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resort village in the Sudak region of Crimea. New World is located 7 km from Sudak. The nature of the New World is unique. A semicircle of mountains protects the New World on three sides. In the north are the ledges of Mount Sokol, behind them is Mount Perchem (“mane”), in the west is Mount Syndyk with the bizarre cape Karaul-Oba (Watch Mountain), in the southwest is the pointed Koba-Kaya.

The “New World” landscape reserve was created to preserve unique groves of relict pike-perch pine and a natural park of tree-like juniper. The Golitsyn trail leads through the entire reserve from the village to Cape Kapchik.

The village arose through the efforts of one of the founders of Russian winemaking, Prince Lev Sergeevich Golitsyn, in late XIX century. The prince founded here, on his estate, factory for the production of champagne wines. Since the local nature was favorable to winemaking, and through the efforts of the prince, the plant supported traditional champagne production technology, the wine came out of exceptional quality. At first the village was called Paradise (paradise), but after Nicholas II visited the estate of Prince Golitsyn in 1912, Paradise was renamed New World. Status of the town since 1978
In the New World, two palaces of Lev Golitsyn have been preserved, one of which now houses a museum, and the other is notable for its Moorish architecture (depicted on the coat of arms of the village). The champagne wine factory continues to operate.
The surrounding area of ​​the village has the status of a botanical reserve thanks to relict groves of tree-like juniper and Stankevich pine, endemic to these places, as well as picturesque bays with grottos.
The Golitsyn Trail is one of the main attractions of the New World. The trail starts on the southwestern shore of Green Bay and passes by amazing natural grottoes.
The Golitsyn Trail (Falcon Trail) is a mountain trail carved on the slope of Koba-Kaya, located southwest of the village of Novy Svet (Crimea). Built in 1912 for the arrival of Tsar Nicholas II by order of Prince Lev Sergeevich Golitsyn.
It is believed that it was after the tsar’s visit to Paradise (that was the name of the village where the prince bought land to engage in winemaking) that the village received its current name - New World: Nicholas II, having walked along the path built by Golitsyn, was invited to the table where he was treated champagne wine, which was produced in the village. Afterwards he stated that he saw life in a new light. And the path along which he walked was called the Golitsyn path.
Currently, there are daily excursions along it.

The legend “On the trail of unfaithful wives.” There is a legend about a nest of pirates who lived here during the time of the Tauri and the ancient Greeks. The robbers went to sea to collect the spoils, and left their wives to wait. Afterwards, the loyalty of the latter was checked in a rather original way.
The woman had to carry a clay pot of water on her head along steep paths to the market, without spilling or, especially, dropping the vessel. If this suddenly happened, the unfortunate woman was thrown from the rock into the sea.
Therefore, the passage was called the Path of Unfaithful Wives. It’s good that this is only a legend, otherwise a whole cemetery would have formed here. And it’s good that the path was equipped with hanging handrails and stairs.
The path of unfaithful wives leads to a through cave at Cape Kapchik. Many seriously consider it a lair for pirates - as if they were hiding in it and attacking ships that passed nearby. It's not hard to believe. By the way, it was here, on Cape Kapchik, that the legendary Soviet action movie “Pirates of the 20th Century” was filmed.

Excursions: Champagne Wine Factory, Mount Eagle (Koba-Kaya), Mount Sokol, Chaliapin's Grotto, Blue Bay (another name is Razboinichya), Blue Bay, also known as the Tsarskaya, Juniper Grove, Golitsynskaya trail (5470 m long).

Films shot in the New World:“Treasure Island” (1982), “Othello” (1955), “Pirates of the 20th Century” (1979), “Three Plus Two” (1963), “Sportloto - 82” (1982).

How to get to the New World: There are several ways to get to the New World. The first way is that there are direct minibuses from the station in Simferopol to the New World. Or you can get from Simferopol to Sudak, and there are many minibuses from Sudak to the New World. The third way is from Feodosia from the bus station to minibus you can get to Sudak, and from there to the New World on local minibuses.

The island is famous for its appearance resembling a large turtle. The guide said that large turtles come to this island to lay eggs. So, it turns out that it was not only by looking like a turtle that it received this name. As for the second name, it came from the past. In those days, a woman caught being unfaithful to her husband climbed with her husband to the highest point of this island, and her husband threw her off the cliff. This is where the name comes from, the island of unfaithful wives.

Turtle Island

Dalyan Island and its surroundings will not leave any of the tourists who visit it indifferent. The magnificent nature and wonderful seascapes literally make you fall in love. This is famous and unique place, which is the second habitat in the world for giant Mediterranean tortoises of the unique and, unfortunately, endangered species "Caretta". These turtles traditionally live here and lay their eggs in the sand, digging holes up to 80 centimeters deep.

On the island you can not only relax, sunbathe and swim. Guests of the island can see with their own eyes how tiny turtles hatch from eggs and rush to the sea. And some lucky ones may even be lucky enough to swim with the “armored” giants of the sea.

Coordinates: 36.79657100,28.59696000