Panahiya

This is a tract in the Crimea, near the village of Zelenoghirya near Alushta, where the Arpat River cut a small Arpat Canyon with a cascade of waterfalls on the slopes of Mount Kurocha. The remains of a medieval monastery are hidden here, which gave the place its name.

From the Greek "panaya" - "all-holy", it is an epithet of the Mother of God. The monastery, the remains of which were preserved in the tract, had the same name, so the name here is more about faith than about geography.

The landmark is the village of Zelenoghirya: it is there that the two sources of the Arpat (Pananyan-Uzen and Kushen-Uzen) merge, and then the trail leads up along the river to the canyon and waterfalls.

In the spring and after the rains, when the river is full - then the waterfalls look like waterfalls, and not like modest cascades on stones. In the summer, the Arpat mountain stream becomes noticeably thinner.

The canyon itself with a cascade of waterfalls is the main attraction and a popular hiking route. And another mysterious bonus for history lovers: the unexplored remains of a medieval church (according to some versions - a monastery) just above the village.