Report on a trip to Partenit (Crimea). 07/31/2018-08/07/2018
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Introduction.
In my opinion, most of the negative reviews about staying in Crimea arise from the fact that vacationers raise the bar in advance for accommodation / meals / excursions, etc. above reality.
This is my vision of the situation. In the three years that have passed since the first visit to Crimea, the situation began to slowly change for the better. Vacationers in the Crimea are divided into two categories. The former really understand that Crimea has not developed for a long time. That there is a lot running. That medicines, things, gasoline and most products are imported from the mainland. That many Russian organizations are afraid of sanctions and do not work in Crimea. That the duration of the resort period on the South Coast is clearly shorter than on the ChPK (Black Sea coast of the Caucasus). This means that the total revenue for the development of the tourism industry from the influx of tourists is less here. That the mentality of many has not yet matured to that which is in the ChPK. It is clear that the network of private hotels, cafes, etc. is better developed at the ChPK. Such vacationers write more or less sane reviews. I am one of them.
There is a second group. She sets the bar at least Sochi, faces the harsh realities of the Crimea and begins to throw mud at everything she sees. I consider it unnecessary to quarrel with such people and explain their delusions to them. Everyone is entitled to their own IMHO.
Now I ask for my feedback.
Training. First of all, the wife studied the reviews of various villages in the Crimea. We stopped at Partenit. Then we booked flights. Next, choose a home. Our wishes were as follows: housing closer to the sea and normal living conditions. We managed to find a good solution - we booked an apartment on Pravdy Street in advance. They sent us pictures of the apartment. All arranged. It is not far from the bus station and the military sanatorium 'Crimea'. The courtyard is quiet and green. We booked an apartment by transferring 6 tr. to the account of the intermediary. Next, I prepared my smartphone, uploading offline maps for several time-tested navigation programs (Yandex. Maps, MapsMe and geotracker). The latter allows you to record the route, including travel time, idle time, speed, elevation change. To make calls and use the Internet at MTS's home rates, I activated the 'Russia +' service for 100 r per month.
Self-guided travel involves organizing a transfer. In our case, a taxi Simferopol-Partenit was booked in advance. If you order a passenger car without a guarantee of the presence of an air conditioner in it, then the price will be 1400. In order not to blow the child away, a car with air conditioning was ordered. Therefore, the cost was 1600 rubles. We were promised a Chevrolet Cruze. In fact, it turned out even better. There was a Volkswagen minivan. We reached the place in 1 hour 45 minutes. The reason for this was traffic jams that periodically occur on the track.
The flight with 'NordWind' went well. They flew at a speed of about 900 km / h at an altitude of just over 10.000 m. During the flight, they did not feed, they gave only water. Half of the salon was occupied by pioneers who were going to the 'Rainbow' camp. They were fed, because. food was additionally paid (400r). On the evening of July 31.2018, we arrived at the new building of the airport in Simferopol. The meeting driver said that it was opened on April 16.2018. The building itself is very beautiful and unusual. The entrances to the territory of the airport are not yet ready - continuous construction: they are preparing to make an interchange, they are uprooting trees on the roadsides to widen the road, mountains of sand, a lot of construction equipment. This is where the traffic jams start. Roads are in good condition. Unpleasantly struck by the price of gasoline. For example, the 95th is around 50 rubles.
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Now about the main thing.
On the evening of 07/31/18 we went to the city beach. It was quiet. Due to the lack of lights, the beach was dark. We did not dare to swim in an unfamiliar place in such conditions. We decided to wait until morning. Starting from the first of August, the sea began to storm. A lifeguard on the city beach noticed that such a storm lasted at least 3 days. And he turned out to be right. The following days the sea did not calm down.
There are two beaches in Partenit. One municipal. The second belongs to the military sanatorium 'Crimea'. The distance to the first is about 730m, to the second - 530m. The height difference is the same - 21m. Walk for about 15 minutes. The rules for entering the beach of the military sanatorium 'Crimea' change every year. This year, each visit to the territory of the sanatorium costs 100 rubles per person. To enter the territory of the sanatorium 'Krym' twice in one day, you need to pay 200 rubles. from the nose. But it's worth it. To buy a ticket, you need to present a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation at the box office. On the first day, we went to the box office without him - they didn’t sell us a ticket. As it turned out later, you can make passes. This is done by the owners of rented apartments for a fee. We were charged 60 rubles per day for each pass. A pass is issued for everyone - this is a photocopy of the passport. On which the stamp of the sanatorium and the signature is put. The pass allows you to enter the territory of the sanatorium an infinite number of times from 7 am to 9 pm.
