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The swimming season lasts in Gaspra until October. There are favorable subtropical climate, lack of winds, warm sea, comfortable beaches, an abundance of sanatoriums |
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Miskhor is a wonderful place for recreation in the Crimea. It is seven miles of excellent beaches, sanatoriums and cozy hotels |
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Oreanda means "rocky" in Greek, and the resort lives up to its name. Cliffs and mountains well protect it from the north, and the picturesque valley is very convenient for construction of hotels and sanatoriums here |
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There is healing microclimate in Simeis: dry air, an abundance of sun, clean water and beautiful beaches, evergreen and blossoming all year round plants |
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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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Yalta Armenian Church, built on the steep slope of Darsan Hill after the model of famous medieval St. Ripsime Church in Echmiadzineh, is an architectural gem of Crimea |
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Ai-Petri Mountain is the most impressive peak of the Crimea. It is surmounted by a stone crown of limestone jags. In a distant past these rocks were reefs of the sea |
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Holiday in Yalta will be incomplete without a visit to the house-museum of Anton Chekhov. The number of exhibits is about 25 thousand units |
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The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Livadia is a small graceful temple in Byzantine style at Livadia Palace, summer residence of Russian tsars |
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If you spend a vacation in Yalta with children, be sure to visit "Glade of Fairy Tales" - an open-air museum |
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Holidays in Gurzuf is an opportunity to have a rest, medical treatment and make a trip to almost anywhere in the Crimea. There are mild subtropical climate, exotic nature, warm sea, and well-groomed beaches |
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Kichkine palace was built in 1908-1911th and on the whole seaside nothing could be compared with this Eastern fairy-tale |
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Excursion to the Livadiya Palace introduces two moments of history: life of the royal family in the beginning of XX cent. and the course of the Crimean Conference of 1945 |
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Holidays in Yalta will not be complete without a visit to one of the finest architectural monuments of the Crimea - Massandra palace, built in a secluded area of the Upper Massandra for the Emperor Alexander III |
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Massandra wine cellars, the oldest in the country, are world famous for their gallery with unique collection of domestic and foreign wines (more than 700 brands) |
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Excursion to the Massandra winery gives an opportunity to see the unique Golitsyn’s cellars where there are oak barrels with aged wines of different brands, all of a very high quality |
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Miskhor central beach, one of the most clean beaches in Crimea, is decorated with two famous sculptural groups by architect Adamson: "The mermaid" and "Arzy and Ali Baba" |
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Nikita Botanical Gardens is one of the oldest (founded in 1812) in the world. There are 50,000 species, varieties and hybrids of flowers, fruits, olives, nuts and woody, subtropical, industrial, oil-bearing and medical plants |
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The tiny decorative castle Swallow's Nest, located on top of 40-metres high Aurora cliff of the Ai-Todor cape in Gaspra village, has became a visiting card of Crimea's southern coast |
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Uchan-Su Waterfall in the picturesque canyon on the southern slope of Ai-Petri mountain (in Yalta Mountain-Forest Reserve) is the highest not only in Crimea, but in all Ukraine |
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The Vorontsov Palace was built in 16th century's English architectural, so-called Tudor style, enriched with elements of Moresque architecture |
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Vorontsov`s Palace park is descended like an amphitheatre to the sea. The general territory covers 40 hectares. There are waterfalls, fountains and 4 lakes in the park |
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Having a rest in Yalta make an excursion to a local private zoo “Skazka” ("Fairy Tale"), where more than 120 species of animals and birds are represented |
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Vacations in Yalta - it is also a great opportunity to get acquainted with the beautiful architecture of its temples |
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The Yusupov Palace in Koreiz was built by the architect Krasnov in neoromantic style with elements of Italian Renascence for one of the most famous aristocratic dynasties of Russia – the Yusupovs |
