Virtual tour of the historical and cultural reserve "Arkaim. Other protected areas of the region. Steppes and mountains

Arkaim is one of the most iconic places in the Urals, surrounded by numerous legends and an aura of mystery. Not only tourists aspire here, but also psychics, esotericists, occultists and others. It is located in the steppes in the south of the Chelyabinsk region.

Arkaim is an ancient settlement discovered by archaeologists in 1987 in the steppes in the south of the Chelyabinsk region. This place was supposed to go under water as a result of the construction of the Bolshekaragan reservoir. With great efforts, scientists led by Gennady Zdanovich managed to defend the found archaeological site from imminent flooding. In 1991, this territory was declared a protected area, formally formalized as a branch of the Ilmensky mineralogical reserve.

Since then, in addition to Arkaim, a couple of dozens of at least interesting settlements. The whole complex of settlements was nicknamed the "Land of Cities".

There are a lot of sights on the territory of the Arkaim Museum-Reserve. Here are just a few of them:

Arkaim

Arkaim is a fortified settlement bronze age. The archaeological site is dated to the third or second millennium BC. Don't expect much from a legendary settlement. In fact, only small tubercles remained of it, clearly visible only from the air.

The settlement has a ring shape. Diameter - 145 meters. In place of the walls of the settlement, only small ramparts remained. They represent two circles - external and internal. There were several dozen dwellings on the territory of the settlement. One day for some unknown reason locals for some reason they left their homes, burned the settlement and left the Southern Urals forever.

Finds on Arkaim were not rich. They did not find anything interesting and valuable here, in addition to clay shards, tools and coals. Nevertheless, what is not attributed to Arkaim. Scientists quite seriously talk about the origin of the Aryan race here, about the ancient observatory located here. Yes, and the first horse was allegedly domesticated here, a two-wheeled cart was invented here and a metallurgical furnace was invented. But the bold point of view of Chelyabinsk archaeologists, of course, is not shared by all scientific world.

historical park

It is located on the high terrace of the Bolshaya Karaganka River, away from the noise of the tourist camp. This is a real museum open sky, in which the funeral theme prevails. Here you will see ancient grave stone monuments, as well as stone boxes surrounded by fences - family cemeteries. There are also mysterious menhirs, the purpose of which is still not entirely clear. Also in the historical park is the medieval Turkic complex Aksai.

Museum-reconstruction of the barrow "Temir"

Scientists have recreated here an exact copy of the family tomb of the steppe nomads. The basis was the results of excavations of the Sarmatian mound in the Chesmensky district of the Chelyabinsk region, which was dated to the 4th century BC. With perfect accuracy, scientists reproduced both external and internal organization burial structure. It was customary to bury only the most noble representatives of the tribe and their relatives in mounds.

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Copper-Stone Age settlement

A life-size re-creation of an old settlement based on the results of excavations at the Botai settlement in Northern Kazakhstan. Dwellings are a round semi-dugout. Such a rounded shape made it possible to withstand the most difficult climatic conditions. In the reconstructed settlement of the Copper-Stone Age, you can see how our distant ancestors lived.

Ethnographic Museum "Cossack Estate"

All the exhibits and buildings of this museum were collected in the Southern Urals and brought here by the staff of the reserve. The museum is based on the restored house of the turn of XIX - XX Orenburg Cossacks Dolgopolov from the village of Varlamovo. In the house - household utensils from the beginning of the 20th century.

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Much more interesting object"tent" windmill. She is standing next to the house. The mill was built in 1929 in the village of Paris, but soon it was moved to the Warsaw village. Until the 1960s, the mill worked properly. In 1999, employees of Arkaim became interested in her and transported a unique structure to the territory of the reserve.

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Museum "Nature and Man"

The expositions of the museum are divided into several eras. The Age of Stone will introduce the history of human settlement of the steppes Southern Urals. Here are stone tools - scrapers, axes, knives.

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The section of the exposition of the early metal era introduces the Arkaim settlement and other archaeological sites. In the showcases you will see ancient jewelry, bronze items, crockery shards.

