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RussiaWhat to Expect and Is It Worth Visiting
There are many ancient megalithic structures – dolmens in the vicinity of Sochi. All of them are quite typical, made up of several flat stones. The Volkonsky dolmen is a one-of-a-kind monolithic dolmen (carved from a single piece of stone, or rather right in the rock), preserved in excellent condition. This is one of the most visited dolmens by tourists in the entire Krasnodar Territory and a place of pilgrimage for believers of non-traditional religions and sectarians.
Dolmens are ancient structures, the purpose of which has not yet been established for certain. There are many versions, the most common of which are: religious buildings for conducting rituals, a burial place, an outbuilding for storing crops, a shelter. The age of this dolmen is about 4-6 thousand years.
The Volkonsky dolmen is part of the easy tourist route "Volkonsky Gorge" Sochi National Park. In addition to the dolmen itself, you can walk around its surroundings, walk along the Godlich stream (it dries up in summer), see a hydrogen sulfide spring and walk along the trail to the rock "Two Brothers", which is associated with a beautiful legend about love. From the ticket office and the beginning of the tourist route to the dolmen go 200 meters, then to the rock another two hundred meters.
🕐 Working hours
in summer from 09:00 to 19:00, in winter the working hours may be reduced.
💵 Entrance fee / ticket price
For the entrance to the dolmen and the route, you will have to pay 200 rubles in the form of a collection of the Sochi National Park, children under 10 years old - free of charge. In low season or during non-working hours, there may be no one at the checkout, you can pass for free.
🚶 How to get there
located in the village of Volkonka, 60 kilometers from the center Sochi and 10 kilometers from the center Lazarevsky (Volkonsky dolmen on the map). It is easy to get here by yourself, having reached the village by train or buses (see train schedule at the station "Volkonka"). From the railway station to the entrance and ticket offices one kilometer or 20 minutes on foot by signs, from the bus stop "Dolmen" only 5 minutes on foot. You can get to the entrance by private transport. Also, visiting the dolmen is included in many group excursions, in particular in the most popular on "33 waterfalls».
We also advise you to look at interesting options for individual and group tours of Sochi on these proven sites:
- 📷 Search for excursions to Sochi on Sputnik8.com
- 📷 Excursions from the tour operator TEZ Tour
- 📷 Search for excursions to Sochi on Tripster.ru