Sail rock in Praskoveyevka

Sail Rock is located on the beach in the village of Praskoveyevka near Gelendzhik. This is a wonderful monument of Caucasian nature. A vertical rock, only 1 meter thick, stands at the water`s edge. It is 25 meters high and 20 meters wide. The rock has a quadrilateral shape, similar to a sail.

Sail Rock stands perpendicular to the sea shore. From the water it is clearly visible that it is part of the coastal mountain, which consists of layers of dense yellow marl. These strata go down to the sea, but Sail Rock is the only One that has not collapsed, and stands alone in the middle of the beach. The relief of the rock from which the Sail broke off is exceptionally beautiful. In some places, the rock strata look like dragon tails descending to the sea. The roots of pine trees here cling to the rocks and grow very picturesquely. In general, in this place, not only the rock, but also the entire coastal area is exceptionally beautiful.

At a height of about 2 meters in the rock there is a through hole. Its appearance can not be explained. Previously, the guidebooks wrote that it was pierced from a ship by mountain artillery shooters during the Caucasian War in 19 century. But this seems very unlikely. All tourists who come to the rock try to climb into this hole to take pictures.

You can go to the Sail Rock from the village of Praskoveyevka. The distance from the beach to the rock is 550 meters. The village itself has a wide beach. You have to go to the right side from the beach, but near the beach there will be quite large stone rubble. Pass them to a person in good physical shape and in sports sneakers will not be difficult. If you are dressed in beach flip-flops and are not prepared for rock climbing, it will be difficult, but in fact this blockage is overcome by everyone.