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Holidays in Crimea mean beach relaxation, tours to historical sites, nature exploring, great opportunities for extreme tourism |
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Mountains, surrounding Alushta as amphitheater, retreat from the shore for 5-10 km. There are 5 rivers in the area; trails for biking, hiking and horseback excursions |
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Bakhchisaray is a town in Central Crimea, the former capital of the Crimean Khanate. Its main landmark is Hansaray, the only extant palace of the Crimean Khans, a museum now |
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Clean and soft golden sand, gently sloping sea bottom, clear water, attract tourists to Eupatoria. It is one of the sunniest cities in the world - the sun shines here 258 days a year |
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Feodosia has everything for health treatment and relaxation - mineral water, curative mud, sea shores with golden sand beaches |
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Foros is the most southern point of the Crimea. Fashionable mansions and luxury hotels adjoin econom-class hotels
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Kerch, an ancient port city, has experienced the impact of different cultures and civilizations. There are warm sea, well-groomed beaches and boundless steppe here |
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Koktebel, located on the shores of the Koktebel Bay is a "golden middle" of the Crimean landscapes - there are mountain peaks and gentle slopes of hills, woods and rock ledges |
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The legendary hero city Sevastopol is one of the most beautiful port cities in the world and an excellent sea-resort, a large historical-cultural and touristic centre of Crimea |
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Simferopol is the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in southern Ukraine, an important political, economic, and transport center of the peninsula |
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Sudak, a small town with quiet beaches and ancient Genoese fortress is an ideal place for family holidays |
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Yalta, the most popular and fashionable resort of Crimea, is located in subtropical zone. There are an abundant vegetation, fabulous beaches and healing air |
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The well-known Alma River trout farm was established at the upper reach of the said river in the territory of Crimean Nature Reserve in 1957; here they breed California rainbow trout |
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The famous Altyn-Teshik (which is translated from Crimean-Tartar as "golden hole") is a cave in the sheer wall of the White Cliff at a height of more than fifty metres |
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Arabat Fortress in the north-west of the Kerch Peninsula, the only one Tatar-Turkish fortress on the Azov coast of Crimea, is considered to be a monument of historical architecture |
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Arabat Spit (also called Arabat Tongue), the longest spit in Europe, is famous for its numerous recreation centers, boarding guesthouses and hospitable private sector |
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Ayu-Dag mountain (or Medved-gora), situated on the southern coast of Crimea, is a National Nature Reserve, archaelogical complex and open-air mineralogical museum |
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The International Children Center Artek (formerly the most famous pioneer camp in USSR) is situated on the southern coast of Crimea, near the town of Gurzuf |
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Cape Tarkhankut in the peninsula of the same name, located at the western coast of Crimea, is a most popular place for windsurfing, kiting and diving, a real divers Mekka |
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In the Crimean Natural Reserve there are over 300 water sources, including trout ponds; nearly 1200 species of plants, more than 200 species of animals, and about 80 historical and cultural monuments |
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The Grand Canyon of Crimea is beautiful at any season. The most popular are the "Blue Pond" and the "Bath of Youth". Swimming is allowed, but the water is never warmer than 11C |
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Surb Khach Monastery, located near the small historical town of Staryi Krym, on the wooded slope of Grytsya Hill, is a fine monument of medieval Armenian architecture in Ukraine |
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Swan Islands in the Karkinit Bay is one of the largest places of wintering and nesting of water and marsh birds in Ukraine, an ornithological reserve of world importance |
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The ancient White Rock (or Ak-Kaya), located in the valley of Biyuk-Karasu river, is a unique geological monument and a most interesting tourist attraction in Crimean Belogorsk |