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Finally, the section devoted to the era of the early Iron Age will tell about the history of the nomadic peoples of the steppes. In addition to weapons, horse harness and armor, pay attention to items related to the famous "animal" style.

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Camp of the steppe nomad

Quite recently (in 2010), a new tourist facility- camp of a sedate nomad. The camp consists of four yurts - Mongolian and Kazakh. And here you can not only get acquainted with the life of nomads, but also stay in one of the yurts.

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Museum of ancient industries

Located directly on the territory of the tourist camp. Tourists will see reconstructed different types furnaces - for firing ceramics, heating, smelting metal products. They are recreated in full size on the basis of research on the territory of the Arkaim reserve. Moreover, all furnaces are operational.

Mount Shamanka

Mount Shamanka (or Shamanikha) is an ancient paleovolcano. On this mountain, tourists like to watch sunsets and sunrises. At the top of the mountain there is a stone spiral of 13 circles, symbolizing the passage of the chain of incarnations. It is believed that if you walk barefoot in a spiral, you can reunite with a kind of tree and get rid of sins.

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Mount of Repentance

Mount Repentance is located near the tourist camp, next to Mount Shamanka. There is also a stone spiral at the top.

Mountain of Love

This mountain is located on the territory of the upper camp beyond the Karaganka River. Mount of Love is the highest and steepest of the Arkaim mountains. On the slope of the mountain - a stone spiral. Opens from the mountain beautiful panorama to the tourist camp and Mount Shamanka.

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In "Arkaim" there are other mountains - Arkaim, Reason, Happiness, Visions. They are less remarkable, but, nevertheless, each mountain has its own legends.

"Arkaim" - most popular place. Many thousands of people come here from all over Russia and abroad. There are especially many tourists and pilgrims on the day of the summer solstice.

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ancient mysterious city Arkaim, located on the territory of the Bredinsky district of the Chelyabinsk region, was discovered in 1987. If you look at this temple city from above, you can see a spiral curl. Today "Arkaim" is a nature reserve, a kind of museum under the sky, which attracts pilgrims.

"Arkaim" is tourist place, a whole archaeological complex, which consists of a fortified urban center, a utility site, a burial ground and several unfortified settlements. impresses him geographical position- foothills (eastern side) and the Utyaganka river - the left tributary of the Bolshaya Karaganka.

The Arkaim Reserve is a real treasure for scientists, because populations of rare animals and plants are preserved on its territory.

Brief history of the protected area

Arkaim was first seen by military topographers in 1957, but by mysterious circle showed little interest. Conventional topographers in an aerial survey of the area in 1969 discovered a circular structure that was considered a secret military base. And only in 1987, the participants of the Ural-Kazakhstan archaeological expedition quite by accident discovered Arkaim to humanity. Defensive ramparts, ditches, the street have already been discovered during excavations. Thus, one of the settlements of the “Country of Cities” called Arkaim arose.

The creation of a branch of state significance, that is, the Experimental Museum, was initiated in 1991 by G. B. Zdanovich. In early 1994, the museum became a historical and archaeological center, and in 2007 it was reorganized into the historical and cultural reserve "Arkaim" of regional subordination with many sights.

Complex structure of the reserve

Many argue that "Arkaim" - the reserve of the Chelyabinsk region - is an amazing area where you can concentrate your energy. Therefore, this place is always open not only for historians and archaeologists, but also for many pilgrims, clairvoyants, everyone who believes in the healing and purification of the soul. Arkaim also has a special tradition - to watch the sunrise from the top of the hill.

There are a lot of attractions near the Arkaim reserve. These are various museums and archaeological sites that are open for viewing.

Fortified territory-settlement

This archaeological object of the Bronze Age is dated to the 3rd-2nd millennium BC. e. From the town there were only small hillocks, visible from the air. However, in the past, Arkaim was a settlement with a fairly developed infrastructure for that period of time. Its territory (diameter - only 150 m) was inhabited by approximately 2-3 thousand people. There were several dozen houses in the settlement, but for some reason the natives burned their houses and left the city forever.

historical park

This object of the archaeological complex is located near the Bolshaya Karaganka River, away from the hustle and bustle. In fact, this open-air museum is dominated by the theme of burial. There are many ancient tombstones made of stone and boxes with fences, testifying to the existence of family cemeteries. There are also mysterious menhirs, the purpose of which has not been established. On the territory of the historical park there is a Turkic complex Aksai of the Middle Ages.

