Sights of Kabardinka: what to see without a guide?

Kabardinka is a cozy resort on the shore of Tsemes Bay, surrounded by a protected juniper forest and mountain ranges.

The small village will offer travelers all the items on the mandatory vacation program: relaxing on the beach, wellness treatments, sea and land trips, water activities and exciting excursions.

In Kabardinka there is a place for museums, animal corners, landscape and rope parks, memorials, craft workshops and other tourist sites.

The diverse attractions of the resort give it additional attractiveness, and you will learn about what is worth visiting in the village and its surroundings from our material.

Old Kabardinka Park

old park

The old park, which Kabardians themselves call the “Alley of Civilizations,” is an example of the symbiosis of a museum complex and a botanical garden. More than three dozen architectural forms and historical attributes recognizable by all are inscribed in the green space of just over a hectare.

Greek temples and Gothic cathedrals, Egyptian sphinxes and Roman aqueducts, Indian raths and Japanese chapels peacefully coexist here. Buildings, bridges, fountains and waterfalls are intertwined into a single ensemble, walking through which is as if you are traveling back in time.

And if impressions are not enough, welcome to the House of the Caucasus or the House of the East, where an extensive collection of objects of material culture from different eras and peoples is collected.

old park

Reviews about holidays in Kabardinka

Wonderful place on the Black Sea! There is picturesque nature here - sea and mountains, excellent climate, sea air mixed with juniper aromas, sunny and warm! In the village you can find inexpensive housing both from private owners and in boarding houses. The central beach is clean and well-maintained, with lots of interesting entertainment and excursions.

Faith

We rested with my husband and daughter. I liked everything: the sea, the beaches, nature, the resort itself. The entire village is designed for relaxation: there are a lot of cafes, entertainment and attractions for children. If you are tired of the beaches, you can relax in the Old Park, go to the mountains or Abrau Durso.

Kate

The village on the Black Sea is well suited for family holidays due to the climate. There are pebble beaches, clear sea, dry air, mountains. I came with my wife and son by car, everything was fine.

Ivan

Cozy place, clean and well-groomed, warm sea, plenty of entertainment, excursions, restaurants and cafes. There are many options for housing, you can come by train or fly, many come by car.

Nastya

Museum "House Upside Down"

This exciting attraction is located in the very center of the village, next to the Eternal Flame. The two-story, 5-room upside-down cottage is a fun, light, and quirky attraction designed for both children and adults.

Every thing, from a brick chimney to a parked bicycle, is turned upside down here. A table set with fruit “hangs” from the ceiling, and flower pots are frozen upside down on the windowsill, as if they have overcome the force of gravity.

After the Old Park, this is the most photographed attraction of the resort. Some of the funniest scenes are a la “Spiderman”: sitting on a chair under the ceiling, hovering over the bed or diving into the toilet.

Bringing Down the House

Vacation with children

Kabardinka has excellent conditions for a holiday with children: it is a calm place with a suitable climate and healing air for improving health. The beaches are convenient for children to swim due to the fine pebble surface, clean sea water and a flat bottom with a gradual increase in depth. For accommodation you can choose hotels, boarding houses or the private sector.

The resort has health camps “Express”, “Znamya”, “Friendly” and “Signal”, where you can send children on vacation.

City of Kuban masters

The exhibition center, founded on the initiative of Cossack organizations, is located on the main street of Kabardinka - Mira. One of the main attractions of the village brought together masters of arts and crafts who wanted to contribute to the popularization of the resort.

The result was a kind of ethnopark, equipped in the best traditions of South Cossack life. On an area of ​​2 thousand square meters. m there are haylofts, stables, huts, wells and even a mini-market. In addition to a tour of the village, visitors are invited to participate in the creation of authentic products made of wood, flax or clay.

In an improvised arena, Cossacks demonstrate the art of horse riding, knocking down plastic water bottles with a whip or cutting them with a saber. After the performance, tourists are invited to dine at a Cossack restaurant or go on a horseback ride.

City of Kuban masters

How to get there

You can arrive to Kabardinka by train - through Novorossiysk or by plane - through Gelendzhik airport. Also, some vacationers get to the resort by car or bus.

