Frankly speaking Bakhchisaray is all about Tatar culture and sightseeing of medieval landmarks. However if that’s not enough here are some more things to do in Bakhchisaray.
Shopping
Souvenirs. Crimea Gifts (3-80 Gagarina st., www.crimeagifts.com, tel 38 (095) 106-7791).
Centralniy ryinok (Central market) close to the train station.
Supermarkets. Rubin (Frunze 25, close to “Red Night” club), ATB (Frunze, 45, tel.+38 0800 500415, open 24/7), Bakhchisaray winery (Makenonskogo str. 1, tel 38 (0655) 4-26-71), Dikiy Mjod (Wild honey, Lenina str. 42A, open 24/7)
Bakhchisaray park of miniatures
Adress: Lenina str. 10, zhylenko_viktor@mail.ru +38-050-104-05-66 , 9 a.m.-9:00p.m. october-april, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. may-september.
The zoo inside Miniature park is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. october-april, admission 60 UAH , kids 3-13 years 30 UAH). It is the third (after Alushta and Yevpatoria parks) and the biggest park of miniatures in Crimea with an area of 2.5 hectares. You will enjoy observing small replicas (25 times smaller) of peninsula’s most interesting places. It is truly amusingly to see the Simferopol airport with detailed aircrafts, Cathedral of Alexander Nevskiy or small copies of the Honor obelisk’s of Kerch and Stalingrad Heroes.
Gym
Tais (Mira str., 15 UAH per hour), Inkomsport (Kuybishevo, Sportivnaya str. 2, tel.+38 (050) 5980886, incomsport@bk.ru.
Rope Jumping is done in nearby village Bashtanivka. See around Bakhchysaray page.
Sauna/SPA
The hunting lodge (Bakhchisaray region,Kuybishevo, Sovetskaya str. 18,http://ohotnichiydom.com/, open 24/7)
Concerts and life music
Punk – festival «PunX is a Fight» (21-28th of July, close to Bakhchisaray reservoir)
The Festival Almin battle (20-22th of Sept.,village Peschanoye)
Hidirlez – National Crimean Tatar holiday (6th of May, 25th km of Simferopol-Bakhchisaray road, close to “Shaherezada” mall.
Clubs
Red Night (café Deniza, Frunze st. 32, 2nd floor, Mon-Fri 10 a.m. – 12 a.m., Sat-Sun 10 a.m. – 3 a.m., tel. +38 06554 43762).
Piramida (in the city center, open: 8 p.m.-3 a.m., daily, tel.+38 099 4863622)
Efsane (Lenina st. 43, Mon-Sun, 9 a.m.-3 a.m., tel. +38 099 0257405)
Bakhchysaray hotels and other places to stay
Places to visit around Bakhchysaray
