You are in the Elabuga fort, so you've come to visit the devil! Do not be afraid, these are just legends . And that's what the story says . In the Bulgarian period, 10-14th centuries, there was a strong point of the Bulgarians in the eastern Pre-Kama . All that is left today of the cultural monument is stone tower . In 1844, she collapsed . remained standing only a small northern section with an arched doorway and window above it, there is still preserved the original masonry of the roughest stones and mortar with alabaster . After ten years, at the initiative of the Yelabuga chapter And . In Shishkin ., the collapsed tower was restored appearing on the old foundation and covered with iron . In 2007, the tower again put in order: changed the roof, cleaned, constructed entrance gate, picket fence, paved walkways along the slope, installed benches . Mound is under UNESCO protection .
How to get to Chertovy fortifications
Travelers from the capital are best chosen this way: by plane to Nizhnekamsk - the ticket will cost about 4 000 rubles her, from there either by bus or by taxi to Yelabuga . The road is not very long, about 60 km . From Elabuga itself to mound there goes minibus No. 1 . You need to get off the track and climb it up . Take into account - the staircase is tortuous and rather long, advice - put on comfortable shoes . If you travel by car, it's better to drive from the Upper Town, from Neftyanikov Prospekt, past the Zhamig mosque to Gorodishche restaurant . From him walk about 300 meters .
"Devil's fortification" - a well of legends
Why Chertovo, ask the same question about tourism s . As a response, guides and local residents offer several legends . One of them was told by a Russian traveler Nikolai Petrovich Rychkov . He investigated the site of ancient settlement . So, according to his legend, earlier on this place stood the temple of the ancient (or devil) . He was known throughout the region for his predictions, to him were all those who wished to know the fate . As a payment for the prophecies of the serpent human sacrifices were made . Before that , as the Bulgarian kingdom was destroyed, the snake suddenly disappeared . Soon the people became the same rtvoy powerful enemy .
About the demonic origin of the settlement show and write Russian priest Ivan Glazatov . 20 years he spent in captivity and Kazan wrote "Kazan History", which refers to the city of devils on the high bank of the Kama . Here is another legend, obligatory for the story of tourists . Like the princess of the priest's daughter, he wanted to marry her . Pop went to the trick: ordered before dawn to build a white-stone church on the banks of the Kama . Devil , no matter how hard I tried, Soror did not have time dit roof and a cross, with a cry of roosters building collapsed, and since then the river is strewn with huge rocks .
Which legend to believe or not to believe at all, you decide. But to visit this monument is definitely, at least because of the beautiful panoramic view of Yelabuga!
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