"Temir" - reconstructed barrow

The Ostyak Museum, which displays the ancient mound, became the results archaeological research Sarmatian burial mound, which was located in the Chesmensky district of the Chelyabinsk region. It is dated to the 4th century BC. e. Scientists managed to accurately reproduce a copy of the burial structure of the ancient nomadic tribes. They gave details and appearance, and the interior arrangement of the family tomb. Only noble representatives of the tribe and their relatives were buried in mounds.

old village

That can be seen in the settlement of the period of the Copper-Stone Age (Eneolithic) recreated by archaeologists. This ancient village is shown in actual size. The subsoil of its occurrence was the results in the village of Botai in the north of Kazakhstan.

Here you can see housing in the form of rounded semi-dugouts, because this form of housing was due to difficult climatic conditions.

Museum of Ethnography

All museum exhibits gathered in the Urals. The workers brought them to the reserve of the Chelyabinsk region and created the "Cossack estate" here. The prototype of this ethnographic museum is the house of the Dolgopolovs - Cossacks from the village of Varlamovo (late 19th - early 20th centuries). The museum has many household items from that period. Knowledgeable guides talk about the traditions and customs of the ancestors. Very interesting building Museum - "Dutch" windmill (tent type), standing near the house. It was built in Paris in 1929, after which it was transported to the Warsaw village, where it functioned successfully until the 60s of the twentieth century. In 1999, the mill was moved to a protected area.

Master classes are held in this museum for those who want to do needlework. Here, craftswomen can make a souvenir product with their own hands.

Camp of nomadic tribes

Relatively recently, that is, in 2010, a new building was recreated on the territory of Arkaim - a nomad camp. It consists of four yurts, where you can not only see with your own eyes how the nomads lived, but also stay.

Museum of Ancient Crafts

This unique building is equipped in a camp for tourists. Many admire the functioning stoves of impressive size. They were reconstructed in order to show what the kilns for firing ceramic products, heating, as well as furnaces for smelting metal products looked like. All things in the museum can be touched, which is especially liked by the kids.

shamaniha

Many people like to watch the sunrise and sunset from the slopes of Mount Shamanka, which is simply called Shamanikha. At the top of this ancient paleovolcano you can see a spiral of stone. It has 13 turns, which symbolizes the chain of incarnations for passage to paradise. There is a belief that those who walk the spiral with bare feet become one with their family tree, their sins are forgiven.

Mountain of Love

Behind the river Karaganka, in the upper tourist camp, rises highest mountain"Arkaima" - the mountain of Love. On one of its slopes you can see a spiral of stones. The Mountain of Love opens up a magnificent panorama of the camp and a view of Shamanikha.

Other protected areas of the region

reserves, National parks Chelyabinsk region - these are the places where everyone feels like a piece of mother nature. There are 3 reserves and 2 nature parks in the region. I must say that the reserves of the Chelyabinsk region, the list of which is not so long, have great historical, cultural and scientific value.

Thus, the Ilmensky Reserve is famous for such crystalline compounds as minerals (sapphire, garnet, topaz, etc.). This is the most famous nature reserve of the Chelyabinsk region. In fact, it contains almost all types of minerals. natural origin. They are presented at the exhibition of exhibits of the Natural Science Museum.

All reserves of the Chelyabinsk region are significant. The list of their names is replenished by the South Ural Reserve and the so-called radiation (East Ural). Their main task is to protect the natural fund.

Huge love of tourists and local population enjoy the reserves of the Chelyabinsk region, the names of which are chosen very well. So, for example, the national park "Taganai" from the Bashkir means "mountain of the rising moon." It's true amazing place from where the human eye opens beautiful mountain scenery and unique stone compositions. But one because of the characteristic rounded shape is called Kruglitsa. Very popular with visitors and residents of the area as well natural Park"Zyuratkul" of national importance. A picturesque ecological path leads to its ridge.

