Charming Harbor National Nature Park

Coastal steppe, dry gullies and rocky cliffs on Crimea's Tarkhankut Peninsula

Access: currently not possible. This area has been affected by the war in Ukraine, and conditions may differ from the description.

Dry steppe runs down to the Black Sea in three separate sections, ending in rugged cliffs, rock formations and gullies called "beams" that widen into rocky canyons at the coast. The park preserves some of the last primeval coastal steppes.

2AtleshA sector of significant coastal rock formations in the southern part of the park.

3CanğulDry, flat-bottomed gullies 5–50 metres deep that widen into rocky canyons at the coast.

Things to do

On footWalk down the gorge at Bolshoy Castel to its beach and the ruins of former settlements
Try thisLook for the coastal rock formations of the Atlesh sector
On footFollow the ecological trails in the protected zones with a park staff escort
On the waterRent a heated cabin, hire a boat or fish from the coast

Ukraine · Crimean Peninsula Est. 2009 Size 109 km² Protected area category: IUCN II

Also worth seeing

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Bolshoy Castel
A gorge running down to a beach, with ruins of former settlements.

Where it is

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