted and swallowed the child. And now, on quiet moonlit nights, you can hear a child’s cry and see a white figure among the trees: this is a boy wandering through the ruins of his hometown and looking for his parents. They say that if you hold your gaze on him, you won’t be able to look away - you’ll follow him and step into the abyss.

● Temple of the Sun This is the name of an unusual stone ensemble on Mount Ilyas-Kaya (not far from Laspi Bay), reminiscent of a giant open flower. The stones are positioned so that the first ray of the sun falls exactly at the core of the “flower”. At first glance, it seems that the Temple is not in such an inaccessible place, but only those who are really ready to visit it and who are allowed by higher powers can get here. If you are one of these lucky ones, find the central stone of the “flower” - this is the main place of power. After climbing on it, mentally ask a question or make a wish. They say the answer will come right away, and your wish will come true very quickly.

● Skel menhirs The village of Rodnikovskoye (Sevastopol), near which they are located, used to bear the name Skel, hence the name. These are vertically standing stone blocks, covered with moss and centuries-old cracks. At their feet, people performed rituals two to three thousand years ago. Now there are two menhirs: 2.8 m and 1.2 m high. It is believed that these stones have healing powers: they stand at points of accumulation of negative energy and transform it into positive. This energy can literally be felt with your hands: if you touch the menhir, you will feel a slight tingling in your fingers, and a wave of warmth will pass through your body.

● Kara-Dag (Black Mountain) This mountain range near Feodosia is considered a powerful place of power. A sleeping volcano releases waves of both positive and negative energy into space. People have long settled at the foot of Karadag, and its mysterious soul, century after century, attracts artists, poets, and musicians who have a keen sense of the world. Strong magnetic anomalies are observed on Karadag - there are places where the compass needle begins to jump like crazy. One of the ridges of the mountain range is called Magnetic. This has a healing effect on some people, and from year to year they come to Karadag to “recharge their batteries.”

● Kizil-Koba (Red Cave) The only cave in Crimea through which an underground river flows. Located in the Simferopol region. The valley near the Red Cave is considered an energetically very strong place. At night you can see lights glowing in the air. And four times a year, when one season gives way to another, near the cave some manage to notice a “firebird” - a cloud of luminous energy, shaped like a winged beauty. Not far from the cave, the Su-Uchkhan waterfall gurgles - swimming in its icy water helps preserve youth and strength. Above the waterfall there is a clearing with such a view of the mountains that it will take your breath away. This is a place of special harmony, suitable for meditation.

● Dolmens on Mount Cat Dolmens are ancient structures made, as a rule, of four stone slabs placed on edge and covered with a fifth slab. Our ancestors built dolmens in places where positive energy exits and concentrates. In Crimea, such structures are found near cave cities, but most of them are on Mount Koshka, near Simeiz. They say that dolmens are a kind of gateway to other worlds. Next to these huge stone cubes (average 1.5 x 2.0 x 2.0 m). a person feels calm, receives answers to questions that torment him, and can even finally understand his purpose in life.

● Valley of Ghosts on Mount Demerdzhi It is believed that here (10 km from Alushta) there is an intersection of energy flows. It is better for unprepared people not to go here - you can see frightening pictures. True, skeptics claim that these are just bizarre rocks that take on strange shapes in the fog. Another feature of Demerdzhi is that on its slopes the sense of time is lost: it seems to a person that he has only been here for five to ten minutes, but in fact half an hour has already passed.

● Ak-Kaya Rock (White Rock) Rising above the valley of the Biyuk-Karasu River in the Belogorsk region, reaching 325 meters at its highest point. The centuries-old history of Crimea is concentrated in these places, and, of course, they have a special energy. People settled here back when their prey was mammoths, cave bears, primitive bulls and hunters drove them to a high cliff. The Sarmatians lived at the foot of the White Rock, and on the plateau there are many Scythian burial mounds. There is a legend that once there was a sea nearby, and Ak-Kaya was a steep shore where ships moored, and iron rings for mooring were supposedly even preserved in the vertical walls of the rock. There are also ancient legends associated with the Altyn-Teshik cave (translated as “golden hole”) located in the White Rock. According to one of them, the cave was the lair of a werewolf snake, who brought here the beauties he had kidnapped in the area.