Ural nature is charming. National parks, the Ilmensky Reserve will tell about its secrets, botanical reserves, archaeological and historical centers, reserve "Arkaim". Chelyabinsk region allocated about 200 thousand hectares of land for natural monuments.

Ancient city ​​of Arkaim, located in the Chelyabinsk region, is a real secret of the distant history of mankind. By right, Arkaim can be considered one of the most significant archaeological sites. An interesting fact is that the discovery of this unique city of antiquity was done by only two scientists (S. G. Botalov and V. S. Mosin), who were sent on a standard task.

It was in 1987. For the needs of the local irrigation system, it was necessary to build a reservoir. According to the then rules, before implementing such ideas, it was required to explore the area for archaeological finds.

Both scientists rather dejectedly began to study the Ural steppe. They were helped by schoolchildren from neighboring areas and enthusiasts. Quite quickly, archaeologists discovered unusual reliefs that were first noticed by military cartographers back in 1957.

Arkaim from a bird's eye view

However, despite the obvious importance of the find, the construction zone of the economic system should have been flooded. And only thanks to the persistent and principled position of the Director of the Hermitage B.B. Piotrovsky managed to defend this unique monument stories.

To date, the complex has been restored in many of its aspects. By the way, Arkaim is named after the name next to it. standing mountain. But let's see what characteristics this mysterious reserve has.

The ancient city of Arkaim

Many people are associated with this place. Interesting Facts. We will only talk about the main things, in our opinion.

So, the diameter of the city, or, as it is more accurately called, the fortified settlement of Arkaim, is only 170 meters. By modern standards, this is not much, but given that these structures were built at least 4 thousand years ago, you are involuntarily surprised at the details.

Arkaim is surrounded by two walls, and inside there are apartment buildings. A moat with water was built around the fortress, medium depth 2 meters, for protection from an external enemy. The outer wall, which had four entrances, was almost 5 meters thick at a height of 5.5 meters. The square was in the center. People lived and worked in the city, while animals grazed outside the walls and climbed inside only in case of emergency.

The inner seven-meter wall was 3 meters thick and had only one entrance. To get through central part city, it was necessary to go along the entire length of the ring street.

Almost all buildings are made of ordinary logs, which are stuffed with clay inside. There are also structures made of dried (not fired) bricks.

Workshops, pottery and metallurgical production, as well as premises for public and private use were found in the Arkaim fortress.

Around the settlement, a storm sewer was provided, which diverted water outside the fortress.

According to scientists, this place was inhabited by representatives of the Caucasian race. Reconstructions of the skulls of men and women from Arkaim can be found in Chelyabinsk museums.

It is not known for certain how long this fortress existed. It was possible to establish only the fact that the city was destroyed by fire. What it was - arson, an accident or an enemy attack - is also unclear.

Arkaim and the Country of Cities

Be that as it may, this unique reserve became the basis for many studies in general and the discovery of a large archaeological complex - the Country of Cities in particular. Scientists have revealed many interesting facts related to this settlement.

Yes, enough large area(about 350 kilometers), many fortresses built according to the type of Arkaim were found, which speaks of a well-established civilization of that time.

This territory today is called the Country of Cities. History has not preserved any exact information about the Country of Cities, therefore all hopes for restoring the past are placed only on archaeologists. By the way, excavations and research are still being carried out here, in which outstanding scientists from many countries of the world take part.

1. The monument was first discovered by cartographers in 1957. However, no studies have been undertaken.
2. Opened in 1987 Cultural Center and active research work is being carried out.
3. The walls of Arkaim, consisting of two rings, have total area 20,000 square meters.
4. The central square, which, apparently, served as a place for some ritual actions, measured 25x27 meters.
5. 35 dwellings were found near the outer wall, 25 dwellings near the inner wall.
6. Artistic figurines and ceramic vessels were found in Arkaim.
7. Wells, pantries, kitchens with hearths and bedrooms were found in the houses. In each courtyard there was a small workshop where they were engaged in modeling and sewing clothes, carpentry and preparing weapons. The most common artisans were blacksmiths and casters.