Airplane

Gelendzhik Airport is located 12 km from Kabardinka. The air harbor receives flights from Russian airlines, Aeroflot, S7 Airlines, Utair and others.

Gelendzhik airport address: st. Solntsedarskaya, 10 (Yandex Maps | Google Maps).

Airfare prices to Gelendzhik

• Moscow - Gelendzhik from 3,000 rubles.
• St. Petersburg - Gelendzhik from 4,400 rubles.
• Ekaterinburg - Gelendzhik from 5,700 rubles.

• Omsk — Gelendzhik from 5,600 rub.
• Tyumen - Gelendzhik from 5,900 rub.
• Surgut - Gelendzhik from 9,000 rubles.

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Transfer from airport

You can get from Gelendzhik Airport to Kabardinka by bus No. 106 or taxi. A trip by public transport costs on average 100-250 rubles, by taxi from 300 rubles. Travel time is 30 minutes.

To make your trip comfortable, we recommend booking a taxi in advance. The driver will meet passengers at the airport and take them to the resort. The cost of the service is from 640 rubles, the travel time is 25 minutes.

Train

Novorossiysk railway station is located 20 km from Kabardinka. Long-distance passenger trains from Russian cities and local electric trains arrive here.

Novorossiysk railway station address: st. Zhukovsky, 16 (Yandex Maps | Google Maps).

Prices of train tickets to Novorossiysk

• Moscow - Novorossiysk from 3,000 rubles.
• Ekaterinburg - Novorossiysk from 4,800 rubles.
• Krasnodar - Novorossiysk from 460 rub.

• Mineralnye Vody - Novorossiysk from 950 rub.
• Perm - Novorossiysk from 4,700 rubles.
• Rostov-on-Don - Novorossiysk from 1,300 rubles.

Train tickets can be conveniently booked online through Avianity. You can also find train and train schedules on the website.

Bus

There is a small bus station in Kabardinka where local and intercity buses from Russian cities arrive.

Bus station address in Kabardinka: st. Revolutionary, 67b (Yandex Maps | Google Maps).

Bus ticket prices to Kabardinka

• Moscow - Kabardinka from 3,150 rubles, 23.5 hours.
• Belgorod - Kabardinka from 2,800 rubles, 20 hours.
• Volgograd - Kabardinka from 2,700 rubles, 13 h.
• Voronezh - Kabardinka from 2,800 rubles, 16 hours.
• Krasnodar - Kabardinka from 1,200 rubles, 4.5 hours.

You can check the schedule and buy bus tickets online on Avianity.

Automobile

By car or bus you arrive at the resort village along the federal highway A-146, to Novorossiysk, and then along the road to Dzhubga. The distance to Kabardinka from Krasnodar is 172 km, from Volgograd – 893 km, from Moscow – 1,530 km.

Public transport

Intercity buses pass through Kabardinka, traveling from Novorossiysk to Adler and other resorts; as well as from Krasnodar and other cities to Gelendzhik. In the village itself there are minibuses connecting it with Novorossiysk and Gelendzhik.

Bus station address in Kabardinka: st. Revolutionary, 67b (Yandex Maps | Google Maps).

Taxi

Kabardinka is included in the coverage area of ​​popular network taxi operators: Yandex.Taxi, Vezet, Maxim, Ru Taxi and others. Therefore, there are no problems with ordering cars: during the season there are many of them on the line. The minimum fare is from 12 rubles per km.

Car rent

The nearest car rental services are in Gelendzhik. You can use the services of local rental companies, where the cost for 1 day of rental starts from 1,000 rubles.

You can book a car online in Gelendzhik through local rental services.

Glass workshop

The gallery-workshop opened in Kabardinka in 2011 and since then has hospitably welcomed everyone who wants to get acquainted with the beautiful and fragile world of glass. You are allowed to move freely around the complex, observing the process of making figurines, jewelry, paintings and crystal dishes.

A visit to the workshop takes place in several formats: an informative tour of the exhibition hall or a master class, where everyone will be taught how to make glass items using various techniques.

Glass workshop

Waterfalls

Cost: from 500 rub.; Entrance to the waterfalls is free or for a nominal fee.

