Features of rest in Okunevka in Crimea

Among the famous resorts of Crimea, such as Yalta, Feodosia, Alushta, Sudak, Evpatoria, there is one place that also attracts vacationers. This is a village in the Black Sea region of the Republic of Crimea, the center of the Okunevsky rural settlement - Okunevka. This small settlement cannot be called a resort, but what it is famous for, let's try to figure it out in this article.

Even in ancient times in the 4th century BC. NS. on the site of the modern settlement there were distant choirs of Chersonesos. The centuries changed, the rulers and in the II century BC. NS. on the territory of modern Okunevka, a Scythian-Sarmatian population appeared. For the first time, the village of Okunevka was mentioned in the documentary Cameral Description of the Crimea in 1784 under the name Tarpanchi.

After the annexation of Crimea to Russia in 1783, the rulers of Russia each in their own way dealt with the territorial transformations of the peninsula. In the course of these transformations, the village of Tarpanchi belonged either to the Novorossiysk province, or to the Tauride province, or to the Evpatoria district. According to the Bulletin of Volosts and Villages dated April 19, 1806, it is written about the Tarpanchi village that there are 10 households in it, the population consists of Crimean Tatars.

Crimean War of 1853-56 made its own changes to the development of the village. During the hostilities, Tarpanchi was completely destroyed, and the Tatars left their acquired place, moving to Turkey. For several years, no one lived on this territory, but after the forced resettlement of state peasants from the central Russian and Ukrainian provinces, life in the village resumed.In the List of inhabited places of the Tauride province, according to information from 1864, there is an entry that Tarpanchi is a Russian village, in which there are 6 courtyards, 45 inhabitants, near the Black Sea.

In the Memorial Book of the Tauride province for 1900, the changed name of the village is recorded - Tarpanchi-Biyuk with four courtyards, with a Russian population of 36 people. With the advent of Soviet power in Crimea, administrative boundaries were changed again, volosts were abolished, counties changed, and the names of settlements changed.

From 1922 to 1948, according to the Tarpanchi-Biyuk documents, they signed how Beshi was then divided into two settlements - Tarpanchi and Biyuk, then they were connected again, and only in 1948, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR dated May 18, the permanent name was fixed for the village - Okunevka.

The village of Okunevka got its name in honor of the fishing industry for which ancient ancestors were famous. Today, a rather secluded place with 10 streets, two lanes, with an area of ​​25 hectares, with a population of 584 people, cannot compete with eminent resorts.

In addition to a general education school, a library, a post office, a small store, a medical institution, there is nothing else in the village. - there is no brisk trade in cooling drinks, pastries, kebabs, there are no competitions on gyro scooters, traditional on the southern beaches.

Those who are tired of the city bustle, who want to be alone, who love space, calm swimming, who are fond of scuba diving, who love quiet walks along the seashore, fresh air filled with the aroma of steppe herbs, who want to see many rare plants and animals.

The bathing places are famous crystal clear water, since Okunevka is located in the area of ​​Cape Tarkhankut, which is considered the cleanest and most picturesque on the Crimean peninsula.

Okunevka has a relatively mild climate: summers are hot and dry, winters are humid, not frosty. The beach season starts from mid-May and lasts until the end of October.

Rocky ledges divided the entire coast into separate beaches. There is also a sand, there is also a pebble.

The sun, clean sea water, fresh air contribute to an excellent rest on the shore.

Having rested in peace and quiet in body and soul, you will definitely want to have fun. Local residents, for whom serving tourists is their main source of income, will help you to speed up your leisure time. They will gladly take you on a boat ride, help you to scuba dive to the bottom, children will ride a banana boat. Fans of scuba diving in clear water can observe the life of fish and shellfish, sea crabs, mussels.

Not far from the village there is equestrian club Savostin Horse beach Club, those wishing to make horseback riding.

All Okunevka houses open their doors to guests. There are no large hotels in the village, but vacationers have no problems with accommodation. For those who love peace and quiet, small cozy private hotels near the sea of ​​a home type are suitable.

And if you prefer comfortable accommodation, then they are waiting for you village recreation centers.

There is a recreation center on the very coast of the Black Sea "House near the sea"... The territory of the camp site is guarded. Well-groomed lawns, flower beds, trees, and between them there are cozy houses and comfortable trailers, 24-hour hot water is provided, the chefs in the dining room offer dishes from fresh rural products, and you will enjoy the extraordinary enjoyment of the sea air, salty wind, pine scent and juniper scent.

Vacationers leave favorable reviews about mini-hotel "Okunevka Tour". The hotel has a cozy fenced yard with an equipped playground for games, a barbecue area. For active recreation of adults there is a tennis court and billiards. The mini-hotel is allowed to stay with pets. The Okunevka Tour boarding house has a dining room where delicious homemade food is served.

City dwellers, while resting in Okunevka, enjoy the freshest village products: eggs, milk, cottage cheese, vegetables - everything is sold by the owners themselves. First-class chefs work in canteens at mini-hotels, prepare delicious meals, and visitors eat with appetite.

In the private sector, if you do not want to deal with cooking, hostesses offer their services. It is convenient for guests to choose an option with three meals a day.

Recently opened in Okunevka cafe-bar Villa Galla. The reviews of tourists about it are very good: a cozy interior, a sea view, dishes from Russian and European cuisines on the menu, muted music - all this contributes to a pleasant pastime.

Deliciously prepared according to old recipes, shurpa, lagman, sweets together with delicious Crimean herbal tea will not leave you indifferent.

Okunevka is a place where tourists get acquainted with antiquity, because it was on the territory of the modern village that the ancient city of Tarpanchi was located, now excavations are underway there, and those who want to learn more about the rich history of Crimea can visit this place.

It is not difficult to get to Okunevka. Bus routes operate:

• Okunevka - Olenevka;
• Okunevka - Evpatoria;
• Okunevka - Simferopol.

We invite you to Okunevka to enjoy your vacation in a village on the Black Sea coast.

You can see the village from a bird's eye view in the video below.