Arkaim - the ancestral home of the Aryans and Slavs

I must say that this unique archaeological reserve attracts many people. In 2005 he came here, in connection with which there were rumors that this was a real source of extraterrestrial power. Esotericists in their own way interpret this place as the cradle of human civilization in general.

You can often hear that it is here that the most powerful energy flows of the earth pass. It is worth adding that the village of Arkaim is located at the same latitude as

A virtual tour of the historical and cultural reserve "Arkaim" is presented to your attention. You will see the excavations themselves, visit the Mountain of Love and Shamanka, visit the historical reconstructions of the dwelling of the copper-stone age, and the Temir mound, see the museum of ancient industries and take a walk in the historical park.

And most importantly, you will see Arkaim from a height of 100 meters. Watch here: https://gorod3d.info/katalog/arkaim.html

Arkaim is a fortified settlement of the Bronze Age. The age of the settlement is 4 thousand years, the settlement was created according to a well-thought-out plan, with a clear urban planning idea, complex architecture and fortification.

More than twenty years have passed since the discovery of the Arkaim settlement in the steppe Trans-Urals. During this time, for the protection of Arkaim, many other monuments of antiquity and historical natural landscapes a reserve emerged. A powerful research, educational, cultural and educational complex has been created near its borders; the work of the regional state budgetary institution of culture - the Historical and Cultural Reserve "Arkaim" was launched. His research is based on an integrated approach to the study of antiquity in the relationship between natural systems and human societies. Active museum and educational work is carried out in the context of the dialogue of cultures of the past and the present.

Historical reference:

In 1987, in the south of the Chelyabinsk region, during the construction of a reservoir, a unique monument of excellent preservation dating back to the Bronze Age was discovered - a fortified settlement of the early city type. Arkaim got his name from a nearby mountain. During the study, it turned out that the monument was a village created according to a pre-thought-out plan, with a clear urban planning idea, complex architecture and fortification. Over the next few years, 20 more such settlements were discovered, which made it possible to talk about the discovery of an interesting ancient culture, which received the conditional name "Country of Cities". In science, this archaeological culture is called Arkaim-Sintashta. The significance of the discovery of Arkaim and other fortified settlements of this type is indisputable, as it gave completely new data on the migration routes of the Indo-Europeans and made it possible to prove that a fairly highly developed culture existed in the South Ural steppes 4 thousand years ago. Arkaim people were engaged in metallurgy and metalworking, weaving, and pottery. The basis of their economy was cattle breeding.

The fortified settlements of the Arkaim-Sintashta culture date back to the turn of the 3rd-2nd millennium BC. They are five or six centuries older than Homeric Troy, contemporaries of the first dynasty of Babylon, the pharaohs of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt and the Cretan-Mycenaean culture of the Mediterranean. The time of their existence corresponds to the last centuries famous civilization India - Mahenjo-Daro and Harappa.

In 1991, by decision of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR, the territory of the Arkaim valley, as well as another 15 sites, with archaeological monuments of the Arkaim-Sintashta culture identified on them, were declared protected areas. It was on their basis that the Arkaim Historical and Cultural Reserve was created, which is a structural subdivision of the Ministry of Culture of the Chelyabinsk Region.

The main activities of the reserve are museum, security, scientific, tourist and educational.

museum complex"Arkaim" is an original and harmonious architectural and landscape system in the steppe zone of the Southern Urals. The museum complex "Arkaim" fits into the modern museum world, observing all the norms of the museum legislation of the Russian Federation. In the course of 20 years of activity of scientists and museum workers, the richest collections of ancient history Southern Trans-Urals. "Arkaim" represents a number of museum objects concentrated in one territory, where the traditions of various historical eras and various ethnic groups are combined into a single cultural space, dynamically interacting with the natural landscape environment.