A visit to the sea coast of the Krasnodar Territory is never complete without excursions to the mountains, where so many interesting things are hidden. These include dolmens marking the sites of ancient man, relict forests, fast mountain rivers and beautiful waterfalls. There are several such places in the vicinity of Kabardinka:

• Waterfalls and dolmens of the Zhane River
• Plesetsk waterfalls
• Waterfalls of the Pshada River
• Teshebskie waterfalls

They are all picturesque. Some are arranged in cascades with dozens of rapids. Trips to the Caucasian nature are always a little extreme. Those who want to see the most interesting things must have good physical fitness to overcome rough terrain. A visit to these sites is always a trek along mountain paths several kilometers long.

Group excursions are organized from Kabardinka to the mountains, to waterfalls and dolmens. The main part of the route to interesting places is covered by motor transport.

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Monument to those killed on the ship "Admiral Nakhimov"

The memorial, installed in 1987, is located near the Kabardian lighthouse, on the southeastern cliff of Cape Doob. The monument in the form of metal pipes rushing to the sky was erected in memory of the 423 passengers and crew members of the cruise ship who died in the shipwreck on August 31, 1986.

The clock dial found on the ship and placed in the center of the composition evokes strong emotions among visitors.

Monument to those killed on the ship "Admiral Nakhimov"

What to see in the area

Battery Zubkov

During the Great Patriotic War, the front line approached Kabardinka at a distance of only 20 kilometers. Not far from the village, on Cape Penay, a fortified artillery battery with naval guns was built, which protected the waters of Tsemes Bay to prevent the enemy from landing in the port of Novorossiysk. Captain Zubkov’s battery was fired upon almost continuously for a whole year, several tens of thousands of soldiers died on it, but the Germans were unable to capture or destroy the fortifications. Now in place of the battery you can see guns, pillboxes and bunkers, a rangefinder post, and a command post. In 1951, in the place where the battery under the command of Captain Zubkov was located, a monument in the form of a sculpture of a sailor was erected in memory of the victims.

Entrance 50 rubles. Across the road are abandoned free pillboxes.

Captain Zubkov's battery

Three sisters

From Kabardinka you can take an interesting walk to a mountain range that stands apart from the sea, has 3 peaks and is called “Three Sisters”. All peaks of the mountain offer excellent views of the coast and sea line.

Crocodile Canyon

The extreme park, located on the Kabardinka embankment, is designed in the form of an exotic crocodile farm. The spacious enclosures of the canyon are home to several dozen crocodiles and alligators, and next to them are monitor lizards, iguanas, chameleons and turtles. Visitors big and small can take part in feeding small reptiles, which happily gobble up meat strung on special fishing rods.

Crocodile Canyon

Oceanarium "Underwater World"

The multi-storey complex is located next to the Lastochka sanatorium, on the street. Revolutionary. The exhibition area, divided into two parts - freshwater and sea, is equipped with huge illuminated aquariums. Through glass, tourists observe the life of various representatives of the ichthyofauna, and after getting acquainted with fish and shellfish, they can visit the nearby terrarium with reptiles, a mini-zoo with pets, or an exotarium with giant insects.

Oceanarium

Oceanarium and Exotarium

Address : st. Revolyutsionnaya, 71 Telephone Opening hours : 10:00–22:00, daily Cost : 300 rubles, children – 150 rubles, under 5 years – free.

By provincial standards, Kabardinka offers a decent aquarium. There are several rooms here: freshwater fish, inhabitants of tropical reefs, representatives of predators. There is a shark swimming in the main aquarium. In addition to fish, visitors can see seals from the Baltic Sea.

The Exotarium is located at the same address. In it you can look at reptiles - snakes and spiders - from all continents of the planet.

Dinopark "The Lost World"

An exhibition of “revived” lizards that scream, growl and move is an excellent opportunity to plunge into the prehistoric atmosphere and learn about the life of an oviraptor, a centrosaurus or a caprosuchus. After meeting twelve moving dinosaurs, you can visit an impromptu paleontological excavation in the park, buy themed crafts, and even ride giant reptiles.

