– resort village in the Sudak region of Crimea. New World located 7 km from Sudak. The nature of the New World is unique. The semicircle of mountains protects the New World from three sides. In the north, there are ledges of Mount Sokol, followed by Mount Perchem (“mane”), in the west, Mount Syndyk with a bizarre cape Karaul-Oba (Watch Mountain), in the south-west, the pointed Koba-Kaya.

The Novyi Svet landscape reserve was created to preserve the unique groves of relic sudak pine and the natural park of tree-like juniper. The Golitsyn trail leads through the entire reserve from the village to Cape Kapchik.

The village arose through the efforts of one of the founders of Russian winemaking, Prince Lev Sergeevich Golitsyn, at the end of the 19th century. The prince founded here, on his estate, factory for the production of champagne wines. Since the local nature favored winemaking, and the traditional technology of champagne production was maintained at the factory through the efforts of the prince, the wine came out of exceptional quality. At first, the village was called Paradise (paradise), but after Nicholas II visited the estate of Prince Golitsyn in 1912, Paradise was renamed Novyi Svet. Status of the town since 1978
In the New World, two palaces of Lev Golitsyn have been preserved, one of which now houses a museum, and the other is notable for its Moorish architecture (depicted on the coat of arms of the village). The factory of sparkling wines continues to operate.
The surroundings of the village have the status of a botanical reserve due to the relict groves of tree-like juniper and Stankevich's pine endemic to these places, as well as picturesque bays with grottoes.
The Golitsyn trail is one of the main attractions of the New World. The trail originates on the southwestern shore of Zelenaya Bay and passes amazing natural grottoes.
The Golitsyn Trail (Falcon Trail) is a mountain trail carved on the slope of Koba-Kaya, located southwest of the village of Novyi Svet (Crimea). It was built in 1912 for the arrival of Tsar Nicholas II on the orders of Prince Golitsyn Lev Sergeevich.
It is believed that it was after the tsar's visit to Paradise (the name of the village where the prince bought land to engage in winemaking) that the village got its current name - the New World: Nicholas II, walking along the path built by Golitsyn, was invited to the table, where he was treated to champagne produced in the village. After he said that he sees life in a new light. And the path along which he walked was called the Golitsyn path.
Currently, there are daily tours.

The legend "About the path of unfaithful wives." There is a legend about a nest of pirates who lived here during the time of the Taurians and ancient Greeks. The robbers went to sea to get their booty, and the wives were left to wait. After the fidelity of the latter was checked in a rather original way.
The woman had to carry on her head along steep paths to the market (clay pot) with water, without spilling and, moreover, without dropping the vessel. If this suddenly happened, the miserable one was thrown from the rock into the sea.
Therefore, the passage was called the Paths of unfaithful wives. It's good that this is only a legend, otherwise a whole cemetery would have formed here. And it’s good that the path was equipped with hanging handrails and a ladder.
The path of unfaithful wives leads to a through cave on Cape Kapchik. Many seriously consider it a lair of pirates - as if they hid in it and attacked the ships that passed nearby. This is not hard to believe. By the way, it was here, on Cape Kapchik, that the legendary Soviet action movie Pirates of the 20th Century was filmed.

Excursions: Champagne Factory, Mount Eagle (Koba-Kaya), Mount Sokol, Chaliapin's Grotto, Blue Bay (another name is Rogue), Blue Bay, also known as Tsarskaya, Juniper Grove, Golitsyn trail (5470 m long).

Films shot in the New World: Treasure Island (1982), Othello (1955), Pirates of the 20th Century (1979), Three Plus Two (1963), Sportloto 82 (1982).

How to get to the New World: There are several ways to get to the New World. The first way - from the station in Simferopol go direct taxis to the New World. Or you can get from Simferopol to Sudak, and a lot of fixed-route taxis go from Sudak to Novy Svet. The third way is from Feodosia from the bus station to fixed-route taxi you can get to Sudak, and from there to the New World by local minibuses.

The island is known for its appearance resembling a large turtle. The guide said that large turtles come to this island to lay their eggs. So, it's not just the tortoise-like appearance that's got it's name. As for the second name, it came from the past. In those days, a woman convicted of infidelity to her husband climbed with her husband to the highest point of this island, and her husband threw her off a cliff. Hence the name, the island of unfaithful wives.

turtle island

Dalyan Island and its surroundings will not leave indifferent any of the tourists who visited it. Magnificent nature and wonderful seascapes literally fall in love with yourself. This is famous and unique place, which is the second largest habitat in the world for giant Mediterranean tortoises of the unique and, unfortunately, endangered species "Caretta". These turtles traditionally live here and lay their eggs in the sand, digging holes up to 80 centimeters deep.

On the island you can not only relax, sunbathe and swim. Visitors to the island can see with their own eyes how tiny turtles hatch from eggs and head towards the sea. And some lucky ones may even be lucky enough to swim with the sea "armored" giants.

Coordinates: 36.79657100,28.59696000

In Turkey, not far from Antalya, there is one small island that has three names at once: the Island of Unfaithful Wives, Mouse Island and Turtle Island. And every name has an explanation...

Turtle Island is a landmark of Turkey, which attracts the attention of tourists coming to the country not only beautiful legend, but also beautiful scenery and the opportunity to go diving.

Island of unfaithful wives

All covered with greenery, absolutely all, there is an island of bad luck in the ocean ...

These lines from the song known to us can also be attributed to the Island of unfaithful wives. Why? Yes, because in ancient times it really became an island to which married women who had cheated on their husbands were exiled. And for them it became an island of bad luck.

