Stone labyrinth

in #travel3 years ago

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The stone labyrinth is a unique place, similar to the northern taiga forest in the steppes of the Volga region. Boulders, caves, crevices - everything is as it should be. Officially, this place is called - a natural monument of regional significance "Racheyskie Rocks". Here you can find a wide variety of rocks and stones, consisting of sandstone of the Paleogene period (66-23 million years ago). In general, if we omit the scientific part with many terms, this is the bottom of the ancient sea, which splashed here about 66-56 million years ago

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This place is located in the Samara region, Syzran district, near the village of Smolkino.