Dinopark

Water parks

Kabardinka guests have two water parks at their disposal:

1. "Hellas"
   The territory of the complex is decorated in a Greek theme. Adults can enjoy extreme multi-slide slides, the winding “Big Hole” and the super-fast “Serpentine”.

   A water town with splash pools, waterfalls and fungi-sprinklers has been created for kids.

2. "Hope"
   The water park is small in size, equipped with a huge swimming pool, divided into several zones. One of them is intended for young visitors, the other for adults and those who slide down the spiral slide.

   The advantages of the water park: a variety of attractions, the presence of children's animators and multi-colored lighting of infrastructure facilities in the evening.

Water park "Nadezhda"

Beaches

A large proportion of vacationers come here to swim in the clear sea and sunbathe. The beaches have a wide variety. There are sandy, pebble, sand and pebble resting points. The swimming area is large. It stretches from Cape Doob to Cape Penat. The central beach is located near a beautiful promenade. There is a lot of entertainment on offer here, so the place is crowded. There is a cafe and a diving center. Pleasure boats moor at the central pier. Nearby there are the sanatoriums “Solnechny”, “Pochtovik” and the popular children’s camp “Druzhba”.

The beach of the Victoria boarding house is popular among vacationers. Its advantages are a gentle entrance and clean water. You can also go to the beach of the Smena camp. It has a sandy bottom and is located at the very end of the embankment. If you prefer a comfortable holiday, then check out the luxurious beach of the Nadezhda Hotel. There is a swimming pool and a compact water park.

The chain of the beach area is long. It starts from the border of Novorossiysk and goes towards Kabardinka. The most popular holiday spots are in the Cape Penai area. This is approximately 3-4 kilometers from the village. In this area, the shore zone is only 3-5 meters from the water. For those who love a secluded holiday, wild beaches are perfect. It becomes possible to sunbathe away from prying eyes. Among vacationers, the beaches of the Znamya and Sputnik camps are famous. Advantages: gentle slope, clean water.

Kabardinka has a special climate. It is often compared to the southern coast of Crimea. There are many sunny days a year - about 250. The swimming season is available already in mid-May. It continues until October. The water temperature is comfortable – 26-27 degrees. Clean sea air, pine trees, junipers, mountains are the main advantages of a holiday in Kabardinka. Not far from the village there is a port and a train station. This makes the area even more accessible to vacationers.

Rope park "Uzelok"

Newfangled entertainment is located in the center of the village, on the territory of the Zhemchuzhina sanatorium complex. Rope trails for children and adults with bridges, ropes, suspended islands and climbing frames will give you the opportunity to feel like, if not a climber, then at least a dexterous person.

The park is “cared for” by young but experienced instructors who teach everyone the secrets of survival in the trees.

Rope park

St. Panteleimon Church

Address : st. Collective, 2 Telephone Website : https://svpanteleimon.prihod.ru/ Opening hours : 6:30–17:00, daily

The temple that can be seen today was rebuilt in the wake of the new religiosity of the 1990s. As such, it has no historical value. Although it stands on the site of one destroyed in the 1930s. churches. By some miracle, at that terrible time, the main religious artifact of the temple was preserved and has survived to this day - the icon of Panteleimon, which, according to legend, was brought here by the Greeks in the 19th century. Believers consider it miraculous.

The temple is an active religious institution. Services and other events take place.

Dolphinarium

The Sea Animal Theater is located in the center of Kabardinka, 20 m from the Central Beach. Hour-long show programs featuring fur seals and bottlenose dolphins are updated every year and invariably draw applause from the audience. Dolphins dance here, jump through rings, flip in the air and even paint pictures.

In addition to the performances, visitors are invited to watch the process of feeding the mammals, take photographs or swim with them in the pool.

Dolphinarium in Kabardinka

Memorial "Captain Zubkov's Battery"

How to get there : highway M-4, in the direction of Novorossiysk – 5 km.[/junkie-alert]

Kabardinka is located near Novorossiysk, which, thanks to its seaport and geographical location, was a key settlement in the realities of the Second World War. At that time there was an artillery battery located five kilometers from Kabardinka. She fired at the German side and made a significant contribution to the defense of Novorossiysk.

