Sea and beaches in Alupka. The best holiday for kids

06.08.2020

Despite unique nature, many note that there are no beaches as such (many kilometers, wide, sandy or pebble, where you can lay out a sunbed or towel and lie down for the whole day) in Alupka.

This is primarily a mountain town, suitable for active recreation.

Most beaches are rocky. You need to go into the water very carefully and be sure to have anti-coral slippers. The entrance to the water is very steep, the depth begins quickly, so you don’t need to swim far.

In total, according to official data, there are 6 free state and 23 medicinal beaches in Alupka.

By order of the City Council, all beaches are state-owned, and therefore free and accessible to the public. Hotels are prohibited from “seizing” the beach area for their own needs.

If you are still faced with the fact that you were not allowed to go to the sea somewhere, feel free to call +38 0654 72 22 34.

Among the reviews from vacationers, opinions vary: some write that there are no places on the beach. But this is most likely during peak season (July-August). Others were lucky enough to have a great time on the free beaches of Alupka.

Here is a list of the most popular beaches in Alupka. Clicking on the name of a beach will take you to the description of that beach in the article. The list of Alupka beaches is sorted by popularity.

Free City Beach (Vorontsov Baths Beach) - one of the largest

This is probably the most famous beach of Alupka, it is located right under Vorontsov Palace. If you find yourself in Alupka in the summer, don't forget to take your swimwear when you go to the Vorontsov Palace. Right after cultural program You can continue your relaxation on the beach.

How to get to the beach: from the Vorontsov Palace, head straight down. You will need to cross Vorontsovsky Park. You can go down the stairs, it can be found next to the East Palace Gate, behind the tourist shops.

There are rumors that Vorontsov himself used this descent when he wanted to relax at sea.

What does the beach look like: as in the whole of Alupka, the strip for sunbathing is quite narrow (about 5-6 meters, and even less during a storm). The beach is divided into several parts by breakwaters. It is better to swim and sunbathe in the area between the breakwaters, since the part of the beach behind them is quite dirty and unkempt.

Free amenities on Vorontsovsky Beach: there are changing rooms on the beach, fresh water to wash your feet, a free toilet, trash cans, tents, cafes and restaurants where you can buy drinks and food.

According to reviews from many tourists, the toilet leaves much to be desired: it is very dirty, smells bad, and is inconvenient to use.

Cost of various beach amenities:

sunbeds and deck chairs for the whole day cost around 100 rubles
Renting an umbrella can cost you 70 rubles per day
banana boat and catamaran ride - approx. 250 - 280 rubles in one ride
rental of fins, snorkels and masks - approx. 100 - 120 rubles per day

Children's beach, smallish

The children's beach is located on the left side of the Vorontsov baths. The name of the beach speaks for itself, the sea here is shallow, the water warms up very well, which makes this place great for small children. Huge boulders are “strewn” between the Vorontsovskie Baths beach and Children’s Beach. Among these boulders you can find the famous Aivazovsky's staircase. You can read more about this attraction in our separate article.

Many even allocate the area next to Aivazovsky’s stone as a separate beach - Beach at Aivazovsky Rock.

Also, the boulders of the Children's Beach form natural splash pools that delight children.

The boulders between Vorontsovskie Baths Beach and Children's Beach are great for snorkeling and fishing. It is convenient to cast a fishing rod from them.

How to get to the beach

Address- Palace Highway, right under the Vorontsov Palace, you can walk from the Vorontsov Baths, Children's Beach is on the left side.

On Children's Beach it is also possible to rent sunbeds and umbrellas; there are tents and small cafes around where you can have a snack with children. There are cabins for changing clothes.

Frog Beach is one of the best

The beach owes its funny name to the intricately stacked stones. Nature arranged the stones in the shape of a frog. This beach also has a second (more official name) - beaches children's sanatorium named after. Bobrova.

The beach was created artificially for vacationers of the Yuzhnoberezhny sanatorium. The beach strip is divided between sanatoriums, but there are also free areas for all Alupka vacationers. There are very wild sections of the beach, covered with slippery stones, favorite place sea urchins.

