Kara Dag, an extinct volcano, offers a unique hiking experience and an opportunity to see Red Data Book flowers and oak groves thriving among harsh rocks and steep cliffs overlooking the foaming sea.
Karadag Nature Reserve: Taming volcanoes
![View of the volcanic mountain range from Kurortnoye View of the volcanic mountain range from Kurortnoye](/images/04/35/043564.jpg)
![Cliffs in the nature reserve Cliffs in the nature reserve](/images/04/37/043725.jpg)
![The rocky backbone of the mountain range The rocky backbone of the mountain range](/images/04/39/043943.jpg)
![Mountain range Mountain range](/images/04/47/044710.jpg)
![Golden Gate Cliff Golden Gate Cliff](/images/54/07/540704.jpg)
![Coastal cliff surface texture Coastal cliff surface texture](/images/04/48/044824.jpg)
![Elements of volcanic origin in the nature reserve Elements of volcanic origin in the nature reserve](/images/04/51/045127.jpg)
![Mountains meet the sea Mountains meet the sea](/images/04/47/044775.jpg)
![Main building of the Vyazemsky Karadag Research Station and the Nature Reserve at the Russian Academy of Science Main building of the Vyazemsky Karadag Research Station and the Nature Reserve at the Russian Academy of Science](/images/04/48/044873.jpg)
![Visitors to the Karadag History and Nature Museum Visitors to the Karadag History and Nature Museum](/images/04/49/044939.jpg)
![Museum visitors Museum visitors](/images/04/49/044999.jpg)
![Mountain range Mountain range](/images/04/50/045085.jpg)
![View of the volcanic mountain range from Kurortnoye View of the volcanic mountain range from Kurortnoye](/images/04/36/043621.jpg)
![Cliffs in the nature reserve Cliffs in the nature reserve](/images/04/37/043793.jpg)
![The rocky backbone of the mountain range The rocky backbone of the mountain range](/images/04/39/043940.jpg)
![Mountain range Mountain range](/images/04/47/044730.jpg)
![Golden Gate Cliff Golden Gate Cliff](/images/54/06/540697.jpg)
![Coastal cliff surface texture Coastal cliff surface texture](/images/04/48/044821.jpg)
![Elements of volcanic origin in the nature reserve Elements of volcanic origin in the nature reserve](/images/04/51/045124.jpg)
![Mountains meet the sea Mountains meet the sea](/images/04/47/044772.jpg)
![Main building of the Vyazemsky Karadag Research Station and the Nature Reserve at the Russian Academy of Science Main building of the Vyazemsky Karadag Research Station and the Nature Reserve at the Russian Academy of Science](/images/04/48/044899.jpg)
![Visitors to the Karadag History and Nature Museum Visitors to the Karadag History and Nature Museum](/images/04/49/044959.jpg)
![Museum visitors Museum visitors](/images/04/50/045028.jpg)
![Mountain range Mountain range](/images/04/50/045082.jpg)
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