Many of us believe that the Tula region is extremely modest in nature. Seasoned tourists, of course, know that this is not so. If you also think that you cannot find a breathtaking view in these places, then our advice to you is to visit the Ishutinskoye fortification. Everything interesting about him we have collected in this article.
What is this - Ishutinsky fortification?
A photo of this lovely place will tell you everything. Ishutinsky is called a steep cliff by the river with the talking name Beautiful Sword. Geographically, this miracle is located in the Efremovsky district, in the south of the Tula region.
The ancient settlement, which is a decoration of the Central Russian Upland, is popular among many tourists, especially residents of Moscow. From the capital to these places only 350 kilometers along the comfortable M4 highway, which is about 4 hours away. True, to the very Ishutinsky settlement you need to drive a little along unpaved roads.
Place history
The cliff was named Ishutinsky because of the nearby village of Ishutino. But with the settlement, the situation is much more interesting. Historians claim that it was here that the city was located. Since the cliff itself is small, there were no more than 200 inhabitants - Scythians or Sarmatians. The town was truly invulnerable to enemies - steep ditches surrounded it on three sides, an additional fortified fortress was built, the entrance to which was blocked by ramparts on the only side.
An interesting legend has been preserved about the Ishutinsky settlement on the Beautiful Sword. The town of Tatars always seemed a tidbit, because they made more than one attempt to capture it, which they never succeeded, thanks to the tricks of the locals - as soon as the invaders approached the city, it instantly went empty. Not a single person was on the streets or in the houses. Having searched everything in the district, the warriors found only warm coals in the furnaces - it seemed that only a moment ago there were people here. This strange phenomenon was so discouraging and scaring superstitious Tatars that they hastily left the town. And the inhabitants again, as if from the ground, appeared there.
What is happening suggests the idea that the people who inhabited the modern Ishutinskoye ancient settlement knew secret passages into a vast cave or even a network of caves. However, so far nothing of the kind has been found. It is known for certain that in the seventies of the XIX century, excavations were conducted in these places. The initiator was an official peasant in the village of Slobodskoye, Ivan Ivanov, Belov. He, like many, failed to discover the key to the legend.
Interesting nearby
If you arrived in the Tula region on the Ishutinskoe settlement, then you have the opportunity to get acquainted with a number of interesting and amazing places located nearby:
- Many are attracted to the abandoned dam of the Ishutinskaya hydroelectric power station. You can still see the recognizable remains of a stone hall for two cars here.
- A little distance from the Ishutinskaya Hydroelectric Power Station, seekers can easily find an abandoned old cellar. There are no legends or stories of this object.
- Not far from the Ishutinsky fortification you can see the threshold, a picturesque rift along which you can wade the Beautiful Sword. Here springs with clear water beat from the ground.
But there was nothing left of the city on the cliff - only earthen ramparts.
How to get there
You can get to the Ishutinsky settlement either by personal car or by public transport. Consider both options:
- Public transport: three times a day, a bus from Efremov arrives in Ishutino village. Efremovo itself can be easily reached by train from the capital.
- On its own: from Moscow, follow the M4 highway to Efremov itself. Then turn onto Grace (highway P126). Being on the highway exactly north of the settlement, turn onto a forest dirt road (there will be three such paths in front of you). On it you need to go strictly south. The forest road at the end will have two branches: one leads to the very top of the cliff, the other, more knurled, to a long and winding descent into the lowland.
The coordinates of the place are as follows: N 53 ° 9.079 ', E 38 ° 29.102'. The road does not impede hiking in any weather, however in the wet season it is better to think about your safety on the descent and lay your route along the bottom of the ravine.
