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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Palace "Dulber" is a masterpiece of "oriental crimean" style. The building has more than one hundred rooms |
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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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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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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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Tarkhankut lighthouse, situated on the cape of the same name, the western extremity of the Crimean peninsula, is considered to be a unique historical monument of architecture |
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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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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 |
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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 |