On the beach you can find all the amenities you could wish for: there are a sufficient number of changing rooms, washrooms, and a toilet. You can have a snack in expensive and not so expensive restaurants, cafes, eateries, or simply buy food from hand or in tents.

The water in the sea is very clean, as the bottom is pebbly mixed with large boulders.

How to get there

This beach is located west of all Alupka beaches. This beach is most conveniently accessible if you are staying in new houses built on Cape Verde. Minibus No. 107 goes to the beach. You need to get off at the “Cape Verde” or “Ring” stop. The map shows that the beaches are located near Lenin Street.

While swimming in the sea, you can admire the view of Mount Cat, so named again because of the similarity of the shape of the mountain with the domestic animal of the same name.

First you need to understand what boathouses are in Crimea. Initially, these were buildings for storing sea boats and boats. Boathouses were usually built very close to the sea, so that it was convenient to bring a boat or motorboat into the garage. Then the owners of the boathouses realized that they would earn more if they rented out houses by the sea to vacationers. The boathouses were immediately converted into small villas by the sea. They have everything you need for a comfortable stay. You can rent boathouses in Alupka

Another advantage of boathouses is the presence of “own” beaches. Of course, anyone can come to these beaches, but know that the owners of the boathouses will look at you askance.

Typically in these places a large number of restaurants, cafes, fast food, shops. There are no showers, toilets, or rental of sunbeds and umbrellas, because these beaches are mainly used by the owners and guests of the boathouses, who can get all these amenities in their own home.

The advantages of such beaches are that they are very clean, well-groomed, and located in places convenient for entering the sea. Some even have artificial grass planted. The covering of the beaches is usually concrete, as the beaches are made artificially.

How to get there: the location of the beaches of the boathouses, as can be seen on the map, is close to the Yuzhnoberezhny sanatorium. This is the western part of Alupka.

You need to know this. 14 facts about Alupka beaches

While swimming in the sea, you can see people jumping dolphins. This is a fairly common sight on vacation in Alupka. You might even get tired of it.
Found in rocks on beaches and in sea water crabs It's very exciting to watch them.
On the beaches not a lot of water activities. Sometimes there are offers to ride a banana boat, jet skis, tablets, catamarans.
You won’t find your usual beaches in Alupka; often it’s just a narrow strip rocky shore overgrown with grass, literally half a meter wide.
The seabed is rocky and muddy, so be sure to bring anti-coral slippers.
Absence opportunities to play beach games: volleyball, badminton, frisbee.
It's better to take a place on the beach in the morning, about 8 o'clock, since during the peak season there is not enough space for all the tourists.
Very clean water in the sea, the residents of Alupka themselves claim that their sea is the cleanest in Crimea.
In Alupka you can combine cultural life from the beach: after all, every day on the way to the beach you can see the Vorontsov Palace.
It's easy to get to the beaches from Alupka Koreiz, Simeiz, Yalta.
The sea is blue, azure in color, very clean, transparent, suitable for underwater snorkeling, you can see the entire underwater world.
Sea deep, the depth begins within a couple of meters after entering.
When the sun sets behind the mountain, the beach becomes chilly.
To all lovers novels about knights and beautiful ladies should take their favorite books. Reading these books on the beaches of Alupka will be a real pleasure.

Alupka beaches in Crimea, reviews and photos - all about the resort on the South Coast. A cozy children's beach in Alupka with its picturesque nature, or a frog beach with a huge stone in the water, or an azure beach, Black Hill or the wild beach of Alupka? How to choose beach in Alupka in Crimea How they differ, we will now understand and compare photos of beaches in Alupka.

All beaches on the South Coast are pebbly, but differ from each other. The smallest pebbles are from Miskhor to Foros. Large and gray pebbles from Yalta to Alushta. On east coast Crimea pebbles are also small, but with an admixture of clay.

The beaches of Alupka are warming up quickly, swimming season lasts from June to September. The sea water here is cleaner compared to Yalta and Alushta.