● Mount Chatyrdag Located in the Big Alushta region. Although it is the second highest (after Roman-Kosh), it is still considered the main one for Crimea - it was not without reason that before the revolution it was depicted on the coat of arms of the capital of the peninsula. At the highest point of Chatyrdag, the peak of Eklizi-Burun (height 1527 m), until the 18th century there was a Greek temple of Panagia, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Orthodox Christians from the surrounding villages still come here year after year on the eve of Easter and serve a prayer service. In this place people feel peace and are filled with strength. And some claim that the Most Holy Theotokos appeared to them here. They also say that you can make a wish on Eklizi: if it is material, then mentally you should turn to the Mother of God; if the desire concerns the spiritual sphere, then to God.

● Mount Ai-Petri Protects the southern coast of Crimea from cold northern and western winds. Ai-Petri also separates the energy zones of the South Coast and the Bakhchisarai region, so there are an abundance of anomalous areas here. For example, in the gorge near the Wuchang-Su waterfall, many people feel severe dizziness. And the so-called Drunken Grove (the trees here are intricately curved) is actually a geopathogenic zone; it is advised not to go here. But at the very top of Ai-Petri you can stand longer and, turning your face to the sea, make a wish.

● Stone mushrooms of the Sotera Valley These are huge, bizarre boulders ranging from three to seven meters high. If ordinary tourists come here to photograph stone sculptures, then fans of esoteric teachings visit this place to recharge their energy and find inner harmony.

● Bakla The northernmost of the cave cities of Crimea. Located near the village of Skalistoy, Bakhchisaray district. The exact time of its creation is still unknown, but no later than the 4th century. Bakla is a place of silence and solitude. The man-made caves and natural grottoes of this ancient city are ideal for prayer and meditation. Previously, Baklu was guarded by a stone sphinx (a rock very reminiscent of this mythical creature), but at the end of the twentieth century it collapsed, and now the peace of this place is guarded only by the Snake Rock - its huge stone head rises above the surroundings.

● Ene-Sala In the place where a Tatar settlement was located a long time ago, which was later destroyed by the Nazis, you can see mysterious caves. Tourists are allowed to visit only one of them, since descending into the others requires special equipment and some skills. So, thrill-seekers can go to the Ene Sala 2 cave, discovered by two unknown boys in 1965. Scientists have established the fact of a sacrifice on the territory of the cave. The ancient Taurians worshiped the gods and thus atone for their atrocities, and also expressed their respect. Many tourists who have visited the cave claim that it is full of ghosts.

Thirteen strong in Crimea - in search of harmony

Text: Anna Zimina
Photo: Alexey Chugui

Fall in love at first sight!
Into the sky - piercing and deep.
To wild beaches - where you are absolutely happy.
Architectural monuments of unimaginable beauty.
At sunsets it’s like coming from another dimension.
To the mountains - unconquered and great.
To castles and temples - dazzling and dear.
Into the air - piercing and tasty, like New World champagne.
To the kitchen - with pasties and mussels on the beach.

Crimea is love!

We have compiled the top 13 most famous and popular places of power on the peninsula among esoteric tourists.

There is another Crimea. No stereotypes. Crimea - where there are only deserted steppes scorched by the sun and for kilometers - not a soul. Where the piercing wind blows,
burning face. Crimea is a holiday, and Crimea is loneliness.

Crowded, resort-like reckless - and lonely, abandoned.

Everyone who has been here at least once has their own: unconditional or with reproaches, forever or by calculation.

Crimea also has unique energy.

We have so-called places of power, where people come for mysticism, harmony, and a charge of cosmic energy.

