Praskoveevka offers two distinct highlights to consider when planning an excursion: the village’s foothill landscape and the coastal rock formation Skala Parus nearby. If you’re looking for a holiday rental in Praskoveevka, you can decide whether a horseback ride or the coastal landscape will be the focus of your holiday.

Horse riding trail through the foothills

A horse riding trail run by the “Praskoveevka” equestrian tourism centre passes through forests and meadows, crosses the Dzhankhot River, and winds through the village’s foothill landscape. The centre currently describes bookings for horseback rides; contact them directly for details about its operations. The trail offers a different focus from a visit to the rock formation by the sea.

Skala Parus nearby

Skala Parus is a rectangular slab of stone that rises out of the water perpendicular to the sea coast and resembles a sail. It is about 25 metres high, 20 metres long, and approximately one metre thick. A roughly circular opening about one metre in diameter is located in its lower part; how it formed remains unknown. These measurements give the striking formation a concrete sense of scale.

A 2019 description gives the distance from Praskoveevka as about 500 metres on foot along the shore. Skala Parus can also be reached on foot from Dzhankhot; the distance given there is 4.5 kilometres. The figures vary depending on the starting point and route. Shore conditions and access may change; check before visiting.

A 2019 description calls a boat trip a particularly popular way to reach Skala Parus; trips departed daily from Gelendzhik’s central pier. Check current departure times directly if you plan to take this option.

Getting to Praskoveevka

For travel from Gelendzhik to Praskoveevka, a travel description dated 2019 lists bus route 108 or a taxi. Before setting off, check which service is currently available. This lets you plan the journey to the village and a possible excursion to the coast as separate parts of your trip.

More things to discover in Krasnodar Krai

The wider Krasnodar Krai region also offers natural attractions that differ from the foothill and coastal landscapes around Praskoveevka. In the “Azov Spits” Nature Park, sea waves and currents shape spits and islands from sand and shells, creating a variety of outlines. Bird colonies of various gull, tern, and cormorant species are found year-round on shallow coastal waters, at the ends of the spits, and on sandy islands; bird presence varies seasonally. In the “Anapa Spit” Nature Park, visitors can walk along the coast on broad, golden beaches. Farther from the sea, the sand forms a series of high dunes.

Another regional highlight is the “Wine Roads of Krasnodar Krai” route. Through interactive exhibitions and installations, it presents the region’s more than 2,500-year history of grape growing and winemaking, from antiquity to the present day. The route passes through Anapa, Taman, and Gelendzhik, among other places. Its description lists 20 wineries as places to visit; this number may change. Check the route and current operating status before planning a visit.

Discover more destinations: Za Rodinu, Protochnyy, Borisovka, Zarechie, Volkonka, Novoderevyankovskiy, Tsemdolina, Vishnevka

See the wider travel guide: Krasnodar Krai.