If you lay out a series of Alupka beaches, starting from the border with Simeiz to the border with Koreiz, then they should be located in the following order: Frog beach in Alupka, beach behind Frog in Alupka, wild beach (Dusya) in Alupka, Black Bugry beach in Alupka, the Cote d'Azur beach in Alupka, the beach behind the Cote d'Azur, the Children's beach in Alupka, the wild beach behind the Children's beach, and, finally, the city beach in Alupka. However, in this article they are ranked by popularity.

The advantage of staying in Alupka is the proximity of Yalta and a 10-minute walk to the Vorontsov Palace with its beautiful park - this is simply the calling card of Crimea. And also a conditionally central location in relation to other places in Crimea that you can visit. The disadvantage of holidays in Alupka is the rather high location above the sea. Walking with a stroller is not very convenient. However, for some this may be a plus. Where else can you practice like this, going down and climbing up steep stairs and streets. Active physical activity is provided for you.

Alupka, photo of beaches: for children

“Children’s” beach is perhaps the most picturesque of all Alupka’s beaches. Reviews about it are the best. The children's beach in Alupka is located directly under the Vorontsov Palace, next to the Tea House and is protected on both sides from the wind and waves. Once upon a time, the Vorontsov baths were located here. Huge boulders enclose this shallow lagoon; it is almost always calm here and the water is a little warmer than on other beaches. Immediately behind the boulders, the sea is deep, here many people jump from stones into the water. — a favorite vacation spot with children is shallow water and warm, clear, calm water. The two lagoons, protected from the waves by rocks, are teeming with all sorts of marine life - fish, crabs, large and small. And if you swim from the lagoon into the sea, a stunning view of Ai-Petri opens up! And right above the beach begins a shady fairy-tale park with ice waterfalls, stone chaos and exquisite views of the Ai-Todor lighthouse and the sea.

Recently, the children's beach in Alupka was further improved - they made fences and ladders into the water. Of the minuses - in 2019 in Alupka children's beach covered with gravel that had not yet been rolled in. There is a changing room, toilet, cafe, sun loungers and a children's playground. There is a lifeguard on duty at the children's beach in Alupka.

Alupka children's beach photo.

Behind the children's beach in Alupka, a long stretch of wild coastline begins. This place, despite the lack of pebbles, attracts vacationers, especially those who like less crowded swimming places. There is silence here, the trees of Vorontsovsky Park go down almost to the sea, it is very cozy and secluded. But the beach is stone. There is only one convenient pebble entrance, and that’s conditional. The descent here is either from the Aivazovsky stone, or there are several more paths from the lower alley of the park. The views are simply gorgeous - stones, greenery against the backdrop of picturesque mountains.

Frog Beach in Alupka

Frog Beach is located under the “New District” of Alupka, not far from the “Spanish Village” complex. The beach is surrounded on both sides by boulders. But it’s comfortable to go down and sit. Frog Beach in Alupka small - three cards, with medium-sized pebbles. The entrance to the sea is gentle, the surface is small pebbles. The name comes from a large stone lying in the sea - from the shore it really looks like a fat frog. The guys jump from it into the sea. Whoever is braver climbs to the highest point.

Of the minuses - Frog Beach in Alupka V this moment not equipped (no toilets, changing rooms, shelters), and also crowded during the season, incl. Much loved by the locals. On the plus side, there is water on Frog Beach in Alupka very clean and transparent. The place is picturesque, there are practically no waves. There is a car access (not exactly to the Frog beach itself in Alupka, there is an exit from the city to the embankment, and you will have to walk along it for about 10 minutes). In the evening, crabs crawl out onto the rocks.

Frog Beach in Alupka photo.

Ellingi Beach in Alupka

Behind Frog Beach in Alupka- a small section of the coast called “Ellings”. There is no beach here as such, the shore is filled with concrete, although some boathouses have made themselves quite comfortable descents and baths. One of the advantages is that there is a car entrance. Cons: concrete instead of a beach and crowded. Many boathouses have grown into multi-story buildings, as often happens here.

