Cape Fiolent - one of the fabulous places of the Crimea. It is located 10 kilometers from Balaklava towards Sevastopol. Cape Fiolent was formed about 160 million years ago, after a powerful volcanic eruption, frozen streams of lava can be observed to this day. Their bizarre shapes make the landscape a truly unique natural creation.

A huge number of caves and grottoes, clear water, fresh sea air make it an unquestionably unique place on the planet.



One of the best legends from the first name of Cape Fiolent - Cape Georgievsky to account for 800 years of our era, and it was told by the Greeks. According to legend, the Greek ship passing by Crimea fell into a terrible storm, the storm dragged the whole sky from edge to edge, the waves rose to the sky, and salvation seemed simply impossible. The sailors, in despair and panic, hovered all over the ship, and the ship seemed to shiver from side to side, the last moment was so close and so clear that many sailors began to pray and confess to the Almighty. Many prayers were addressed to St. George, the patron of travelers and warriors. And then a miracle happened - the heavens opened the clouds and the sea began to beat the ship to the shore with an easy current. It was Cape Fiolent. The sailors descended to the ground, knew exactly who to thank, and after examining the nearest territories found an icon in the rock of St. George, and in 891 a temple with caves was built in honor of miraculous salvation and in gratitude for the good deeds of St. George the Victorious.

Grotto of Diana

To enjoy the beauty of the grotto, you need to get to the stop "Dubki" or "Caravelle", from there the most beautiful view of the grotto opens. Grotto Diana, is an arch washed by water in the rock. The height of the arch is about 12 meters, the length is about 13 meters, the depth in the arch is from 3 to 8 meters. On the grotto, sometimes pass small boats, so in the swim, the grotto is not worth swim. Getting to the grotto by land is almost impossible, for this, if you decide to visit it in the grotto, you will have to rent a boat or boat.

Yashmoviy beach 

the cleanest place in Sevastopol and perhaps one of the most visited beaches of Balaklava and Sevastopol. There are many reasons for this: one of the biggest coastal zones is about 1 km., Due to the volcanic origin of this area the sea has azure color, and the water is almost always clean and transparent. In addition to the beauty of the sea, it is worth paying attention to the rocks, which have an unusual structure and cosmic forms. To the beach leads a large staircase, about 800 steps, respectively, the difference in height, quite large.



Get to Cape Fiolent, you can several options: from Sevastopol and Balaklava, to the cape can be reached by boat, it's an average of 300 to 1000 rubles. per person. From Sevastopol , from Zuma there is a bus number 3, which will take almost to the cape, but the driver should specify where to go. If you get by car from Sevastopol , then you need to get to the street  Khrustaleva and along it move towards leaving the city.
 Moving along the street. Khrustaleva, you will cross the Reed highway and continue to move on, the next landmark will be the cemetery of Kalfa, passing it you will enter a small village, and then follow the signs or look for a free parking place, you are practically there.


Cape Violet, by right is considered one of the most exotic and beautiful sights of the Crimea. If, you decided to visit the cape, then certainly take with you flippers and a mask, diving at the Violet is simply unforgettable: a lot of atols, underwater caves and an amazing underwater world. At the cape, you can often meet dolphins, which drive the schools of shoals in shallow water or just frolic on the surface of the water. Also, at Cape Violet, fishing is very good. Not far from the cape, you can visit the sights of Balaklava or the sights of Sevastopol. In any case, even if the goal is only to visit the cape, the sights will last for a whole day.

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