The employees of the reserve implement dozens of educational and educational programs for the most diverse segments of the population: on ancient history and traditional culture of the peoples of the Urals, the history of religion, geology, soil science, botany, ornithology. The main advantage of the programs is their concreteness, accessibility and scientific reliability.

Arkaim is famous scientific center, its staff and invited experts conduct comprehensive research that combines the natural sciences and the humanities.

In 1992, the scientific program “Man and Nature of the Southern Urals in the Late Pleistocene and Holocene” was developed, according to which the territory of the Arkaim Reserve is considered as a testing ground for studying the interaction between man and nature on present stage, in retrospect and in perspective.

The strategic mission of the Arkaim Reserve corresponds to the main goals of scientific and educational activities:

Popularization of one of the largest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century - ancient homeland Indo-Europeans - Arkaim and the "Country of Cities";
Forming an understanding among visitors of the important role of the territory modern Russia and the peoples who inhabited it, in the largest civilizational processes, a new look at the possible ways of development of human civilization and the common roots of the origin of the peoples of Russia;
Formation of conditions for the "dialogue" of cultures of the past and present in search of ways to ensure the sustainable development of mankind, low-conflict interaction between man and nature.

From October to April inclusive, the reserve operates in winter mode. summer tourist season reserve "Arkaim" lasts from May 1 to September 30.

The discovery of the Bronze Age Arkaim settlement in the South Ural steppe suggested the existence of a highly developed culture, which was called Arkaim-Sintash.

In subsequent years, another 20 similar settlements were discovered nearby, their cluster was called the "Country of Cities". In 1991, a decision was made to protect the Arkaim valley and create a historical and cultural reserve. Its territory is located on a small hill, which flows around the channels of the Utyaganka and Bolshaya Karaganka rivers. To the nearest village of Aleksandrovsky, Kizilsky district, located to the north-west, from Arkaim, 2 km. Another settlement - the village of Amursky, Bredinsky district, is located 8 km south of the settlement.

Briefly about the history of the discovery

A vast section of the valley was subject to flooding after the construction of the dam on Bolshaya Karaganka and the reservoir of the same name. However, the area that was flooded with water had to be examined by archaeologists - such an order existed at the beginning of each construction. The expedition led by S. G. Botalov had unpromising work, but when the schoolchildren, members of the detachment, discovered a relief unusual for the steppe, archaeologists who had already dealt with excavations at the settlements of the Bronze Age, it became clear about the importance of the found settlement.

Scientists had to fight for several years with the Giprovodkhoz department, but the construction of the dam was stopped, a vast territory of 3300 hectares was saved from flooding and was soon declared a reserve.

Arrangement of the ancient settlement of Arkaim

The settlement is a ring with a circumference of up to 170 m, inside which is a circle of smaller diameter. Buildings in the form of a circular sector are closely located next to each other. In fact, the city consisted of two "apartment" buildings. In the center is a square, to which several passages are arranged between the buildings. Outside the city there are two necropolises and cattle pens. Judging by the finds, the premises were divided into residential and workshops, in which there was a metallurgical and pottery production, and a storm sewer functioned in the city.

As a result of excavations, scientists came to the conclusion that there was a highly developed civilization in Arkaim, whose representatives belonged to the Caucasoid race and possessed a sufficient level of knowledge to organize the technically complex work of furnaces for smelting bronze products.

The archaeological site dates back to around the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC, that is, a thousand years older than the world-famous Troy. It is not clear how many years life flowed in the city, but he died because of a fire that destroyed all the buildings.

Interesting objects in the structure of the reserve

The Museum of Nature and Man deserves the most attention, which contains finds discovered during excavations. The exposition is divided into several eras, ranging from the Stone Age to the turn of the last and the century before last. Here are stone scrapers and knives, bronze ornaments and fragments of pottery, weapons and armor of the nomadic peoples of the steppe.

Away from the tourist camp on a hill is located historical park, which is based on the burial complex on the slope of Mount Lysaya, or Shamanka, as well as the mysterious menhirs lined up along the Simbirskaya alley.

Of interest is the Museum-reconstruction of the mound "Temir", in which scientists recreated the ancestral tomb of rich steppe nomads. It is based on the excavations of the Sarmatian mound in the Chesmensky district of the Chelyabinsk region.

