Sycamore Alley is one of the main streets of the historical center of Tuapse. It starts at the Central Square and stretches 900 meters to the north. The first sycamore trees in the center of Tuapse were planted in 1902, but the Sycamore Alley was created in 1913, before celebration of the 300th anniversary of the Romanov House.
Sycamore trees have trunks with spotted bark and giant crowns. Karl Marx Street is laid along Sycamore Alley, and there is a pedestrian alley in the center. Dozens of sycamore trees grow on both sides of this alley. Huge crowns completely cover the street from the summer heat, so there are always a lot of vacationers here in summer. Sometimes street musicians and artists come here.
Until 1917, the Sycamore Alley was called Abadzinsky Avenue. On the north side of the alley is a monument to the famous Russian artist Alexander Kiselev. In 1902, he built himself a house in Tuapse and lived there until his death in 1911. Kiselev painted many paintings from the vicinity of Tuapse and the famous rock of layered marl is now named after him – Kiselev Rock. In the center of the Sycamore Alley of Tuapse there is a small square where there is a monument to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.
