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RussiaWhat to Expect and Is It Worth Visiting
On the shores and hills in the vicinity of Sevastopol there are a huge number of pillboxes (long-term firing point), erected to protect the city during the Great Patriotic War. During the attack of the fascists, the defenders of the defense of Sevastopol took refuge in them, and repelled attacks from water, air and land, conducting targeted fire from machine guns, mortars, artillery. Many of them are not official working monuments or museums, and some of them are simply abandoned. But, nevertheless, it is an important symbol of the heroic defense of Sevastopol and quite interesting historical sights that are definitely worth a visit.
Most of the firing points stand alone, and some are part of a complex of several pillboxes, combat power supply points and other structures connected to each other by underground concrete corridors. And although many of them are closed with metal doors and bars for safety and preservation, some can still get inside and wander through the catacombs. It is worth saying that this should be done with caution, because unpleasant surprises can be waiting for you inside, up to collapses. In addition, the corridors are very dark and crowded, and for some people this causes panic. But even without getting inside the pillboxes, these are quite interesting and worthwhile places to visit.
Of course, you do not need to visit all of them, as they are quite monotonous. Therefore, you can choose a couple of such objects for yourself, this will be enough.
🕐 Working hours
around the clock.
💵Entrance fee / ticket price
free of charge.
🚶 How to get there
Pillboxes of the Great Patriotic War are located in different places on the shores of the Black Sea and numerous bays of Sevastopol, as well as on the surrounding hills. Some of them are widely known and marked with pointers, but in most cases these are unnamed places, which, however, will not be difficult to find on maps, for example, many of them are marked with yandex.maps.
We remind you that it is much more interesting to get acquainted with the sights of Sevastopol with the help of excursions, and therefore we advise you to look at online booking options on these proven search and price comparison sites:
- 📷 Search for excursions in Sevastopol on Sputnik8.com
- 📷 Search for excursions in Sevastopol on Tripster.ru