Stone mushrooms (Valley of Sotera) description and photos - Crimea: Alushta (Topic)

Stone "mushrooms" (Valley of Sotera) description and photo - Crimea: Alushta. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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Stone " mushrooms " - the most interesting natural phenomena. Plates of dissimilar composition make up `` caps '' these so-called mushrooms. Loose, porous formations make up their `` legs. '' These " mushrooms " rise to a height of up to five meters, the hat in diameter is equal to about two meters. The most impressive mushroom reaches a height of five meters. In girth, it is completely unreal.

The upper parts of the mushrooms are slabs of different composition, their age refers to the Jurassic period. At the bottom of the mushrooms, earth and stones are mixed. The stone slabs that were on the surface remained almost intact, intact, and the earthy formations that filled the gaps between them were subject to erosion over time. Over time, this mass was completely washed out, only under the stone slabs it remained intact. Stone `` mushrooms '', according to geologists, speak of the presence of Quaternary glaciers in Crimea.

These natural structures are fanned by a mass of legends. Finding them without outside help is quite difficult. The location of these " mushrooms " - Sotera river valley. Translated from the Greek Soter - `` savior ''. In the Middle Ages, a village and a local temple were located here. This place has been deserted for many years.

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