Danovo gorge is a unique natural monument, located on the southern outskirts of the city of Hot Key, Medicinal Park at the foot of Abzakhi mountains. This is one of the most beautiful and frequently visited places of the resort.

Danovo gorge was created by people and by nature. Gorge in 1875-1878 G. opened the Cossacks for ventilation marshy grounds of the resort Hot key. But then man started work was continued by nature. Snow and rain has broadened and deepened the gorge, and today it has a length of about 100 m, and the altitude of 10-15 m.

This narrow rocky gap nature has divided the mountain slopes. In the 70-ies of the XIX century people were cut down by the bottom of the gorge stone staircase consisting of 49 steps, then before entering ennobled the clearing. Special flavor of gantovoy the stairs attach mossy Sandstone rocks. Near the stairs is leaking the Key stream. According to popular legend in this Creek every morning bathing beautiful mistress of the gorge.

Its name Danovo gorge received because of the poem "the divine Comedy" of the famous Italian poet Dante Alighieri. Oddly enough, the entrance to a dark, cool and wet Danovo gorge is very much like described in the poem the entrance to hell. This is the name of the gorge was given by the officers who were treated in these parts, later it became official.

Many people believe that the rise in local Abzakhi mountain somewhat similar to purgatory. So, after visiting the gorge, they visit located at the foot of the mountain Iberian chapel.