Koktebel

The small resort town 20 km from the shore at Feodossii Koktebel Bay at the foot of Karadag.

He is famous thanks to the dacha of the poet and artist Maximilian Voloshin, served as a meeting place for artists.

From 1944 to 1991.Planerskoe was called for active use features of the mountain Klementyev ( Uzun Syrt ) for the development of gliding .

Information on the date the base Koktebel contradictory.

It is known that after the annexation of Crimea to Russia, the village was abandoned . In XIX century the village has found a second life.This prizoshlo with an appearance on the road from Feodosia Sudak Bulgarian village. By the end of the XIX century the village was Koktebel with a mixed population of Crimean Tatars in the Crimea and moved the Bulgarians.The modern town was formed on the basis of Koktebel Koktebel village , hamlet Barakol Bulgarian , Greek village Armutluk , a Russian village cordon and holiday village on the Gulf coast .

At the end of the XIX century Koktebel turned into a popular summer destination.

a special role in the development of Koktebel played a poet and artist Maximilian Voloshin.He settled permanently in Koktebel at his dacha and offers a number of poets, writers and other artists, at his home at various times lived Alexei Tolstoy, Vincent Veresaev , Marina Tsvetaeva , Nikolay Gumilev Parnok Sofia and many other famous artists .They contributed to the development of this flow of naturism which is based on the maximum approximation to nature for healing body and spirit, these freedoms have attracted many followers here . It began to build cottages or settle from the world of arts and sciences.After his death his widow continued to Voloshin's take these guests , and in 1930 his house was transformed into the House of Writers Koktebel, existing to this day .

Today is a typical seaside resort town . Very popular with tourists.

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