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In the yard The Literary and Art Museum of the Old Crimea has organized a small open-air museum, the central attraction of which is a sign in the form of a pillar called "Catherine Mile". Such pillars were installed along the entire route of the motorcade of Empress Catherine II during a trip from St. Petersburg to the Crimea in 1787, and they can still be found in different parts of the Crimea along the roads, and all of them are original historical monuments.
The exact number of pillars in the Crimea could not be established, but presumably there could be about 55 of them. Currently, only 6 have survived in Crimea, one of them can be seen here.
It would be dishonest to advise you to come here and see this historical monument, because you can see such signs for free, just search for them on tourist maps, for example, Organic Maps. Yes, and the entrance fee here is unreasonably expensive.
The Russian mile is very different from the world's systems of measures. Over the centuries, the length of the Russian mile has changed, but specifically during the reign of Catherine 1 Russian mile was equal to 7 versts or 7467.6 meters.
🌐 Website: cimmeria-foloshina.Russian Federation
🕐 Working hours
Daily, from 10:00 to 18:00, Friday – from 11:00 to 20:00.
💵 Entrance fee / ticket price
To get to the Catherine Mile, you will have to pay 200 rubles for adults to enter the museum, 150 rubles for children from 16 to 18, and free for children under 16. Excursion service with an entrance ticket: adult – 300 rubles, children from 16 to 18 years – 250 rubles, up to 16 years - 100 rubles. Every third Thursday of the month is free for children from 16 to 18 years old, college students. The Pushkin card is valid.
🚶 How to get there
The Catherine Mile is located in the corridor of the Literary and Art Museum in the center of the Old Crimea on Svobody Street, 17 (museum on the map). If you arrive in the city by bus, it is easy to get here from the bus station on foot in 10 minutes, walking only 600 meters. Learn more about how and how to get to the Old Crimea here.
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