Parks, Foros.

Information (Parks, Foros)

Parks ... The new name of the beautiful corner of the southern coast of Crimea, 30 kilometers to the west of Yalta. Until comparatively recently, there were other names: "Zhukovka" and next - "Karpovka". You have, of course, guess that these names - names of former owners: Zhukovsky and Karpov.

History (Parks, Foros)

In 1905-1912 years in the territory of Zhukovka - Karpovka created an amazing selection of subtropical plants in a landscaped park. And there, in secluded corners of the poetry, you are greeted unique sculptures. Their creator - an outstanding Russian, later Soviet sculptor Alexander Terent'evich Matveyev (1878-1960), periodically worked here and decorated the park the whole gallery of remarkable works.

In the center of the park was home, too, unusual for its artistic exterior and interior design, and near it - the romantic ruins with majolica inserts. All these were the fruits of labor of several well-known masters.

Why, you ask, "was"? Now what? Much of this park destroyed, destroyed during the Nazi occupation, preserved only the smallest part. And by 1967 the sculpture Matveev been restored, repeated his students and once again took their places in the park. And in our name appeared well-founded village - "Parks».

Recreating park ensemble was led by the former head of the sculpture department of the Russian Museum in Leningrad, an art-enthusiast Gregory Makarovich Presnova. When you arrive by bus in the park (first from Yalta to Simeiza, and then - with change - to a destination), at the entrance to the park will see a monument, on which - laconic inscription about feats of labor.

Next on our way Foros - the most western point of the Big Yalta. At this point, the coastal strip between the sea and the steep walls of the main ridge is very narrow - about 2 miles and then, more and more decreasing, it disappears altogether, transforming into a high sheer cape Aya. Here the Southern coast of Crimea ends.

Near Foros not only the western boundary of the South Coast. Cape Sarich - the southern tip of the Crimean peninsula. Places are extremely picturesque and memorable stay. Above the village, over the road from Yalta to Sevastopol, stands on a steep rock church, built in 1892. In the past, this arhitekturnayadostoprimechatelnost served as a kind of advertising the resort, which attracts travelers. Other sites of interest - above the church, the old Sebastopol road. It is repeatedly described in guidebooks Baydarskie gate - pass through the Main Ridge. In 1848, after the completion of the road built this original monument - a stone gate, designed by architect KI Eshlimanom.

In June - July 1916 for six weeks in Foros rest Gorky and FIShalyapin. Simultaneously, the joint work on the autobiography of a great artist: Fedor Ivanovich wrote, and edited by Gorki.

Now the old sanatorium building a memorial plaque with a bas-relief of two great men, immortalize their stay in Foros.

settlement of our day - a popular resort where the go ahead with treatment and rest from all over the country. And it is not surprising: in Foros, the largest on the southern coast resort klimatoterapevtichesky Foros.

Attractions (Parks, Foros)

• Church of the Ascension of Christ
• giving Tesseli
• Baydarskiy pass
• Foros Park

Climate

village subtropical climate is Mediterranean, with warm winters (average January temperature is about 4 - 5 degrees) and long, humid, but not very hot summer. Swimming season begins in early June and lasts until the end of October.

Natural curative factors (Parks, Foros)

Parks and Resorts Foros particularly favorable for the treatment of lung diseases, leading to their therapeutic profile.

Indications for directions to the resort

Specific and nonspecific diseases of respiration.