Krepost Funa

#181 among destinations in Ukraine

Forts and castles, Mountain

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Funa is a fortress located on a rocky hill two kilometers to the north of the village of Luchiste near the western slope of Demerdzhi mountain. Nothern outpost of the medieval principality of Theodoro. The name is similar to the name of the mountain Fauna from that time, which in translation from Greek means "dimna".

Alternative names: Coordinates: 44°45'6"N, 34°23'19"E

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CrimeaUkraine

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Krepost Funa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Marble Cave, Dhzurla, Djur-Djur, Chatyr-Dag.

6.2 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Cave
Marble Cave, Cape Martyan Reserve
159 min walk • Nestled in the scenic landscape of the Cape Martyan Reserve in Ukraine lies the enigmatic Marble Cave, a subterranean wonder that attracts spelunkers and tourists alike with its natural beauty and geological significance.
2.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Dhzurla, Perevalne
55 min walk • Dhzurla waterfall is located on the Dhzurla river in the Crimean Mountains of Crimea. Waterfall height is about 6 metres. Waterfall has a few cascades. The word “Dhzurla” from Crimean Tatar language which means “her, who runs." Downstream river is called Soter.
5.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Djur-Djur, Perevalne
134 min walk • Djur-djur — waterfall is located on the Ulu-Uzen' river in the Crimean Mountains of Crimea. Waterfall height is 16 metres. Djur-djur has not dried up ever, even in the dry years. Water from the waterfall falls into a small lake, and then comes into the river channel, which flows into the sea near the village Solnechnogorsk.
4.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chatyr-Dag
116 min walk • Chatyr-Dag is a mountainous massif in Crimea, near Simferopol-Alushta highway. In the Crimean Tatar language çatır means tent and dağ means mountain.
4.5 miW
Nature, Cave, Natural attraction
Vyalova cave
116 min walk • Vyalova Cave is a cave in a lower plateau of the Chatyrdag mountain, Crimea. It also has an 'old' name: Togerik-Alan-Hosar. The cave has a vertical entrance of 31 m depth, which gradually, at a depth about 16 m, transforms into a steep, almost vertical, shaft.
2.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Angarskyi Pass
61 min walk • The Angarskyi Pass is a mountain pass of the Crimean Mountains on the Crimean peninsula. The pass is the highest point on the Simferopol–Alushta roadway, at 752 metres above sea level. It takes its name from the Angara River, a tributary of the Salhir.
5 miW
Wayside shrine
Eklizi-Burun
129 min walk • Eklizi-Burun-Western, Higher Summit of Jajły Czatyrdah, one of the highest peaks of the Crimean Mountains. The peak is made of limestone. The neighboring, lower peak of this egg-Angar-Burun, is located above the Angarska Pass.
0.9 miE
Park
Geologiceskij pamatnik prirody obsegosudarstvennogo znacenia Urocise Demerdzi
24 min walk • The Demerdzhi natural site is a geological nature monument of national importance of the Crimean Mountains on the terrain of the Alushta City Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
5.6 miS
44°40'21"N • 34°24'42"E
Krepost Aluston, Alushta
143 min walk • Ruins