Wild beach Alupki, or Dusya beach, or Kuchmovsky beach begins immediately behind the beach of the Yuzhnoberezhny sanatorium. This part of the coast is mostly rocky, but there is also a section with pebbles, albeit large ones. You can drive almost to the beach itself by car (descent from Cape Verde), then a staircase leads to the wild beach in Alupka. On the plus side, it’s not too crowded, especially if you walk away from the stairs, clean water, interesting snorkeling, because... there are pitfalls. Fish swim here and crabs live. Disadvantages of the wild beach in Alupka - it is not equipped, it is not pebble.

Wild beach Alupka photo.

Azure Beach, Alupka

Cote d'Azur Beach in Alupka, orbeach Cote d'Azur — a place where the sea is an extraordinary emerald color! The water is clear, you can see the bottom. The beach is divided into three parts by breakwaters. Along the shore, in some places, there are picturesque pebbles, with all the living creatures on them. In the last couple of years, pebbles have not been brought here, so the beaches have become narrow. Azure Beach in Alupka not particularly crowded, despite hotel complexes located on this coast. On the embankment itself there is all the relevant infrastructure - cafes, souvenirs, etc. There are changing rooms. You can drive up to the beach, right on the embankment.

Azure beach in Alupka photo.

Behind Cote d'Azur beach in Alupka- a stretch of coast lined with concrete breakwaters. Behind them is one map of the beach, belonging to the Mountain Sun sanatorium. Entrance here is free, there are sun loungers, umbrellas on the beach, and a lifeguard is on duty. The beach is small pebbles.

And right behind it is another small beach at the pier. Now the pier is not operational, ships do not dock here, so the place has become cozy. There are areas with small pebbles and large ones. You can get down here from Vorontsovsky Park. The downside is that for some reason jellyfish often gather here.

Black Bugor Beach is the smallest pebble beach in Alupka and the longest. There are several descents leading here, from Cape Verde and from the bus station area. Car access to Black Bugor beach in Alupka no, but you can drive up to a wild beach and then walk for about 5-10 minutes. Beach Black Hill in Alupka long, very pleasant, with clear water, small pebbles, almost sand in places. There are changing rooms, a toilet, a cafe with WI-FI, sun loungers and umbrellas. You can ride a banana, an ATV or a bun.

Black Bugor beach in Alupka photo.

There are no cons. Black Bugor beach in Alupka- one of best beaches Alupki, if not the best. The place is very picturesque, from here you can see a panorama of Alupka and Miskhor to the Gasprinsky lighthouse. In the evenings on Black Bugor beach in Alupka they come to sit by the sea, or even have a barbecue, because the place is very cozy!

Alupka: city beach

And the last beach is Gorodskaya Beach in Alupka, or “Vorontsov Baths”, located below Vorontsov Park. IN Alupka city beach small-pebble, equipped with sun loungers, changing rooms, and a toilet. There is also a lifeguard on duty here. There are a couple of cafes on the embankment. The pier does not work here, boats do not operate. The descent here is from Vorontsovsky Park. - This is a fairly crowded place, also very loved by the locals. Therefore, to borrow a good place, you need to come early in the morning.

In Alupka, walking along the lower alley of Vorontsovsky Park, you can fully enjoy the divine aroma of Aleppo pine! Some people have been coming to Alupka for years just to be able to breathe this air. In the grove not far from the city beach you can always see people comfortably sitting on rugs, with provisions for the whole day. Here, where the Alleppe pine descends to the sea itself, on the hottest day there are rising cool breezes, pleasant shade, seagulls and the sound of the surf. There is no better place to read a book while the cicadas ring, or just lie back and think about pleasant things. Well, if you get tired - a minute of descent - and you splash in the azure waters of a small closed cove on Alupka city beach. Reviews about this place are positive.

We reviewed reviews about beaches in Alupka, children's beach, frog beach in Alupka, Black Bugor beach, city beach in Alupka and you can decide for yourself which beach in Alupka is the best.

Not a bad resort on the South Coast of Alupka. Photos of the beaches and embankment proved this once again. If you are interested in Crimea, I advise you to also read other articles.

Frog Beach is located in the western part of the seaside resort of Alupka.

