Aeroport Mineral'nyye Vody 32 min
Park Tsvetnik (10 min) Scenic park outside a concert hall with a circular fountain, bronze statues & elegant landscaping. Mount Beshtau (16 min) 5 separate peaks compose this tree-covered mountain, a local destination for treks & scenery. Pyatigorskaya Kanatnaya Doroga (6 min) Antique cable cars provide quick transport up Mt. Mashuk, which offers sweeping mountaintop views. Proval (5 min) Spring-fed pool in a cave on the side of Mt Mashuk, associated with fictional con man Ostap Bender. Ozero Tambukan (21 min) Park Kultury i Otdykha im. Kirova (6 min) Busy park offering a lake with paddle boats, rides for children & a seasonal ice rink, plus a zoo. Эолова Арфа, Беседка (14 min) Neoclassical 1800s pavilion with electronic harp music & broad panoramas over Pyatigorsk. Place of duel of MikhaIl Lermontov (7 min) Stone obelisk marking the site where a notable 19th-century poet died in a gun duel. Pamyatnik Lermontovu (9 min) Monument and history Mashuk (18 min) Storied mountain in a remote area with many types of trees & 800-plus plant species. Goryachaya (18 min) Universal'nyy Rynok Lira (10 min) Many vendors of apparel, food & appliances compose this sprawling indoor-outdoor bazaar. Skul'ptura Orla (13 min) Restored bronze statue of an eagle catching a snake unveiled in 1903 & emblem of mineral water city. Grot Diany (12 min) Gora Mashuk (18 min) This 993m-tall mountain is covered in forests & features a famous downhill biking trail. |