On the first day, we still had no passes. At the checkpoint of the resort, we were told that the sea was stormy and the beach was closed. And we went to the municipal beach. It is located near the resort beach. In fact, the beaches are separated by a pier and a rock called the Bear Cub. The road to the city beach runs away from the sanatorium beach, which is visible through the fence. The municipal beach has 4 cabanas. There are no toilets. There are more people per unit area, they lie close to each other. Near the city beach there are treatment facilities of Partenit village. In some places there are unpleasant odors. There are also lifeguards on the public beach.
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At noon we decided to go to Yalta. We arrived at the Yalta bus station. We decided to walk to the waterfront. The streets are clean, there were few people. Unpleasantly struck by the price of watermelons. Swimming is not allowed on the waterfront. However, many swim in the sea. As before, barkers are shouting all over the embankment, offering to ride on pleasure boats. A separate pier for the 'Kometa' is allocated for passenger traffic between Sevastopol and Yalta. Travel time will be 1 hour 40 minutes for 500 rubles. I did not see the 'Comet' itself, the pier is closed from view by an advertising poster. On the embankment you can have a bite to eat in the dining room 'At Home'. The prices are democratic. Nearby is the Yalta-Gorka cable car (children under 10 years old - 200 rubles, the rest - 400 rubles). We could not pass by. In the evenings, artists exhibit their creations nearby. Many of the paintings are noteworthy. The price for complex compositions reaches 30 tr. Departure from Yalta by taxi deserves a separate discussion. A very unpleasant aftertaste was left by an obese driver in a black Volkswagen Jetta on the square near the Spartak cinema. Not only did he break during the trip, he also drove like crazy. Plus, he dropped us off on the bypass road, not taking us to the place with a kilometer. In the face of such a person would have given in his homeland.
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Starting from the second day, early in the morning we began to watch the situation at sea with the help of webcams. The camera closest to us is located on the beach of the boarding house 'Dubna'. A good angle, HD quality made it possible to assess the situation at sea. Knowing this, we could make a route for the day in advance - go to the beach of the sanatorium, to the city beach or go on excursions.
On the second day the storm subsided. It should be noted that in the morning the sea is always calmer here. By noon, the wave begins to rise. The current along the sanatorium beach also reverses after a few days. This is clearly felt. It's good that there was no bottom line. And so, the morning of the second day we started with a visit to the beach resort. You can see me in the background with a cap on my face. By lunchtime, the sea was so clear that the rescuers not only drove the children out of the water, but also all the adults. Some vacationers with big stars tried to swing rights, but the lifeguards were adamant. It was time for a snack, for example, ice cream. In the evening of the same day we went to the city beach, because. the resort beach was closed. The third day the sea continued to worry. It's good that the lifeguards allowed swimming.
Now it's time to talk about the beach resort. To get to the beach, you need to go through the entrance. Then go through part of the park. Then cross the embankment. And here we are at the beach. It should be noted that there are some amenities. We are talking about toilets, showers for several people, changing rooms. The resort also has a very nice park. You can hide in it during the midday heat. On the beach of the resort there are blue translucent (material like in white sugar bags) and opaque (boards at a certain angle) canopies from the Sun. Multi-level seating. The upper level is usually occupied by vacationers of the sanatorium. They lie on white plastic deck chairs. These sun loungers are issued on the cards of the sanatorium. The service staff carefully monitors then that there are no empty sun loungers and ordinary vacationers do not occupy them. The sanatoriums are required to return their sun loungers. There are lifeguards on the beach all the time. They work from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. On the beach several times a day announces the air temperature and water temperature. At the time of our arrival, the first 3 days were in the 3rd and 4th ball storm. At this time, the rescuers drove everyone out of the water and forbade them to enter it. The water is clean. Some swim in masks and fins, studying the bottom. The water is especially good in the morning. There is no wind. Calm. By 11 am, the sea begins to worry. So every day. The entrance to the sea consists of small pebbles. At a depth, fine sand is visible.