In my opinion, for Turkish men it was a very convenient way to get rid of an annoying wife. He took her to the island - and that's it. They were well aware that women were unlikely to be able to get back. Although the husbands justified their actions by the fact that the faithful wives would not suffer and would be able to get from the island to the shore.

Even in this I see a contradiction. Since men admitted the possibility that a woman could return and thereby prove her innocence, it means that they were not at all sure that their wife was cheating.

There are other circumstances that indicate the impossibility of returning the exiled wife. Firstly, Turkish women of that time did not know how to swim. It was good if a young unmarried girl went against tradition and, loving the water, nevertheless learned to swim, but this was extremely rare. Therefore, the percentage of women who returned was extremely low.

Secondly, Turkish men, before sending their second half to the Island of unfaithful wives, put on them all the gold in the house, with which the wife had to return back if she was innocent. It is clear that the gold was pulling the woman to the bottom, greatly reducing her chances of returning. It seems that for the sake of such an occasion, men were ready to first buy their wife a lot of jewelry, and only then “convict” her of treason.

Why was such complexity necessary? The fact is that divorces were forbidden in Turkey at that time, and men from time to time wanted a new wife. So they sent the “old” to the Island of unfaithful wives and, in case of her non-return, were considered divorced bachelors. Very comfortably!

turtle island

This name is given to the island because of its resemblance to a huge turtle, sticking its head, paws and tail out of its shell.

mouse island

In ancient times, a beautiful island attracted the attention of sailors from ships passing by. They wanted to moor to the green island, ran into pitfalls and reefs and sank their ships. As you know, rats and mice are the first to leave a sinking ship, and these cases were no exception. The mice swam towards the island, and the sailors, seeing this, swam after the rodents. I must say that there really were a lot of rodents on Mouse Island.

Now the Island of Unfaithful Wives attracts numerous tourists with its dense and very diverse greenery, mountainous landscape, great beaches and diving opportunities.

The plants on the island are very juicy and green, among them there are a lot of flowering plants that cover this island with their aroma. And lovers of deep "walks" with scuba gear will not be indifferent to the beautiful underwater world, hidden under the thickness of transparent water.

"If your wife cheated on you, then rejoice,
that she betrayed you, not the Fatherland."
A.P. Chekhov.

Tell me, are there miracles in the world?
Well, of course, they can not be counted!
There is an island for those who are very in love.
I will reveal to you the secret of the past.

That island has only three names,
And it is located where Antalya is.
History takes us back in time
It is the most uninhabited of all the islands.

This island was a gift of nature,
Admittedly, he was also in trouble.
Once, the pirates sailed there,
And they saw a fabulous island.

Looked safe from a distance
But the pirate frigate was broken by a wave.
From the ship to the cliff, falling down,
Mice and many rats rushed.

"Mouse" is its first name,
The second, - "Turtle", as the legend says,
The name is given lightly and with a flurry:
It looks like a big turtle.

For a long time in Antalya, the Sultan lived alone,
He went out to the openwork gazebo to rest.
I took a fruit apple from a vase,
He threw it into the pool with his wives.

Which of the wives caught that apple,
The maid took her out of the pool.
In the bath, washed with fragrant water,
She wore beautiful clothes.

The Sultan was waiting for her at night,
Putting gold jewelry on her
But, one day, he noticed that his wife was young,
She sailed away from the apple, not wanting to take it.

The Sultan was immediately seized with doubt,
And then he got suspicious.
He decided to follow her himself,
To accuse of treason not in vain.

Walked through the palace, inspired by the decision,
Heard the cries of a woman in love.
Opening the doors (Oh, what a misfortune!),
He saw a dance of unbridled passion.

His wife, excited from the spell,
Lobzal very passionately young Janissaries.
The beauty of the hair did not cover the shamelessness,
She had no fear and no tears.

And it was useless to deny here,
In captivity, she silently decided to surrender to the Sultan.
The Sultan was angry, he restrained himself.
Janissary, like a dog, escorted out.

"I'm sorry, Sultan, I know it's a sin!
I beg you, execute me in front of everyone!"
"Where is your mind, if you dare so?"
"Love him," she said boldly.

black cloud in grey sky creeps in
What will happen to his beloved lover does not know.
Suffering in ignorance, there is no longer strength,
And the Sultan took his wife to the island.

She sat gloomily in the boat,
Outwardly beautiful, but only pale.
Here is the island. We arrived safely,
They climbed a high rock together.

"If my life has no continuation,
I don't need your jewelry now.
I won’t carry with me to heavenly hell,
I'll take the Janissary's love there."

"Ask for forgiveness then from Allah",
And threw her off a cliff without fear.
Splash. Silence. Not a rustle around.
Only the cold water formed a circle.

The Janissary was very far from the island,
To help his beloved, he sailed to the island.
I saw her splash down from a cliff
And in the white waves forever dissolved.

He threw an oar out of despair into the water,
The stormy current swept him away.
A wave rolled onto the Janissary boat
And swallowed it with him.

Hence the name (so often happens),
"The island of unfaithful wives" is also called.

Reviews

Hello!
Interesting story. And how many unusual things are on our planet Earth!
I read it and thought: “What if this woman in love didn’t drown?” I'm sure she survived. She swam out herself or someone (dolphins) helped. And she lived on that island among field poppies and singing birds.
I wonder if there is an "Island of Unfaithful Husbands"? Hardly. Because the world is more traveled by men; they open up new seas, oceans, islands. And, fantasizing, they come up with names. Not for the benefit and not for the glory of women. For some reason!
I hope everyone understands that I was joking. Except for one thing: that woman didn't drown.
Good luck!

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