Find Schengen Detailed map of the Taman Peninsula with settlements.

Detailed map of the Taman Peninsula with settlements.

home Although Taman Peninsula , washed mainly by the Sea of Azov, is inferior in popularity Black Sea resorts Russia (Anapa, Sochi, etc.) – you should definitely visit it at least once! On the Taman Peninsula there are unique places

, which you will not find on the coasts of the Black Sea.

Map of the Taman Peninsula

Sights of the Taman Peninsula

Temryuk

This city is the largest settlement on the Taman Peninsula.

Sign at the entrance “Temryuk” Located in Temryuk museum of military equipment under open air

. There are combat vehicles from different years collected there. He was located on Mount Miska. You need to go along the street. Rose Luxemburg. Read the details.

GPS Coordinates: N 45 16.6692; E 37 23.1000

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By the way, if you are in Temryuk, be sure to try Temryuk kvass - the best kvass in the Krasnodar region! Do not confuse it with Starominsky or Tamansky - it’s not the same.

Mud volcanoes and lakes Throughout the Taman Peninsula there are numerous mud volcanoes And mud lakes

, spewing healing mud.

(second name - Blue Balka), located in the village “For the Motherland”. Entrance fee: 400 rub. Read about this volcano and the “Island of Health” recreation center.

GPS Coordinates: N 45 21.4312; E 37 06.0353 Volcano Shugo

- one of the largest mud volcanoes on the Taman Peninsula. Located in the village of Fadeevo, near the village of Varenikovskaya.

For more information about the benefits of medicinal mud, as well as their location on the map of the Taman Peninsula, see.

Golubitskoe mud lake

A reservoir of incredible beauty, located a few meters from the sea. You can admire it, you can swim in it, and there is healing mud in the lake. The lake is located on Central Beach.

Ataman Ethnographic. village-museum Ataman

It is located on the outskirts of Taman. Ataman shows the life of the Kuban Cossacks 200 years ago.

Stanitsa Ataman

Read how to get to Ataman and how much tickets cost.

Located in the Akhtanizovsky estuary. After the village “Strelka”, before the bridge over the Kazachy Erik, you need to turn left and drive along the Erik for several kilometers. You arrive at the parking lot in the town of “Oak Market” and purchase a ticket. Then take a boat along the estuary to the lotuses.

Ancient city of Tmutarakan

The oldest city on the territory of the Taman Peninsula, which was part of the Old Russian state. The history of the city has been known since the 6th century BC. At that time the city belonged to the Bosporan kingdom and was called Hermonassa. In the 3rd century AD. the city was destroyed. Then there were the Khazar and Byzantine periods. In the 10th century, Russians came here.

The Taman Peninsula is located in the Tyumrek region and partly in the Anapa resort Krasnodar region Russian Federation, adjacent to its southwest edge eastern part. The northern, western and southern sides of the peninsula are respectively washed by the Taman Bay of the Sea of Azov, the Kerch Strait and the Black Sea.

Length of steep rugged coastline The peninsula is made of limestone and shell rock, 250 km long, its area is 1.7 thousand km2, of which almost half is occupied by estuaries and floodplains, the length in the south-north direction is 40 km, in the west-east 66 km.

Taman Peninsula on the map of Russia

The relief of the peninsula is gentle, low-lying, flat, with numerous coastal spits, bays and estuaries on the coast, mud volcanoes (more than 30), and swamps in the east near the delta of the Kuban River. Geographical characteristics The peninsulas have changed greatly over time. Only in the last century did the Tuzla Spit become an island, and the Kuban River, which flowed into the Black Sea, now flows into the Sea of Azov.