1. Cape Meganom

One of the most favorite places for occultists and esotericists. Located in the southeast of Crimea. The name of the cape is translated from Greek as “big house”, but no ancient settlements have been found here. Desert rocks with a minimum of vegetation are not particularly conducive to this. But they say that UFOs like to visit Meganom. Ghosts have also taken a liking to this place: they say that at night you can see a boy here who calls for him and can lure the gullible into the sea. Another ghostly inhabitant of Meganom is a lamb bleating on the edge of a cliff. (By the way, real pets avoid these places.) Another oddity of Meganom is the yellowish rings on the grass, visible from a height. From time to time they dim, and then people within their radius feel bad. But then the rings gain color again (sometimes they even glow at night) and at this time they become accessible again, people go to them for strength and energy. Meditation practitioners claim that it is on Meganome that one can make transitions to the past or future, and travel to parallel worlds.

2. Mangup

The largest cave city in Crimea. Located in the south of the Bakhchisarai region. People lived here from the 3rd to the 15th centuries. Now there are only stones left here, and also the powerful energy of this place, which for so long served as a haven for generation after generation. They say that in winter you can see glowing neon balls on Mangup. They hover in the air at a height of one and a half meters for about ten minutes, and then simply dissolve and disappear. Mangup also has its own ghosts. Legend has it that on the eve of the Turkish invasion in 1475, a boy lived on Mangup. His family died defending the city. The boy himself, fleeing from his enemies, found himself on the edge of an abyss. The Turks rushed towards him, but the rock parted and swallowed the child. And now, on quiet moonlit nights, you can hear a child’s cry and see a white figure among the trees: this is a boy wandering through the ruins of his hometown and looking for his parents. They say that if you hold your gaze on him, you won’t be able to look away - you’ll follow him and step into the abyss.

3. Temple of the Sun

This is the name of an unusual stone ensemble on Mount Ilyas-Kaya (not far from Laspi Bay), reminiscent of a giant open flower. The stones are positioned so that the first ray of the sun falls exactly at the core of the “flower”. At first glance, it seems that the Temple is not in such an inaccessible place, but only those who are really ready to visit it and who are allowed by higher powers can get here. If you are one of these lucky ones, find the central stone of the “flower” - this is the main place of power. After climbing on it, mentally ask a question or make a wish. They say the answer will come right away, and your wish will come true very quickly. In gratitude, you can leave some kind of souvenir or small gift in the Sun Temple.

4. Skel menhirs

The village of Rodnikovskoye (Sevastopol), near which they are located, used to bear the name Skelya, hence the name. These are vertically standing stone blocks, covered with moss and centuries-old cracks. At their feet, people performed rituals two to three thousand years ago. Now there are two menhirs: 2.8 m and 1.2 m high. It is believed that these stones have healing powers: they stand at points of accumulation of negative energy and transform it into positive. This energy can literally be felt with your hands: if you touch the menhir, you will feel a slight tingling in your fingers, and a wave of warmth will pass through your body.

5. Karadag (Black Mountain)

This mountain range near Feodosia is considered a powerful place of power. A sleeping volcano releases waves of both positive and negative energy into space. People have long settled at the foot of Karadag, and its mysterious soul, century after century, attracts artists, poets, and musicians who have a keen sense of the world. Strong magnetic anomalies are observed on Karadag - there are places where the compass needle begins to jump like crazy. One of the ridges of the mountain range is called Magnetic. This has a healing effect on some people, and from year to year they come to Karadag to “recharge their batteries.”

6. Kizil-Koba (Red Cave)

The only cave in Crimea through which an underground river flows. Located in the Simferopol region. The valley near the Red Cave is considered an energetically very strong place. At night you can see lights glowing in the air. And four times a year, when one season gives way to another, near the cave some manage to notice a “firebird” - a cloud of luminous energy, shaped like a winged beauty. Not far from the cave, the Su-Uchkhan waterfall gurgles - swimming in its icy water helps preserve youth and strength. Above the waterfall there is a clearing with such a view of the mountains that it will take your breath away. This is a place of special harmony, suitable for meditation.

