On the southern slope of the Crimean Mountains ridge, almost on the rocky ledge of the cliff, the white stone colonnade, crowned with a dome .Like a floating in the air, the legendary Gazebo of the winds is one of the cult attractions of Gurzuf, almost every traveler dreams of being photographed here . Here, on the top of Shagan-Kaya, the lines from Vladimir Vysotsky's song come to mind: "The whole world is in the palm of your hand, you are happy and it ... ยป. And indeed, absolutely incomparable views are opened: four 1.5-kilometer mountain peaks are in view, at the bottom, at the very sea - Mount Ayu-Dag, Adalara islands, resort Gurzuf, eternally young Artek, Partenit and endless Black Mo f . In good weather visibility reaches as much as 150 km!

Like a floating in the air, the legendary Gazebo of winds is one of the cult attractions of Gurzuf

From the history of the arbor

The history of the romantic Gazebo of winds began in 1956 . According to unconfirmed reports, construction in such an unusual place was started for the arrival Nikita Khrushchev, who was going to visit Crimea with a hunting tour . However, the visit fell through due to cases of national importance, and the authors of the project remained unknown . By the way, the name of the attraction did not come from really windy weather, but from a mosaic to the view e "rose of the winds" laid out on the floor of the gazebo . In 1998, the . gazebo was restored and even got a new name - "Starfall of memories", as indicated by the sign above the entrance . However, neither local residents, nor even more tourists to a new name and are not accustomed to, calling it the old-fashioned .

To the note to fans of rare flora: near the gazebo grows a rare and little studied endemic - taring yailinskaya. On the whole planet there are only 250 bushes of this plant, and all of them are collected on the territory of the Crimean peninsula

Another natural landmark, which can not be ignored - in the surrounding Shagan-Kaya cliffs there are natural formations of "eolovyh harp" - through stone arches, through some of them the size of a car will pass. Such fads of nature on the yayla are explained by the gradual destruction and erosion of the karst rocks from which the Crimean mountains are built.

Crimean nature reserve

How to get there

You can get to the windbreaker in several ways. One of the easiest is to purchase an excursion to the Crimean nature reserve. This option will at least relieve a high probability of earning a fine from the foresters. The bus tour usually takes about six hours and runs along the traditional ring route from Alushta with a visit to the monastery of Kozma and Damian, the trout farm and the rock of Red Stone.

The cost of the ticket to the territory of the reserve is 200 RUB.

If you are thinking of getting to pavilions yourself, you need to go from the village of Massandra through the tract Uch-Kosh, past the cliffs of Red Stone, then through the Nikitsky pass along the old Romanovskoye highway. Another way will suit those who are confident enough in their abilities and ability to navigate in the vicinity of Gurzuf - a shorter road passes through the village of Partizansky

The name Arbor of the winds speaks eloquently that even on the hottest day due to strong winds , reaching 40 m / s, at the top of the mountain can be quite cool, so warm clothing will be welcome.


Prices are indicated for February 2015