Detailed map of the Taman Peninsula,

In ancient times, the current peninsula was an archipelago of islands separated by straits. On one of these islands was located the capital of the Bosporus, Phanagoria, and the city of Kepi, part of which is currently flooded with water, and the ruins of the upper part are preserved on the hills ancient city. On an island located to the south, in the 6th century BC. e. The ancient Greeks built the fortified city of Hermonassa with temples, monumental buildings, and landscape design elements, the remains of which were found by architects. The city repeatedly changed hands, was destroyed, restored, and renamed. Prince Oleg called it Tmutarakan, and in the 18th century, after the annexation of the Taman Peninsula to Russia, it was named Taman.

No ancient architectural monuments have been preserved on the Chushka spit, but under the water of the Taman Bay in the south of the spit, 6 marble columns, supposedly the Temple of Achilles, were found and then lost. The Fontalovsky Peninsula in the north of the Taman Peninsula with artesian springs gushing fountains was a Cimmerian island with Hellenic settlements and the flooded city of Tiramba.

The archipelago of islands was inhabited by Scythians, Greeks, Sarmatians, Jews, Khazars, Huns, Cumans, and Turks. In 969, Prince Svyatoslav founded the Tmutarakan principality on it. Zaporizhian Cossacks settled the Taman Peninsula and the village of Taman during the reign of Catherine II.

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On the peninsula there are international sea ports Temryuk and Kavkaz, comfortable CPC in the vicinity of the village of Golubitskaya and on the Miska and Gnilaya mountains, a natural museum ancient monuments. Ancient Taman has turned into a modern rich village.

The Taman Peninsula, with a temperate continental climate, is known for its excellent vineyards and gardens, a variety of seafood, magnificent beaches and numerous ancient monuments.

Taman or the Taman Peninsula, washed on three sides by seas and bays, is oldest place culture and recreation throughout the Krasnodar region. Taman has existed for 2600 years.

It is rich not only in history, evidence of which is kept in museums, but also in natural ideal conditions for growing the best wine “Phanagoria”, and the volcanoes of the Taman Peninsula help heal and rejuvenate the body.

Taman is not a pretentious resort place, it is still original, there are still many quiet untouched corners, it is still romantic, attractive and cozy for everyone who does not like noisy beaches, queues at cafes and other disadvantages of developed Black Sea resorts.

The climate on the peninsula is marine continental. This is early spring, after a rainy and windy winter, in summer the temperature does not exceed 30ºC, and the sea warms up to +26ºC, cool autumn begins in November, driving out lingering vacationers from the beaches with its rains.

The Taman Peninsula is a sunny and wine region, thanks to the fertile lands, the proximity of the Black and Azov seas. The villages of the Taman Peninsula are conducive to a good rest, after which you feel a real surge of strength and inspiration, thanks to natural resources these places.

The map of the Taman Peninsula shows all the villages located along the seashore.

What villages are there on the Taman Peninsula?

Village "Golubitskaya" has been the most popular among vacationers since Soviet times and departmental health resorts. There are mud volcanoes and within walking distance the lightly salted Sea of Azov, shell sand, plenty of camping sites and cozy holiday homes.

The village has an excellent Amazon water park for 1,700 people, as well as the Nemo Dolphinarium with an unforgettable performance of bottlenose dolphins.

Village "Peresyp" It is considered a quiet, non-clubby place, where you can indulge in the sun, sea and clean air filled with iodine, which is secreted by the local algae.

In the village "For the Motherland" is the most famous volcano“Tizdar”, and the territory adjacent to it is not for nothing that people call it a “healing island”, because medicinal properties volcanic mud has been known since ancient times.

Its crater, with an area of 900 square meters, accommodates everyone who wants to improve their health. This creamy mud substance contains iodine, bromine, hydrogen sulfide and calcium, which undoubtedly has a positive effect on all vital organs, being absorbed through the skin. In the village you can visit an ostrich farm.

Villages "Kuchugury", "Ilyich" Muscovites especially love it for its comfort and silence, furnished with love and soul for each guest.

Village "Hay" is the hereditary kingdom of Phanagoria, as evidenced by many interesting excavations, which will be very interesting to those interested in antiquities. The famous Phanagoria wine factory is also located here.