In Crimea, they plan to create and develop a new tourist infrastructure around lavender fields. The village of Turgenevka near Bakhchisaray is already doing this, as it is done on the "purple" plantations in some other countries.
Like the trimmed lavender fields with small photo zones and view points in the Italian region of Umbria, the Australian state of Tasmania, the county of Somerset in the UK and, of course, in French Provence. In summer, during the lavender bloom, these places become the center of a real pilgrimage for tourists. There are such "purple" fields in Crimea − every year they attract more and more fans of vivid photo sessions. And this year the farmers decided to adapt the territory of the most popular field in Turgenevka for tourists, make a paid entrance and create the necessary infrastructure.
So, from June 21, a visit to the territory of the lavender park will cost 300 rubles ($ 4). This will allow not only to develop the territory for guests, but also to organize the increased tourist flow and prevent the recent cases of destruction of the property of the agricultural firm, which has become more frequent, the head of the Turgenevskaya agricultural firm Aleksey Mishin told the Crimea Travel Portal.
"We made this decision for two reasons. Firstly, the tourist flow has become recently chaotic and uncontrollable, people trampled down plants, left litter behind them, our plantings were seriously damaged, while it was very difficult and very expensive to create all this. At the end of May and the beginning of June this year, we recorded cases of damage to lavender, and now we are forced to protect the fields and strengthen security," Mishin says. “And secondly, we want to become better and create high-quality infrastructure on the territory, which will allow professional tour operators to bring tourists to the place where conditions are good.”
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And work in this direction is already underway. For the convenience of visitors, toilets are installed on the territory, a parking lot is being prepared for vehicles and tourist buses, since driving in the fields is strictly prohibited. Safety of the fields will be monitored by the security staff. Thus, fans of photo shoots and walks through fragrant plantations will have the opportunity to be in flowering fields and at the same time not disrupt the agricultural cycle of lavender growing, harvesting and processing.
"First of all, we are an agricultural enterprise − we grow, harvest, process and produce natural essential oils and hydrolates. This is where our main efforts go. And we are just starting to deal with tourism. We listen to the advice of professionals in the field of tourism. The money that our guests will pay for admission will be used for development, improvement and covering our own expenditures," the head of the agricultural firm said.
- By the way, benefits are provided for a number of categories of people. So, the right to free admission have:
- Disabled people, veterans of the Great Patriotic War
- Pensioners (upon presentation of a pension card)
- Large families
- Children under 14 years old
- Residents of the Bakhchisaray region
For organized tourist groups, a special offer will be developed and comfortable conditions for preferential advance booking will be offered. In addition, it is planned to hold events and promotions on the territory of the lavender field in the future.
As the head of the agricultural firm emphasized, there are rules that all guests must follow when visiting the lavender park. It is prohibited to:
- Enter the territory of fields by vehicles
- Trample, pluck or otherwise harm and destroy plantings
- Litter
- Smoke and make fire
If these rules are not followed, the guests will have to leave the territory of the lavender park without refunding the money paid.
More detailed information on visiting can be obtained by phone +7 (978) 901-22-55.
Location: Bakhchisaray district, Turgenevka village.
