The Old Town of Kerch is located on the left side of the Great Mithridates Staircase. Here you can see houses of the 18th and 19th centuries, walk along the old pavement, see the Small Mithridates Staircase and approach the ruins of the ancient Panticapaeum. Alas, most of the houses of the old city of Kerch require restoration, and in some places the streets look like slums, however, the historical development of Kerch allows you to imagine how the city looked like in the 19th century.
During the WWII, the old city of Kerch was almost completely destroyed. The old buildings on Lenin Square at the foot of the Mitridates Stairs have not been preserved, but if you climb the stairs one flight and walk to the right along the street of May 23, 1919, then you can see the city buildings and pavement of the 19th century. The street runs along the slope of Mount Mithridates. The Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is located below, as well as the Small Mithridates Staircase.
The most picturesque old houses look around the 1st Mitridatsky Lane and the 2nd Mitriditsky Lane. Here you need to climb the stairs higher up the slope of Mount Mithridates. After that, walk along Rybakov Street and then along Esplanadnaya Street to reach the ruins of the ancient Panticapeum.
The old city of Kerch is not yet of historical value due to the very poor condition of the houses. However, a walk along it from Lenin Square to Mount Mithridates makes sense, so as not to walk up the Great Mithridates Staircase twice. You can climb Mount Mithridates through the streets of the Old Town, and go down the Great Mithridates Staircase.
Perhaps the Kerch city authorities will be able to recreate the old city. As an example, we can cite the experience of Yevpatoria, where the city authorities were able to recreate the Old City of Yevpatoria and make it an interesting tourist attraction.
