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Sevastopol Marine Aquarium is not just a tourist attraction, but also a research center with a long history. It was founded back in 1897 by Academician A.O. Kovalevsky, head of the Sevastopol Biological Station, and is located in the building of the Federal State Budgetary Institution of the Federal Research Center "A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the South Seas of the Russian Academy of Sciences". It is considered one of the oldest in Europe and the first in Russia.
The aquarium is not very large and includes five rooms, which are thematically decorated: in the first hall – the ancient inhabitants of the seas; in the second – the inhabitants of the Black Sea; in the third – freshwater inhabitants from five continents; in the fourth – reptiles; in the fifth – predatory inhabitants of the seas. In total, more than three thousand fish, corals, mollusks and reptiles are represented in the aquarium. Among the inhabitants you can see very rare specimens listed in the Red Book. In addition, the museum's collection is constantly updated with new specimens. There are signs with their names and descriptions.
Large aquariums are built into the walls and are brightly illuminated, there are also outdoor pools. In some aquariums, a unique internal atmosphere has been recreated, which immerses visitors in a particular continent, historical period.
A visit to the Aquarium is accompanied by a guide's story about the history of the Aquarium-museum, about its inhabitants and other funny information and will be interesting not only to the youngest visitors, but also adults will not remain indifferent. In addition, at the end of the story, local staff can safely ask questions of interest.
When booking on the website, regardless of the time, you can eventually come to visit at any convenient time.
🌐 Website: sevaquarium.ru
🕐 Working hours
daily from 10:00 – 18:00, entrance to the Aquarium until 17:30.
💵 Entrance fee / ticket price
adults - 600 rubles; schoolchildren (6-16 years old), students – 400 rubles; pensioners - 300 rubles; children under 6 years old, beneficiaries (disabled group 1, conscripts, combat participants) – free of charge. The Pushkin card is valid. Family ticket (2 adults + 1 child) – 1500 rubles, (2 + 2) - 1850 rubles.
🚶 How to get there
the aquarium is located in the center of Sevastopol on the embankment at Nakhimov Avenue, 2 (Sevastopol Aquarium on the map). The nearest stop "Nakhimov Square" is just a few minutes away, you can get there by a large number of buses and trolleybuses. From the piers of the ferries "Grafskaya" and "Artbukhta" can be reached on foot. Read Read more about transport in Sevastopol here.
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