Yeisk - sightseeing

Yeisk - a cozy and ancient town in the Kuban. Of course, there are many attractions. If you are not sure whether there is something to look at in Yeysk, discard these doubts. This small provincial town is fraught with uniqueness of architecture, attractive greenery of parks, squares and avenues, a lot of cultural and historical places.

Memorial to the Defenders of Yeysk

It is impossible to ignore this unique memorial complex, which is a paved area, fringed by perennial fir trees and colorful floral compositions. The main part of the memorial is a reinforced concrete wall, which depicts soldiers of the Civil and Great Patriotic War, and in the center - the Motherland-Mother, which you look at and think that this is the highest statue in the world . And at the wall, day and night, eternal fire burns.

In addition, before the wall is a grand structure - two high stele, and between them at a high altitude is a bunch with memorable dates, reminding people of all generations of the Great Victory and the heroes who extracted it.

Yeysk sandy spit

On this spit there is another attraction of Yeisk - the Island of the Seven Winds. It is famous for its wonderful beaches, cozy cove, where on the boat come tourists for a quiet and pleasant holiday on the shore of the Azov Sea. Here they like to organize picnics, while enjoying the beautiful views of the sea and the endless sandy beach.

Khan lake

If you go deeper into the Island of the Seven Winds, you can get acquainted with the diversity of flora and fauna, and on the shore of the lake, located here on the island, get healthier with the help of therapeutic mud.

This amazing water body is located 55 kilometers from the city, on the shore of the Azov Sea . Here you will see the largest colonies of flamingos, curly pelican and big cormorant - the sight will not leave you indifferent.

Surprisingly, in summer the lake Khanskoy completely dries up, and in its place there is only a layer of salt. Previously, salt was mined here, but now tourists from all over the world are flocking here for the sake of curative mud - there are legends about its miraculous properties.

Kosa Dolgaya

In addition to the Sandy Spit not far from Yeysk there is one more. It is called Dolgoy, and here is a recreation center. Tourists come here for the sake of magnificent fishing, picturesque shell beaches, freshwater lakes, a magnificent pine forest, which is just full of mushrooms, and here you can also find a hare, a fox and a wild boar. It is also on this spit that therapeutic hippotherapy is practiced, when by means of communication with horses people are cured of many ailments. And you can just ride a horse - experienced instructors will teach you this skill.

Monuments and architecture of Yeysk

Like many other cities of the Kuban, the city of Yeisk is rich in monuments of architecture and history. One of the most famous sculptures in Yeisk is a monument to the fighter Poddubnoy. It was here that this hero, a domestic fighter, lived his last years, and here he was buried. At the opening of the monument was attended by a three-time Olympic champion, five-time winner of the Poddubnoye memorial Alexander Karelin and Olympic champion and concurrently president of the Wrestling Federation, Mikhail Mimiashvili.

The most amusing and interesting monument of Yeisk, perhaps, is the famous Monument to Varenica. This sculpture became a kind of visiting card of the city.

If we talk about the unique architecture of the city of Yeisk, we can not ignore its churches and churches. Once Yeisk had an unofficial title of the city of churches, because already at the beginning of the last century there were 10 Orthodox churches and one Catholic church. In the Temples of these hidden extraordinary holiness, they have preserved to this day their original architectural splendor, here are the miraculous icons.

In a word, the city of Yeisk is great for both pilgrimage and a romantic getaway on the sandy beaches . And this is not to mention the famous mud-therapy, in no way inferior to the Saka resort.