Aeroport Mineral'nyye Vody Imeni M.yu.lermentova 34 min
Mashuk (19 min) Storied mountain in a remote area with many types of trees & 800-plus plant species. Park Tsvetnik (7 min) Scenic park outside a concert hall with a circular fountain, bronze statues & elegant landscaping. Lermontov Grotto (6 min) Grot Diany (6 min) Эолова Арфа, Беседка (6 min) Neoclassical 1800s pavilion with electronic harp music & broad panoramas over Pyatigorsk. Pyatigorskaya Kanatnaya Doroga (6 min) Antique cable cars provide quick transport up Mt. Mashuk, which offers sweeping mountaintop views. Proval (9 min) Spring-fed pool in a cave on the side of Mt Mashuk, associated with fictional con man Ostap Bender. Lermontovskaya Galereya (7 min) Ozero Tambukan (20 min) Gora Zheleznaya (26 min) Mount Beshtau (17 min) 5 separate peaks compose this tree-covered mountain, a local destination for treks & scenery. Goryachaya (6 min) Gora Mashuk (19 min) This 993m-tall mountain is covered in forests & features a famous downhill biking trail. Place of duel of MikhaIl Lermontov (8 min) Stone obelisk marking the site where a notable 19th-century poet died in a gun duel. Pamyatnik Lermontovu (19 min) Monument and history |