The Gorgippia Archaeological Museum stands on the actual site of the ancient Greek colony that preceded modern Anapa. Excavations beneath the city have revealed streets, foundations, and burial grounds from the 4th–3rd centuries BCE, and the museum displays pottery, coins, jewellery, and stone carvings recovered from the digs. Some excavations are presented as open-air exhibits, letting visitors stand above the actual ruins.
The museum is modest but the material is genuinely interesting — it makes concrete the fact that this stretch of coastline was part of the Greek world two and a half thousand years ago. Items include amphorae used for wine and grain trade, terracotta figurines, and carved grave stelae with inscriptions in ancient Greek. Combined with the overview of subsequent Scythian, Roman, Byzantine, Genoese, and Ottoman history, it gives Anapa more depth than most Russian beach resorts can claim.