The settlement of the Copper-Stone Age, some dwellings of which are built in the form of rounded semi-dugouts, is also of great interest. The interior arrangement gives an idea of ​​how ancient people lived.

The ethnographic museum "Cossack Estate" represents a later historical period associated with the Ural Cossacks. Most of the exhibits were collected in the settlements of the Southern Urals and are typical for ethnographic expositions. However, there is also a highlight here - a windmill standing next to the estate, which remained in working condition until the 60s of the last century. Tourists are happy to take part in master classes held in “ Cossack estate”, and independently make souvenirs for themselves - a doll or a talisman belt.

Informative master classes are also held at the Museum of Ancient Industries. Those present are allowed not only to touch various reconstructed furnaces - melting, heating, for firing pottery, but also to try their hand at clay modeling or Kuznetsk business - all production facilities are operating.

Relatively recently, the territory of the reserve appeared new object– The camp of a steppe nomad, consisting of four yurts, Kazakh and Mongolian, which you can not only see, but also live in one of them.

The cost of excursions in the reserve ranges from 100 to 250 rubles per person, preferential price two times cheaper. Excursion service groups of 1-5 people will cost 2000 rubles per hour. Entrance ticket to museum objects without a guided tour is 50 rubles per hour, to the Museum of Nature and Man - 100 rubles.

Sights of the surroundings of the Arkaim reserve

In addition to inspection museum expositions, tourists get acquainted with the nearest sights, going to short hiking accompanied by a guide.

On Mount Shamanikhe, an ancient paleovolcano, groups of tourists traditionally meet sunsets and sunrises. At the top, lovers of esotericism laid out a stone spiral of 13 circles. They say that if you walk on it barefoot, you can get rid of all sins.

Everyone calls Grachina Hill the Mountain of Love. Official name associated with a large colony of birds on the northern slope of the hill, and the visitors of the reserve came up with a folk legend, composing a legend about a marble temple on its top, in which the inhabitants ancient settlement marriage ceremonies were performed. From the top of the hill, a charming panorama of the surroundings and the settlement of Arkaim opens up.

The mountain of the same name is the most high point valleys. Its name from various ancient dialects is translated as "back, ridge" or "sun". No less remarkable are Mount Krutaya, or Happiness and Health, Curly or Seven Seals, Cherkasinskaya Sopka or Mount Reason and others.

In addition to historical and archaeological monuments, the reserve is subject to protection and rich vegetable world, including rare "Red Book" species - feather grass, tulips, hazel grouse, primroses, gentians, as well as several endemics and relics.

Where to stay

On the territory of the Arkaim reserve, tourists are provided with accommodation in the Upper Camp Hotel, trailers and summer houses. The cost of accommodation is from 350 to 700 rubles for 1 place per day. A few years ago, the Muzeynaya Hotel hospitably opened its doors to travelers with comfortable double rooms and a daily price of 2,500 rubles for 2 people. Setting up your own tent will cost tourists 250 rubles per day, car parking - 100 rubles.

How to get there

Russia, Chelyabinsk region, Kizilsky district, village Aleksandrovsky

From Chelyabinsk from the first day of summer until mid-September runs to Arkaim scheduled bus. The ticket price is 950 rubles one way.

You can get from Magnitogorsk by bus to Bredy, but it will only take you to the turn towards the reserve. The ticket price is a little more than 317 rubles. A section of the path of 7 km will either have to be overcome on foot, or you can order a transfer by phone, which will cost 200 rubles.

Transport of travel agencies constantly runs from Yekaterinburg, which picks up passengers in Chelyabinsk to Arkaim.

Using your own transport is easy, following through settlements Yuzhnouralsk, Stepnoye, Agapovka, Kizilskoye, Obruchevsky.

From Moscow, it is most convenient to get through Magnitogorsk - by plane or by train. The flight takes a little more than 2 hours, the ticket price is on average from 4100 rubles. The train runs for more than a day, the ticket price is reserved seat car from 2900 rubles.