The name of the beach comes from the rock with this name. The rock is located in the sea 10-15 m from coastline and in shape and outline it really resembles this amphibian. The beach is pebble and access is free and free.

You may not agree with me, however, I am inclined to believe that beach holiday, perhaps not the priority with which a vacation in Crimea should be associated. However, it should also be recognized that 80-90% of vacationers come primarily to sunbathe and swim. Let me clarify that we are talking about the region South coast Crimea. The swimming season in Alupka (and throughout the South Coast) usually begins at the end of May and lasts until the beginning of October. The water temperature off the coast in the summer months can reach 23-25C and is formed primarily by sea currents. However, one should take into account such a natural phenomenon as “surge”, which consists in the fact that with a change in the flow, the water temperature drops sharply to 10-12C. And such surges can happen 2-3 times during the swimming season. The duration of the run is usually 2-3 days, after which the water temperature again allows swimming. Of course, the surge itself, a sharp drop in temperature sea water may be unpleasant for the resort public, but the enormous positive significance of this natural phenomenon is that warm, relatively contaminated water is completely replaced clean water from the depths of the sea. Therefore, due to this, the purity of sea water off the coast of Crimea is maintained.

Without the sea. The sea in Alupka is the cherished goal for which thousands of people come here. All Alupka beaches are free; The swimming season lasts from early June to October.

The city has 6 public beaches and 23 therapeutic ones. The beaches of Alupka are not very large, but stunningly clean and picturesque.

City beach in Alupka

Thanks to its well-developed infrastructure, the main City Beach, located in the eastern part of Alupka, is most popular among vacationers. The contrast of small pebbles that strew the beach and huge boulders gives this place a special charm.

Through Vorontsovsky Park you can get to the Vorontsovsky Baths beach. It is quite narrow, consists of a pier and three breakwaters, and is covered with pebbles; Occasionally there are large stones on the shore. The beach is equipped with changing rooms, toilets, and sun loungers can be rented. A cozy bar is available to guests. This is a small pebble beach mixed with sand - the largest and most equipped beach in Alupka, although most of it belongs to sanatoriums.

Children's beach

For family vacation The Children's Beach located in the central part of the city is suitable for children. A small cove, surrounded by large and small boulders and divided in half by a concrete path, forms two large natural baths.

The peculiarity of the beach is that due to its shallow depth, the water quickly warms up, and the sea here is noticeably warmer compared to other beaches.

Beach Cote d'Azur or "Volnary"

The Cote d'Azur beach owes its popularity to the amazingly beautiful turquoise color of the water and its convenient location in the city center, not far from the bus station. The piers divide it into three segments: one of them has Sandy shore, the rest are small pebble surfaces, which are best walked on with shoes. Locals call it "volnars". There are all conditions for a comfortable stay, there is a bar, a disco, water attractions. There is paid parking. Stones west of the beach favored by nudists in Alupka.

Beach Black Hill or Cape Verde

A little further, in a picturesque bay on the territory of the former Raduga sanatorium, there is a well-equipped pebble beach “Black Hillock” with a sandy edge along the surf line. It is also called " Cape Verde" This beach is natural, and when the sea is rough beach strip narrows significantly. From the viewing platform of the Black Bugor rock, a stunning landscape opens up with views of all of Alupka up to Cape Ai-Todor. There is an entrance for cars.

Young people prefer the small pebble Wild Beach, located just to the west, with large boulders scattered along the shore.

Yuzhnoberezhny Beach

The popular Frog Beach got its name because of a large boulder near the shore that resembles this animal.

There are three breakwaters and two beach maps. There is a small cafe and changing rooms. Only residents of the “new houses” area go here.

Alupka is small, but very famous resort. Many thousands of people visit it every year. The easiest way to understand the features of a local holiday is by reading the reviews left by tourists. The beaches of Alupka are not particularly luxurious, but their strong point is pristine natural beauty and pure water. There are a lot of closed private plots here – they are also “maintained” by sanatoriums, but there are also public, free ones, with a variety of conditions and for every taste.

City business card of the resort Alupka

Address: Alupkinskoe highway.
Coordinates: 44.420924, 34.059465.

