Subtleties of rest in Alushta with children

On the one hand, Alushta is not a world-famous resort, where everyone wants to come, on the other - you need to have a rest every year. Children need it more than adults, if the family budget does not allow to carry children to generally accepted resorts, it is worth bringing them at least to Alushta in the summer.

Description of Alushta should start with the fact that this small city (with a population of up to 30 thousand people) is located on the southern coast of the Crimea, some 30 kilometers from the more famous Yalta - the universally recognized pearl of this tourist region. Here, vacationers will find a convenient location between the sea and the mountains, but the local authorities, realizing the attractiveness of the city for visitors, over the past few decades have done a lot to create the appropriate tourist infrastructure.

The local climate should be called transitional: from temperate, steppe to subtropical. The mountains that protect the sea coast to the south-west of Alushta, have two passes at once, ensuring the constant mixing of air masses from the central regions of Crimea with those coming from the sea. As a result, quite pleasant conditions are created for recreation, since summer is hot and dry (with dry air, the heat is easier to perceive), and the bulk of precipitation falls on winter.

Of course, due to the beaches alone, Alushta would not have become so famous. Numerous sights in the vicinity help her to attract tourists. First of all, we are talking about numerous scenic spots in the surrounding mountains, which attract guests almost more than the sea.

The mountains of Chatyr-Dag, Demerdzhi and Kastel, as well as the famous Valley of Ghosts will surely please not only adults, but also children. Frames of some of these places can be seen, for example, in the well-known “Caucasian Captive”.

Alushta is an ancient city in whose territory representatives of the Byzantine Empire and the Khazar Kaganate, the Genoese and the Turks with Tatars intersected. It is not surprising that there is a huge amount of historical sights that may be of interest to adolescents who are interested in the history of conquests. For those who like to learn culture, Christian and Muslim religious sights will be interesting.

There are many museums of various kinds in Alushta, some of which might be of interest to adolescents, for example, the Museum of Water Disasters. Alushta Aquarium, Dolphinarium and the Park "Crimea in Miniature" could be a great place for a family visit.

A kind of attraction can be called a long-distance trolley bus, which can reach the same Yalta. Infrequently, you can find places where the “horned” one would travel out of the country and drive tens of kilometers through dense mountain forests. Yalta itself, by the way, can help out well, if for some reason Alushta sights do not cause proper interest.

The best hotels with food, private pool and beach are located in the very center of the resort, near the Embankment, which is also a very beautiful place for walking.If you are already inspired and decided to settle in Alushta, an important clarification should be made: it is not worth living here with children under 3 years old, and in principle, children in this city may be uncomfortable. The fact is that this part of the city, as the most popular place, is distinguished by a rather high level of constant noise, so young people should like it more than married couples with babies.

Much of these tourists come to Alushta to settle in sanatoriums or boarding house. Local conditions make it possible to consider this city a climatic resort, since even Botkin wrote that the climate here is much healthier than in Yalta. This contributes precisely to the constant circulation of air masses. You need to choose a sanatorium in such a way that it most closely corresponds to living with children.After all, the specificity of such institutions just involves the creation of all necessary conditions for family living.

Traditionally, the cheapest is rented accommodation, and in Alushta offers to settle with the locals even more than enough. At the same time, it is necessary to weigh all the pros and cons, for example, the substantial low cost of housing may automatically mean the need for self-cooking, which also saves money, but cannot be considered a good rest.

Outskirts and suburbs offer affordable prices at all, but there may be too quiet and boring, so you need to either have your own car or stock up with money for public transport.

If there is no opportunity to go to the sea with the children, you can send them to a health camp on their own, without being accompanied by their parents. Alushta as a place for children's recreation fits perfectly. It abounds in numerous camps, and at least some of them deserve more detailed consideration.

• "Coast". This children's camp is located in the so-called Big Alushta. It is far from the center of the city, therefore it implies greater privacy. It’s stupid to complain about the location, because, on the one hand, the territory has direct access to the beaches of small pebbles, on the other, the already mentioned mountain Kastel begins. In addition to the standard set of camp entertainment and interesting hiking in the mountains, children are also offered riding on catamarans.

• "Cypress". The main feature of this children's camp is its unique location on a sandy promontory slightly protruding into the sea, surrounded on all sides by mountains and coniferous forests. The result is a unique atmosphere of sea, mountain and forest air at the same time, which has a very positive effect on the health of the children who have a rest. At the same time, the recreation center is located within the boundaries of Alushta itself, so it is not difficult to get to it.

• "Gull". This children's boarding house was considered an impressive camp in Soviet times. Then the project, developed and implemented specifically for children's activities, even received the State Prize in Architecture. The creators of the boarding house placed the hull right in a subtropical park, so such a beautiful camp, like this one should also be searched.

Rest on the beach, as a rule, interests parents more than their children, and especially those who have not yet reached adolescence. It is not surprising that visiting tourists have a natural need to recharge themselves with additional emotions, having gone on an excursion. Since Alushta is a rather small city, and all its described sights can be seen during hiking, excursions usually involve traveling a considerable distance from the city and visiting other cities on the southern coast of Crimea. There are quite a few such routes, so a trip to each city should be considered separately.

• Yalta If the kids are bored, you can bring them here to ride on this cable car high on Mount Ai-Petri, from where a beautiful view of the city opens. The youngest will not be allowed here, but for babies from 7 years old and older there will be a wonderful opportunity to enjoy tea and sweets at the top, but adults will not be disappointed.

• Waterfall Jur-Jur, located in the Crimean mountains, for many it can be the highest waterfall in life, because its waters fall from a height of about a hundred meters. However, this tour should be combined with something else, otherwise there may be few impressions.
• Alupka famous for its palaces and luxury villas. But the main attraction is the famous Swallow Nest. Experienced travelers note that the local architecture is not only appreciated by adults, but also takes the breath away from children, forcing them to believe in a fairy tale that has come true. When traveling here it is usually recommended to take the most complete tour.
• Crimean Nature Reserve is good in that it is one of the few remaining wilderness areas not only in Crimea, but throughout Eastern Europe. Here you can look at real animals and listen to interesting stories of the guide about how they live, so that children will definitely enjoy.

Honestly, comments about family holidays with children in Alushta can be found very different. Commentators can generally be divided into two categories: those who know these places for many years and really nowhere, except the Crimea, and did not rest, as well as those who have something to compare with. The first predictably optimistic. They love the local climate and the presence of numerous attractions in the area. For not the most wealthy families from Moscow, where prices are traditionally high, local prices seem quite reasonable, so they advise coming here with children.

Those who have seen many resorts are usually very critical. It is noticeable that the region has been subsidized for many decades - the infrastructure is noticeably lame, and the locals are somehow not used to solving their problems without outside help. In tourists, they see only a source of immediate enrichment, so as not to worry about life after the end of the holiday season. This has a little effect on their attitude towards visitors, who literally owe them.

Relax with the comfort of the whole family can be in many hotels in Alushta. In the next video, see an overview of one of the hotels in the city.