The Soviet side suffered enormous losses at the site of the battery’s deployment for such a small piece of land. Several thousand people said goodbye to their lives at this place. In memory of them, an open-air museum memorial complex was organized. Here you can see unique weapons of the Second World War, go down the stairs underground, walk through a tunnel connecting strategic points, find yourself in a bunker and look through its embrasure the way soldiers did in the 1940s.

Castalian font

The Kastalskaya font is a comfortable complex for family recreation, located in the north of Kabardinka, at the foot of the Markhotsky ridge. The landscape park appeared thanks to the efforts of a local businessman, who cleared the lake, dividing its water area into small ponds.

Pontoon bridges were installed along the banks of man-made reservoirs, turning them into a point of “fishy” relaxation. A restaurant was built nearby in the form of a pseudo-Castilian fortress with gazebos and columbariums. To the delight of young visitors, an ornitarium was recently opened in the Kastal font, which is home to pheasants, peacocks, turkeys and other representatives of the feathered kingdom.

Castalian font

Of course, our article does not mention all the sights of Kabardinka, which are becoming more and more numerous every year. Let's hope that the 2022 season will be marked by the emergence of new, interesting objects that can make this resort even more popular and attractive.

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Basic moments

Kabardinka embankment
The tourist season in Kabardinka lasts from May to November, and all these months there is wonderful dry weather. The resort area is protected from strong northeastern winds by the spurs of the Markotkh ridge. In terms of the number of sunny days and the absence of fog, the resort village resembles the southern coast of the Crimean Peninsula.

The entertainment industry is developed in Kabardinka. There are restaurants, bars, nightclubs and discos here that will not let those looking for a fun and noisy company get bored. From the resort village, boat trips on high-speed boats and yachts along the Black Sea coast are popular. Several times a day, the large pleasure boat Orion leaves the central pier and takes interesting excursions. Those for whom this is not enough can easily get to Novorossiysk or Gelendzhik, where there is even more entertainment.

People come to Kabardinka not only for a beach holiday. Many people like to spend active holidays in these places, windsurfing, diving, and cycling or hiking in the surrounding foothills. Some tourists prefer to explore the Black Sea coast during ATV or jeep tours.

Windsurfing

Diving

Bicycle tours around Kabardinka

Central beach of the resort village

Kabardinka lies on the shore of the spacious Tsemes Bay, and stone breakwaters separate the coast from the high sea waves. All beaches on this section of the Black Sea coast are only pebbly.

The central beach of the resort is public and free. It stretches along the sea for 150 m and has a width of up to 25 m. The beach area is very clean and is in no way inferior to the private beaches of sanatoriums, camps and boarding houses. It is always crowded here, and there are especially many people during the peak summer influx of tourists. At this time, professional doctors and rescuers are on duty on the shore every day.

Central beach of Kabardinka

On Kabardinka beach you can rent sun loungers and parasols, and there is also a large shady canopy under which you can hide in the heat of the day. Beach lovers can use the changing rooms, paid showers and toilets.

A pier adjoins the central beach from the north. Boats constantly depart from it for sea excursions or fishing. From the pier begins the beach area, which belongs to the boarding house "Pochtovik". On the opposite, southern side, the Kabardinka municipal beach borders the mouth of the Doob River, behind which the Metro beach area begins.

Families with children prefer to relax on the central beach. There is a special play area here, and nearby is LunaPark, which is very popular among the little guests of the resort village.

From the side of the residential area there is an embankment along the beach. This is a place where many cafes, snack bars, bars and restaurants are open in the summer. If tourists are hungry, here you can find everything you need - from light snacks to a set lunch. On the Kabardinka embankment there are souvenir shops, a pharmacy and shops selling resort goods - swimsuits, swimming trunks, sunscreen, towels and sun hats.

Clear sea in Kabardinka

Abundance of holidaymakers during high season

Tourists relaxing on the beach can use the services of massage therapists, including specialists in Thai massage. There are also installations for hydromassage with sea water on the shore, and near the embankment you can undergo peeling procedures with Garra Rufa fish.

