Aeroport Mineral'nyye Vody 33 min
Эолова Арфа, Беседка (7 min) Neoclassical 1800s pavilion with electronic harp music & broad panoramas over Pyatigorsk. Pamyatnik Lermontovu (5 min) Monument and history Pyatigorskaya Kanatnaya Doroga (6 min) Antique cable cars provide quick transport up Mt. Mashuk, which offers sweeping mountaintop views. Grot Diany (7 min) Park Kultury i Otdykha im. Kirova (11 min) Busy park offering a lake with paddle boats, rides for children & a seasonal ice rink, plus a zoo. Mount Beshtau (15 min) 5 separate peaks compose this tree-covered mountain, a local destination for treks & scenery. Skul'ptura Orla (7 min) Restored bronze statue of an eagle catching a snake unveiled in 1903 & emblem of mineral water city. Goryachaya (7 min) Place of duel of MikhaIl Lermontov (8 min) Stone obelisk marking the site where a notable 19th-century poet died in a gun duel. Mashuk (19 min) Storied mountain in a remote area with many types of trees & 800-plus plant species. Proval (9 min) Spring-fed pool in a cave on the side of Mt Mashuk, associated with fictional con man Ostap Bender. Gora Mashuk (19 min) This 993m-tall mountain is covered in forests & features a famous downhill biking trail. Universal'nyy Rynok Lira (13 min) Many vendors of apparel, food & appliances compose this sprawling indoor-outdoor bazaar. Gora Zheleznaya (26 min) Park Tsvetnik (6 min) Scenic park outside a concert hall with a circular fountain, bronze statues & elegant landscaping. |