Some famous beaches It turns out that Alupki is not so easy to find on the map - not every navigator will indicate the location of the secret bay. But with a city one, everything is simpler - everyone in the village knows its location. It is more convenient to swim here for those who live in the eastern regions. The site is small, but extremely popular.

The beach is located next to the most famous local attraction -. In this regard, there is an unofficial name - “Vorontsov Baths”. A medium-sized beach area (most of the towns are like this), a breakwater has been built, resort infrastructure has been provided, water activities.

The shore here is small-pebble, but there are quite large boulders. They are rather a local asset, since they do not interfere with going into the water, and those who want to jump from them, take pictures and sunbathe here. There are always a lot of people here, but this is the fate of all central beaches.

The best holiday for kids

Address: Palace Highway.
Coordinates: 44.417829, 34.055337.

The children's beach in Alupka is made of concrete, but nearby there are wild rocks, near which it is very deep. It itself is two small lagoons with a gentle entrance to the water and a very shallow depth, where it is convenient and safe for children to swim. Their parents can easily swim outside the lagoons (where the depth increases sharply) and dive for their own pleasure.

The coastline is crowded - it is not large, but there are a lot of swimmers with children in the city. This is the main drawback; some people don’t like concrete, but it is definitely more convenient and safer than stones. But here there is the necessary infrastructure - a canopy, a cafe, locker rooms. You can get here through the park and so you don’t have to suffer from the heat and summer heat.

Black mound: surprising even from photos and reviews

Address: Lenin street.
Coordinates: 44.414334, 34.042238.

This place represents the “semi-wild” beaches in Alupka. The photos allow you to see that some “benefits of civilization” are available - gangways to the water, cafes, locker rooms. But all this is concentrated in a relatively small area of the recreation area, occupying the entire shore of a secluded cove. It’s convenient to enter the sea over small pebbles, but getting here is not so good.

Transport access is impossible - in any case you will have to walk a little. There is no need to be scared, the distance is short, the beach is located near the bus station. There are not too many people, and the view from the bay is excellent. The coast also received its name from the rock that closes the bay on one side. Here it is also called "Rainbow".

Frog - a beach remote from the center in Alupka

Address: Outskirts embankment.
Coordinates: 44.405385, 34.030291.

“Splash pools” are usually called shallow areas for swimming children.
But it depends on what kind of amphibian. Alupka Frog Beach is more popular among adults. Part of it belongs to sanatoriums, but the main territory is publicly accessible.

It got its name because of a large rock (a famous landmark) similar in shape to a sitting toad. It is popular, the number of vacationers can be estimated from the photo. The beaches in Alupka are mostly rocky, Frog is no exception. But entry into the sea is comfortable, the pebbles are small, and a considerable number of underwater boulders contribute to the purity of the water and attract diving enthusiasts.

The infrastructure here is quite developed, you can get sunbeds with umbrellas and water activities. There is an embankment where you can find a place to eat and drink something cool.

Beach for Ostap Bender

Address: 1 May Street.
Coordinates: 44.409116, 34.039203.

Among the beaches in the surrounding area, they are also not uncommon. One of them, judging by the name, was chosen by fans of Ilf and Petrov. They call it “the beach of monk Berthold Schwartz” or “Dusya”. There is no infrastructure here, everyone manages as best they can. The only convenience is a metal staircase leading through rock formations to the central part of the town. The shore is not wide, strewn with small pebbles, and there are some boulders.

There are usually not many people here, there is enough space for everyone, despite the small width. The view of the bay from here is excellent, very special. The pitfalls attract divers; there are many amateurs and mask wearers at Dus. In the vicinity of the city there are other wild beach areas, as well as rocks, loved by fans of scuba diving and jumping into the sea from a height (depth allows).

Beaches on the map of Alupka

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Not all tourists necessarily want to get to the coast with all the unimaginable amenities. Many people prefer Crimea in its original form. Such swimmers often choose the beautiful and accessible free beaches of Alupka. Their reviews indicate that you usually don’t have to regret your choice!

14.02.2017 Crimea-Mania