Water activities are available to everyone who finds themselves on the central beach of Kabardinka: banana boat rides, parachute flights behind a speedboat, water skiing, rental of jet skis and catamarans. Snorkeling enthusiasts can always rent a mask and fins. In the coastal area there is a bungee ride, water slides, and tables for those who like to play air hockey.

Bridge near Central Beach

Beach volleyball

Design of the Kabardinka embankment

Other beaches of Kabardinka

From the border of Novorossiysk towards Kabardinka there is a chain of picturesque wild beaches. The beaches at Cape Penai, located 3-4 km from the resort village, are especially popular. In this place, the steep coast is only 3-5 meters away from the sea. Wild beaches are usually visited by lovers of secluded recreation, for whom sunbathing and swimming in front of a large crowd of people is uncomfortable. You can get to the wild beaches of Kabardinka along the M4 highway. From the highway to the beaches you go down the paths.

With residential development begins a series of well-maintained beaches belonging to various sanatoriums, boarding houses and children's health camps. Between the beaches of the Lazurny and Kabardinka boarding houses there is an area of ​​unequipped coastline with wild beaches. Another wild beach is located between the beach areas owned by the Znamya and Sputnik camps.

There is also an unmaintained piece of the coastal strip just behind the embankment. It is often called the “public village beach.” When the central beach of Kabardinka is overloaded, many tourists come here, because this beach is covered with flat pebbles, and the entrance to the sea is gentle and comfortable.

Wild beach at Cape Penai

Beach at the Lighthouse

Active recreation in Kabardinka

Many tourists prefer to spend their holidays actively, not limited to just swimming in the sea and sunbathing. There are several places for extreme sports fans in Kabardinka. In the center of the resort village, on Mira Street, there is a rope park “Uzelok”. Children and teenagers will especially enjoy passing obstacles in it. Adults can find similar entertainment in the extreme park, which is located on the embankment, near the Pearl of the Sea sanatorium. The obstacles it contains are a real test of the vestibular system, courage and dexterity.

Fans of water activities can visit the nearby Hellas water park. It is not very large in size, but is equipped with different slides and separate pools for adults and children. The Nadezhda sanatorium also has its own water park in Kabardinka. Fans of diving can enjoy underwater diving, and those who want to fight the waves and wind can enjoy windsurfing equipment, which can be rented on the Smena beach.

Water park in the Nadezhda sanatorium

At Metro Beach there is a free equipped beach volleyball court and table tennis tables. The Pearl of the Sea sanatorium has a fenced area for playing paintball. Modern gyms have been created at the Olympus stadium and in several sanatoriums.

Fans of active riding use the services of companies offering bicycle tours around Kabardinka, as well as trips around the surrounding area on ATVs and jeeps. From the spurs of the Markotkh ridge, where these travelers reach, there are magnificent views of Kabardinka, Cape Doob, the expanses of Tsemes Bay, Novorossiysk and Gelendzhik.

View of Kabardinka from the Markotkh ridgeTrails along the Markotkh ridge

Memorable places in Kabardinka and its surroundings

During the Great Patriotic War, Kabardinka and the front line were separated by only 20 km. The Black Sea coast was engulfed in fierce battles in which more than 4 thousand local residents died. In memory of their feat, a Military Memorial was erected in the central square of the resort village. It is located to the north of the bus station and the intersection of Revolyutsionnaya and Mira streets. Every year on May 9, crowded rallies are held near the memorial, in which relatives of the victims also take part.

During one of the most difficult periods of the Great Patriotic War, in order to strengthen the firepower of the front, a fortified artillery battery was placed 3.5 km from Kabardinka, on the way to Novorossiysk. Powerful naval guns and reinforced concrete pillboxes were installed on the shore.

Military memorial "Zubkov's Battery"War memorial "Zubkov's Battery"War memorial "Zubkov's Battery"

The location was chosen well, and the artillerymen under the leadership of Captain Andrei Emmanuilovich Zubkov could control the entire water area of ​​Tsemes Bay. They kept enemy ships under constant targeted fire and did not allow them to approach the Novorossiysk piers. The fearless commander Zubkov was even called the “port controller.”

