Pivdenna Demerdzhi

Southern Demerji - the top of the Demerji Yaila massif in the Main Range of the Crimean Mountains, 1239 meters high. It is composed of limestones and conglomerates, so the rocks here are bizarre in shape - pillars, bastions and blocks 10-12 meters thick.

The mountain stands next to Alushta, near the Simferopol-Yalta highway, the nearest village is Luchyste. Kateryna's profile is visible directly from the highway, so it is difficult to miss.

This is a field of weathered stone figures on the western slope, where the blocks resemble people, animals and all kinds of mysterious creatures. The largest pillar - the Giant - is about 25 meters high. In the fog, the silhouettes seem to come alive and change, hence the name.

Yes, episodes of Soviet comedies were filmed in the Valley of Ghosts - in particular, the Caucasian captive. So some rocks you may have already seen on the screen without even knowing it.

The slopes are covered with beech-hornbeam and pine forests, there is even a relict yew tree. The route to the figures is gentle and accessible without mountaineering training, but the light and weather here constantly redraw the landscape - in the fog, prepare for complete mysticism.