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A few words about the park of the sanatorium 'Krym'. It is a well-groomed array with various bushes and trees. The paths are tiled. There are many shady places where you can wait out the midday heat. We lay on the grass under the trees a couple of times.
A dolphinarium operates on the territory of the Crimean sanatorium on Saturdays. For four years they were not allowed to perform. Only since April they have given permission to perform once a week. The ticket costs 500 rubles. from a person. After the performance, you can take a picture with a dolphin for 500 rubles or swim for 2 minutes for 2500 rubles. You can take as many photos as you like. The show itself lasts about an hour. A very good performance. The absence of various special effects makes the trainers and animals perform with full dedication. 2 female dolphins perform. The third just floats around. As the presenter told us after the performance, the third dolphin is already old and cannot pull off the entire program. On the fourth day of our stay, we attended this performance. Tickets are sold at the box office only on the day of the performance strictly from 10 am to 11 am. The queue is huge.
The buildings of the sanatorium do not shine with grace. They were built back in the days of developed socialism. A lot of time has passed since then. The wooden frames remained, the buildings themselves could have been painted on the outside. And somewhere to patch up first. On the territory there is a fountain 'Prometheus' with illumination and musical accompaniment. He works in the evenings from 21h and not every day.
I must add that there is no possibility to eat on the territory. Although there are still sheds, on the steps of which it is written about food. In fact, there are two places with ice cream. Moreover, the second one, which is cheaper on the second line parallel to the beach.
Next to the entrance to the Crimean sanatorium there are several shops, a small market where you can buy food and things. As for the prices, they are quite high. Most goods are imported from the mainland. We often had snacks at home, so we bought groceries every day. We paid with a Sberbank card. No commissions were taken. Sometimes it was possible to find time and eat in local eateries, such as 'Grenka'. There are discounts after 18:30 - they sell the day's leftovers
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On the fifth day, we bought tickets for a boat trip to the 'Swallow's Nest'. At a speed of 20 km/h on water, they sailed past Artek. The guide online told about the history of the creation and the present day of this camp. On the way we stopped in Gurzuf, where we were joined by the darkness of vacationers. The guide talked about the sanatoriums and cultural monuments that we passed by during the whole route. From the moment of mooring at the pier 'Swallow's Nest' to departure on the way back, they gave 40 minutes. This is clearly not enough to visit and view this unique place. Quickly climbing the stairs, I took photos on the go with a monopod. Otherwise, do not have time. We barely had time to go upstairs and take a series of photos, when we saw that our ship was already mooring at the pier. The return journey from the castle to the pier was 193m and took 8:30 min. I turned on the geotracker on purpose.
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There were no more trips, given the short period of rest. We swam in the sea, walked in the park.
A taxi was booked the day before departure. I have been using the services of this taxi aggregator 'Success' for the second year. Everything is clear and on time. Call back in advance, give the name and phone number of the driver, make of car. Good drivers. You can learn a lot from them while driving. I laid two hours on the road with a margin.
On the way back I was again 'lucky' with the flight. Half the plane was occupied by children from the 'Rainbow' camp. The flight was also delayed by an hour and a half. They just announced the delay on the airport speakerphone, an apology from the airline and that's it. This was not a happy start. I have the FlightRadar24 app installed on my smartphone. It showed that the plane departed from Ufa airport towards Simferopol later than the appointed time. On the Simferopol airport website, it was shown that everything was on time. Like this. On the way back, the pilots increased the throttle and we flew quickly.
Now you can compare two trips to the Crimea with a difference of three years. During the first visit to the Crimea, we were in Alupka. In terms of availability and prices for food in Alupka, it is definitely better. The beach is better in Partenit. In Alupka, sewage is discharged into the sea opposite the city. We had the 'pleasure' of taking turns getting laid there, swimming for a long time in the sea on the beach with the loud name of it. Monk Berthold Schwartz. It is easier to get from Simferopol to Partenit than to Alupka. This is due to the fact that in the first case you will stand in a traffic jam only in Alushta, and in the second case also in Yalta. Additionally, it may take two hours to overcome the second traffic jam. To parks such as Massandra, the sanatorium 'Utes', Aivazovskoye get faster. I would prefer a partner. Seven days flew by in a flash.
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