The Germans bombed the battery non-stop, and planes with aerial bombs flew over the fortifications day and night. A lot of combat crews died here, and the guns themselves had to be replaced several times. And when there were short breaks, front-line artists came to the battery. Today, on the site where the artillerymen fought, near the Don highway, there is a memorial. It consists of a ship's cannon, an entrance to an artillery cellar, a pillbox and a military cemetery where fallen soldiers are buried.

In Kabardinka itself, on the steep Cape Doob, which juts out into the sea, a monument was erected in honor of those who died on the ship “Admiral Nakhimov”. A large passenger sea ship sank on the night of August 31 to September 1, 1986. During the disaster, about a third of everyone on board did not survive, and 423 people drowned in the waters of the bay. The composition, reminiscent of the tragedy, was created a year after the incident. At the memorial you can see a clock raised from the seabed. They show the time when the ship began to sink. About 2 miles from the resort village there is a black barrel at anchor in the waters of Tsemes Bay. It marks the site of the disaster and is clearly visible from the cape in good weather.

Monument in honor of those killed on the ship "Admiral Nakhimov"

Natural and historical attractions

In the central part of the resort village, between Chernomorskaya Street and Mira Street, there is a small area of ​​the Old Park. Despite its modest size - 0.5 hectares, the park area is very popular among guests of Kabardinka and local residents. Since the early 2000s, architectural structures of different eras and styles have been located here. The author of the unusual idea, which was called the “Alley of Civilizations,” was a local resident and talented sculptor Alexander Alekseev.

Near a small park pond there is a medieval tower, and on an island surrounded by water there is a rotunda, which also serves as a fountain. The old park in Kabardinka is planted with evergreen shrubs and trees, and it is very pleasant to walk through it. There is also an art gallery and a florist workshop. The park is open daily from 8.00 to 22.00.

Not far from the entrance to Kabardinka from Novorossiysk there is the “Kastalskaya font”. On the territory of a picturesque, well-kept landscaped park with a lake, there is a restaurant and a small hotel popular with tourists and local residents. The lake is home to sturgeon and trout, and you can fish here for a fee. Many people come to the “Castal Font” to spend time with friends or with family, stroll among beautiful park sculptures, flowerpots and flower beds, and also taste dishes prepared by local chefs.

Castalian font

Temple in Kabardinka

In the center of the residential development of the resort, between Partizanskaya and Kollektivnaya streets, you can see the St. Panteleimon Church. A church dedicated to one of the revered Christian saints, Panteleimon the Healer, appeared in the village in 1875, thanks to the efforts of the Greek Orthodox community. Its members came here five years earlier from Turkey and brought an icon depicting the saint to Kabardinka.

Unfortunately, the first building of the temple has not survived. In 1937, during the active anti-religious campaign carried out by the Soviet government, it was completely destroyed. The church that can be seen today was built in the 1990s. The ancient icon has been preserved and today is displayed inside the temple under glass. The church building is open daily to everyone - both believers and tourists. Divine services are held there on Fridays, weekends and holidays.

St. Panteleimon Church

Church decoration

Exhibition halls and galleries

Many travelers, while vacationing in Kabardinka, try to visit the Glass Workshop. It is located at house number 20 on Mira Street. It displays a large collection of glass items - vases, bowls and artistic crafts made by members of the Karelin family.

The Workshop staff conducts interesting excursions, during which you can learn about the traditions and working methods of glassblowers. If desired, guests can attend master classes where they learn artistic glass painting, stained glass fusing technique and working with glass on a gas burner. At the Workshop there is a souvenir shop selling glass products, including beautiful glass jewelry. Tourists are welcome in the Workshop every day: in the summer from 9.00 to 21.00, and in the winter from 10.00 to 18.00.

In the glass gallery

8.5 km from Kabardinka towards Gelendzhik there is an interesting gallery “Golden Straw”. It's easy to get to. From the bus station you need to take any bus or minibus going to Gelendzhik or through this resort town. You need to get off before reaching the Blue Lagoon, in Maryina Roshcha. The private gallery displays panels, toys and crafts made from straws and shells, made by local resident Galina Sergeevna Shiripova. The gallery sells small souvenirs. It is open to visitors every day from 10.00 to 20.00 at the address: Cherry Lane, 7.

