Travelling through the T2709 road to Baidarsky Pass
Baidarsky Pass (Baydar Gate) is a mountain pass at an elevation of 503m (1,650ft) above the sea level located in the southwestern region of the Crimean Peninsula on the Black Sea, in Ukraine.
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Set high in the Crimea Mountains, the road to the summit is totally paved. It’s called T2709. Known as the Old Sevastopol-Yalta road, it was built in the 1830’s and opened to traffic in 1848. The road is the main access to the Church of Christ's Resurrection, a picturesque church set atop a 400-metre cliff overlooking the sea coast.
The road runs parallel to H19 road. It’s 38.8 km (24.10 miles) long, running east-west from Alupka, a resort city in the Crimean peninsula towards Honcharne. The drive offers panoramic views overlooking the Black Sea littoral.
Pic: Владимир Сластихин