7. Dolmens on Mount Cat

Dolmens are ancient structures made, as a rule, of four stone slabs placed on edge and covered with a fifth slab. Our ancestors built dolmens in places where positive energy exits and concentrates. In Crimea, such structures are found near cave cities, but most of them are on Mount Koshka, near Simeiz. They say that dolmens are a kind of gateway to other worlds. Next to these huge stone cubes (average 1.5 x 2.0 x 2.0 m). a person feels calm, receives answers to questions that torment him, and can even finally understand his purpose in life.

8. Valley of Ghosts on Mount Demerdzhi

It is believed that here (10 km from Alushta) there is an intersection of energy flows. It is better for unprepared people not to go here - you can see frightening pictures. True, skeptics claim that these are just bizarre rocks that take on strange shapes in the fog. Another feature of Demerdzhi is that on its slopes the sense of time is lost: it seems to a person that he has only been here for five to ten minutes, but in fact half an hour has already passed.

9. Ak-Kaya Rock (White Rock)

It rises above the valley of the Biyuk-Karasu River in the Belogorsk region, reaching 325 meters at its highest point. The centuries-old history of Crimea is concentrated in these places, and, of course, they have a special energy. People settled here back when their prey was mammoths, cave bears, primitive bulls and hunters drove them to a high cliff. The Sarmatians lived at the foot of the White Rock, and on the plateau there are many Scythian burial mounds. There is a legend that once there was a sea nearby, and Ak-Kaya was a steep shore where ships moored, and iron rings for mooring were supposedly even preserved in the vertical walls of the rock. There are also ancient legends associated with the Altyn-Teshik cave (translated as “golden hole”) located in the White Rock. According to one of them, the cave was the lair of a werewolf snake, who brought here the beauties he had kidnapped in the area.

10. Mount Chatyrdag

Located in the Big Alushta region. Although it is the second highest (after Roman-Kosh), it is still considered the main one for Crimea - it was not without reason that before the revolution it was depicted on the coat of arms of the capital of the peninsula. At the highest point of Chatyrdag, the peak of Eklizi-Burun (height 1527 m), until the 18th century there was a Greek temple of Panagia, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Orthodox Christians from the surrounding villages still come here year after year on the eve of Easter and serve a prayer service. In this place people feel peace and are filled with strength. And some claim that the Most Holy Theotokos appeared to them here. They also say that you can make a wish on Eklizi: if it is material, then mentally you should turn to the Mother of God; if the desire concerns the spiritual sphere, then to God.

11. Mount Ai-Petri

Protects the southern coast of Crimea from cold northern and western winds. Ai-Petri also separates the energy zones of the South Coast and the Bakhchisarai region, so there are an abundance of anomalous areas here. For example, in the gorge near the Wuchang-Su waterfall, many people feel severe dizziness. And the so-called Drunken Grove (the trees here are intricately curved) is actually a geopathogenic zone; it is advised not to go here. But at the very top of Ai-Petri you can stand longer and, turning your face to the sea, make a wish.

12. Stone mushrooms of the Sotera Valley

These are huge, bizarre boulders ranging from three to seven meters high. If ordinary tourists come here to photograph stone sculptures, then fans of esoteric teachings visit this place to recharge their energy and find inner harmony.

13. Bakla

The northernmost of the cave cities of Crimea. Located near the village of Skalistoy, Bakhchisaray district. The exact time of its creation is still unknown, but no later than the 4th century. Bakla is a place of silence and solitude. The man-made caves and natural grottoes of this ancient city are ideal for prayer and meditation. Previously, Baklu was guarded by a stone sphinx (a rock very reminiscent of this mythical creature), but at the end of the twentieth century it collapsed, and now the peace of this place is guarded only by the Snake Rock - its huge stone head rises above the surroundings.

Sacred rules

Places of power should not be visited in an angry or irritated state - they subtly sense the mood, and such a visit will do more harm than good. And in places of power, you should not raise your voice, you should not joke or laugh - it is better to remain silent and maintain calm, both external and internal.