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an king. Its exterior is Scythian, but its symmetrical interior was built by the Greeks. The
grass-covered mound surrounded by electric pylons is visible from the bus stop. Just
walk straight in that direction along the tarmac road until you find a fairly anatomical slit
in the hill - when you see it, you'll know what we mean! Once inside, look out for small
crosses and the name Kosmae left on the walls by the 2nd-century AD Christians.
Melek-Chesmensky Kurgan
BURIAL MOUND
(bus station; admission 5uah; 10.30am-6pm Tue-Sat)
Hardly any bus station in the world
can boast a Scythian burial mound on the premises, but there is one in Kerch. Much
smaller than Tsarsky Kurgan, it was the grave of a small boy, thought to be a Bosporan
prince.
Sleeping & Eating
Meridian
HOTEL$
( 615 07; avers@kerch.com.ua; cnr vul Marata 9 & vul Sverdlova; d from 330uah; )
Al-
though far from perfect, this is easily the best choice for most Westerners. It's a hard-to-
miss high-rise not too far from the town centre with plenty of modern, clean and well-
priced rooms. There's also a good supermarket in the same building. Take
marshrutka
3,
5, 6, 19 or 20 to the Bosforsky stop.
Penguin Brewery
BREWERY$$$
(vul Lenina 32; mains 50-90uah; 10am-2am)
Pop in to sample local brews that go well
with the meaty Central European dishes and Black Sea fish featured on the menu. Ser-
vice is so-so.
Inki Bar
MEXICAN$$$
(prov Kooperativny 3; mains 50-100uah)
A large and happening place that serves faux-Mexic-
an food and all kinds of alcohol.
TRAVEL FROM
KERCH TO RUSSIA
Port Krym near Kerch to Port Kavkaz in Russia's southern Krasnodar region. Boats
take 35 minutes and leave every 1½ hours, day and night, but services can be con-
