Reception in Crimea

The ancient ground of Crimea bordered by turquoise of Black sea is fine and unique. Through millenia the binding historical string from the first settlers up to us was stretched.

The history of Crimea is a texture of the East and the West, a history of Greeks and Golden Horde, Tatars and Zaporozhcy, churches of the first Christians and mosques, it is a legend, is the song which has been written down by notes of cave cities, ruins of medieval locks and the fortresses, amazing with the beauty and luxury of the palaces kept up to now. To visit Crimea is means to inhale aroma of juniper groves, to try unique Crimean fault, to take pleasure in the tender, warm sea and an abundance of sunny days.

The territory of Crimea is conditionally divided on Western, East and South-coast parts.

The nature has not stinted, allocating the Western Crimea magic properties to heal illnesses of people. The sea climate here is successfully combined with steppe. A climate drier, than on South Coast. Here it is breathed easily even in the hottest days. Sea breezes together with a desired cool bring the cleanest streams curative, sated with the salts, ionized air with aromas of steppe grasses.

Evpatoria and Saki are one of the best places for rest and improvements of children - golden boundless sandy beaches, curative dirties and рапа salty lakes, thermal mineral sources, and also the accessible and inexpensive prices.

Heart of Evpatory's resort is water-mud baths "Mojnaki" located on the western surburb of city, and Saxim dirties do not have analogues in the world.

East Crimea is amazing corner with majestic mountains, wild rocks, mysterious grottoes and cosy fantastic blue bays. Here it is possible will take pleasure in a bouquet of the well-known faults and cognacs, or champagne from cellars of prince Golitsyn.

Cards of these places are New light, Koktebel, the Pike perch and Feodosiya and, as contrast with them, multikilometer sandy beaches of sea of Azov on peninsula Kazantip.

The Genoa fortress, Bald mountain and the Gold beach, the Penalty - Dag and Uzyn - Syrt, resort cities and the remarkable nature - all this East Crimea.

The southern coast of Crimea represents the oasis of the subtropical nature which is beginning from cape Ajja in the West and coming to an end to the east for Alushta. Freshening breezes, promote treatment of diseases of the top respiratory ways, nervous system and blood circulation. The Southern coast is a place where you are met with the warm tender sea and a strip of a dazzling bright beach, and in the evening - colorized fires of attractions, restaurants and bars quay. The most well-known city of Southern coast of Crimea - Yalta and, certainly, one of the most picturesque and interesting cities of the world. Its wonderful transformation from a fishing small village in a fashionable elite resort has taken place during a uniform instant, due to love of several generations of an imperial surname.

Sights of Crimea

Vorontsovsky palace is located in Alupka manor column of Vorontsov. Its majestic towers, teeth walls create an openwork silhouette on background Ai-Petri's mountain ridge. Each case of Vorontsovskiy palace reminds the certain epoch. At the same time all palace represents complete art ensemble. A masterpiece is the palace park which beauty involved such known artists, as well as. I.Levitan, V.I.Surikov, A.I.Kuindgy.

Livady palace. Big Livady palace - a former years residence of last Russian emperor Nikolay II - the main sight of Yalta. The palace is erected under the project of academician N.P.Krasnov in style of the Italian Revival. In Livady palace ensemble, besides the Big palace, the case, a palace of minister of a court yard of baron Frederiksa, palace church in the name of Exaltation of the Cross, the Italian court yard enter. By the way, a gate of an internal Italian court yard as N.P.Krasnov testifies, « the Italian work, per 1750 are taken out from Verona ».

Chufut-Kale (Judaic fortress) - "cave" city at Bakhchisarai. Houses and fortifications of this medieval city, similarly to eagle jacks, were sticked directly on the unapproachable eagle rock located on a plateau of a mountain spur, prevailing above three deep valleys. the Edible bird's-nest became an original emblem of Southern coast of Crimea. The intricate construction, in a miniature reminding the medieval knightly lock, is brave settled down at the edge of Avrorova rocks.

« New Light ». the Factory of sparkling faults to which in 1978 100 years were executed, is located in settlement New Light. The original ancestor of sparkling winemaking is prince Galitsin. Here, in New Light, it has bought a manor, has lead there road, has constructed wine-making, cellars, the house, and began experiences from manufacture of champagne.

Dzhur-Dzhur - the deepest in Crimea a waterfalls, on the river east Ulu-Uzen. The river flows on gloomy gorge of Hap-Hal white bread and, coming through a three-stage threshold, falls vertically from 15 meter heights, filling air unique freshness. Aroma of a mountain beechen wood and powerful fate.

Chersonese Taurian (from Greek "Chersonese" - peninsula) - archeologic reserve. It's in 422 - 421 years B.C. Have based by gerakliots, with V B.C. Chersonese was in structure of the Byzantian empire. Here prince Vladimir has accepted christianity.

Demerdzhi. Mountain - a fairy tale. The sun and water became parents of the surprising mountain similar on which is not present in all to Crimea. How many hours day has, so much time varies color of mountain Demerdzhi. Rains wash the boulders reminding to a fortress, columns and ruins of locks, carefully study contours of new heroes of old legends in a rocky file.

Mountain Aj-Petri. the Most impressing top of South-coast. The road Kanatnaja allows to reach the top 1233m. Any has no such route the rope-way in Europe. The teeth of Aj-Petri impress and are known for all. But very few people knows, that at top it is possible to make fascinating travel on one of karstic caves.

the Fascinating adventure - descent from mountain on a gentle slope through pine woods Aj-Petri to Yalta - the fan of foot walks in convenient footwear can make all for two hours.

Nikitsky botanical garden. the Green treasury Nikitsky botanical garden located in 6 kms from Yalta. The first trees of the future garden have been planted above a slope under village Nikita in memorable 1918 for Russia. Now the alive collection totals over 58 thousand kinds, plants from all continents of a planet. At excursion on Nikitsky garden is possible for a botanical garden will get acquainted to representatives of flora of all subtropical areas of the ground.

Bakhchisarai is a former capital Crimean khanate - now the small small town, located about a picturesque Internal ridge Crimean mountains. The main sight of Bakhchisarai - Khanate palace with the well-known Fountain of Tears, Uspensky cave monastery, the ancient fortress of Chufut-Calais located at top of mountain.

Palace "Dulber" is constructed in Coreise for grand duke Peter Nikolaevich in 1895-1897 under Krasnov's project. More than hundred premises with silvery domes, carved stone inserts and mosaic compositions on walls remind XV centuries of the Arabian Egypt.