Monument of nature (1947). "Cave city", located to the south-west of the city of Bakhchisarai. As the name itself shows (Tepe-Kermen means "hill-fortress"), there was a fortified medieval city here. 235 caves have survived, carved into 6-7 tiers on the slopes and on the top of the mountain. In the XII-XIV centuries, Tepe-Kermen was one of the most populous "cave towns" of Crimea. Archaeological site of the 6th-14th centuries.

A separate limestone massif of the Inner Range rises above all the surrounding valleys. You can only go up to the city on foot, and you can get to its foot (where there is a spring and a large table with benches) by car or mountain bike along a rather steep and difficult dirt road from the side of the village. Kudrino. There are up to 250 caves here, including the early Christian church of the German tribe ready, the remains of a large wine-growing estate, numerous ossuaries - storage for bones.
In addition to the role of a military castle, Tepe-Kermen was also a kind of factory for preparing for the Second Coming, like the Capuchin monasteries in Italy. Graves carved into the rock served the dead only temporarily. The bones were then taken out, washed in wine, placed in a linen bag and stacked with hundreds of others.

Opposite Tepe-Kermen through the gorge is the ancient fortress of Kyz-Kermen, the only massif where there are no natural caves, and there are very few carved ones. From Tepe-Kermen you can follow the path to the ancient Karaite cemetery and further to Chufut-Kala and Bakhchisaray.