Kislovodsk – a beautiful city of the Caucasus

In the southern expanses of our country lies the resort town of Kislovodsk. The city acquired its status as a resort more than two hundred years ago. The territory of urban buildings is small, however, on the map you can see a solid territory allocated to Kislovodsk, including forest areas.

Three eras of Kislovodsk

Before the capture of the country by the Bolsheviks, representatives of the highest aristocratic circles came here to heal and relax. They built estates for their families, which have survived to this day and became museums. In the Soviet Union, anyone could go here to rest, so it was at this time that sanatoriums and boarding houses were actively built in the city. But in Kislovodsk, you can not only spend time with health benefits, but also stay here for a long time, so among the architectural structures of the city you can see modern buildings: hotel and hotels.

Mineralka came to us from Kislovodsk

Remember the famous phrase “the man tormented by narzan”? It was from Kislovodsk that the first bottles of mineral water began to be delivered throughout the country, hence the name of the city.

In the "Narzan Gallery" you can collect a couple of bottles of natural mineral water - sulfate and dolomite narzans, both from a hot spring and chilled water. The building is an unusual building in the form of a keyhole, which hides several outlets of healing water.

This is a project of the English architect Upton. Directly from the middle of the building hits the key, so the landmark has become a real symbol of the key of the whole Caucasus. You can order. tour in this place with the guides of Kislovodsk, or visit this beautiful cool place on your own, when you snatched a ticket from travel agencies.

The design around the source has undergone many changes, today you can observe an unusual glass dome that resembles the surface of a diamond. Thus, the embodiment of Vorontsov symbolism emphasizes the scale of the significance of this place for the whole country.

In Kislovodsk, the territory allocated for urban construction is small, and from the peaks of the mountains Small and Big Sedlo stretches a huge ancient park, which will soon celebrate the bicentenary. Its territory is thousands of hectares of forest, which were planted by order of Nicholas I in 1832. It is the largest man-made garden and architectural complex in Europe. Here. sightseeing You can visit the temple of Air and walk along the cable car, admiring the beauty of mountain landscapes.

If you are planning a holiday in Kislovodsk with your family, then the option with a picnic on the slopes of the Big Saddle is ideal. You can also just retire under the shade of a tree while reading your favorite novel.

But if you prefer to relax among people, then you can relax in the center of the park – the Valley of Roses.

Legends of Kislovodsk

If you drive five kilometers from the city, you can visit the cliff, which the locals dubbed the Castle of treachery and love.

According to legend, when there was still a village, and not a city, the daughter of the prince and the shepherd fell in love with each other, however, her father was categorically against such a union. The Lord decided to kill his beloved daughter. Learning about this, the young decide to jump off the cliff to stay together forever. The shepherd jumped and the girl survived. Although her father's joy did not last long, the girl soon died, and the inconsolable father after her death turned into a stone on the grave of a shepherd. Very soon from the place of death of the shepherd began to beat the key, which soon became a river washing the lands of Kislovodsk.

In Kislovodsk you can also see the estate of singer Fyodor Chaliapin, who gave famous mountain concerts here. Roerich himself had a hand in the construction of the building according to rumors.

Another legend is associated with Chaliapin. Fedor was very fond of coming to the mountainous terrain and singing in the grottoes, enjoying the reflected echo. Once in one of the grottoes he sang an aria of the Demon, which sounded unusually sinister. After the departure of the singer, the grotto collapsed, losing more than half of its vault. Since then, the grotto began to bear the name of the Chaliapin grotto or the grotto of the Demon, having gained bad fame.

Another legendary attraction of Kislovodsk is the Mirror Pond. The water temperature here is always 7 degrees Celsius.

Many more interesting places you can observe in this wonderful city: Mount “Ring”; honey waterfalls of Kislovodsk; Lermontov rock.