Tourist attractions and attractions

Not far from the Glass Workshop in Kabardinka there is the territory of the Dinopark, where silicone models of 12 lizards from the Jurassic period are exhibited. They are 2 to 3 meters high and are very realistic - dinosaurs can make sounds and move. The Dinopark is open in the summer and welcomes guests daily from 9.00 to 22.00.

Dinopark

Near the bus station, on Kollektivnaya Street, 81, an attraction called “The House Upside Down” was built for all those coming to Kabardinka. The one-story building is upside down on its roof. Its interiors consist of a bedroom, living room, kitchen, bath and children's room. Children and those who like to take unusual photographs like to come here. Some visitors even feel slightly dizzy from the illusion created in “The Upside Down House.” This unusual attraction is open daily from 10.00 to 21.30.

Attraction "House Upside Down"

To the west of the bus station, on Revolutionary Street, there is one of the most popular attractions of Kabardinka - the oceanarium. Its exhibitions are divided into several thematic zones. At the entrance you can see the inhabitants of rivers and freshwater lakes. Then guests are taken to aquariums where colorful inhabitants of coral reefs and the sea coast live. Next to them there is a large aquarium with sharks, rays and moray eels, and at the very end there is a pool where seals of the Baltic Sea live.

In the building next to the oceanarium, an exotarium is open for resort guests, in which unusual and rare inhabitants of the Amazon forests, as well as African deserts and semi-deserts are exhibited. These are snakes, lizards, spiders, turtles, crocodiles and tropical birds. Both the exotarium and the aquarium are open to visitors daily from 10.00 to 22.00.

At the Kabardinka Oceanarium

Where to stay and how to eat in the resort village of Kabardinka

Renting housing for a holiday in Kabardinka is not difficult: in the village there is a 5* hotel, several 3-4* hotels, as well as a large selection of guest houses. In the off-season, local sanatoriums and boarding houses readily welcome tourists. At any time of the year, in the resort village there are many offers from private owners who rent out turnkey apartments, rooms and houses to tourists.

Guest house in Kabardinka

The issue of food is also easily resolved here, especially if you stay where full board is offered. Nowadays, such services are provided not only by sanatoriums, boarding houses and large hotels. Today you can get breakfast or three full meals a day by renting rooms in many mini-hotels and guest houses.

Most of the guest houses in Kabardinka are equipped with public kitchens for self-catering. Groceries and semi-finished products in the resort village are bought at the central market and in shops. The assortment of all types of products is quite sufficient, but the prices cannot be called very cheap, since Kabardinka is part of a seaside resort area.

Most catering establishments are concentrated in the central part of the village, and there are especially many of them along Mira Street and on the embankment. In recent years, several canteens operating on a self-service system have appeared in Kabardinka. Most of the village has ordinary cafes, where you can order set lunches from 12.00 to 16.00. There are quite a lot of Caucasian cuisine establishments in Kabardinka; there are also pizzerias, donut shops and pancake shops.

How to get there

Kabardinka is located on the seaside highway - the M4 federal highway, so it’s easy to come here with your own car.

The nearest airport is 13 km from Kabardinka - in Gelendzhik. From here to the resort village there are regular buses, minibuses and taxis, the journey of which takes 20-35 minutes. Some tourists prefer to fly to Anapa or Krasnodar, and then get to Kabardinka on intercity buses that pass through this resort village. From Krasnodar such a road turns out to be long. Depending on whether the bus goes through Novorossiysk or Goryachiy Klyuch, the trip takes from 3 to 4 hours.

The nearest railway station to Kabardinka is located in Novorossiysk. From the train station you can take a taxi, or you can take trolleybus No. 6 and get to the Novorossiysk bus station. From here to Kabardinka and through it there are several buses and minibuses. Novorossiysk and Kabardinka are separated by 22 km, and the journey by regular transport to the resort takes 35-45 minutes.

Another option to get to Kabardinka is to come by train to Anapa or to the Tonnelnaya station and from there get to the resort village by bus, minibus or taxi.