Situated on Crimea's west, the Tarkhankutsky peninsula is a fabulously beautiful place, whose main treasure is primeval virgin nature. It is Crimea's least populated part, and therefore, generally secluded and calm recreation's connoisseurs, who are sick of overcrowded and loud southern coast of Crimea, come here. The whole Tarkhankutsky peninsula's coast is the natural monument. And for a reason:

Gurzuf's size - it's a small resort settlement on the Southern Coast of Crimea - is incomparable to its popularity among vacationers and travelers. And it's no surprise: lying on the picturesque bay's beach caringly protected by the huge mountain amphitheatre, it attracts with its fabulous sceneries, curative climate, tender sea, and a bulk of natural, archeological and architectural monuments. P

Small resort town Foros acquired wide fame not only thanks to its amazing sceneries, curative climate, warm sea, comfortable beaches and a range of pensions, but also for being the southernmost point of Crimea. Nature generously endowed Foros with its precious riches, and man diluted this marvelously beautiful corner with handmade masterpieces. Resort's most attractive place is definitely the Foro

Tiny resort settlement Miskhor is one on the most attractive sites at the Southern Coast of Crimea. In Crimean Tatar its name means 'middle settlement' and is derived from its interesting location: Miskhor stands, as if squeezed, between two other Crimea's gems - Gaspra and Koreiz. Curative combination of sea and mountain air, warm sea, sunny beaches, numerous sanatoriums that shine, as if white b

Resort town Saky is left without any architectural monuments, but with an interesting archeological site - ancient settlement Kara-Tobe, which serves as a tourist magnet for the whole western Crimea. Greek and Scythian ancient settlement was discovered in the early 20th century on the Kara-Tobe Hill (it's Turk for Black Hill) and got its name from it. Excavations that started here helped to recons

Situated on Crimea's western coast, the seaside town Saky is widely known as Ukraine's balneotherapeutic health resort. Favorable climate, air, saturated with steppe aromas and sea salts, miraculous curing muds and mineral springs, the cleanest Black Sea and velvet sandy beaches - all these priceless natural riches made Saky to one of the most attractive directions for those, who strive to combine

The Ayu-Dag Mountain is the most picturesque corner at the Southern Coast of Crimea and one of its main symbols. Ayu-Dag is Crimean Tatar for Bear Mountain. This name derives from its peculiar form, reminiscent of a giant bear, lying on the sea shore between resort settlements Partenit and Gurzuf. It is this bear-form that caused multitude of legends about Ayu-Dag's origin. As one of them has it,

The unique Sea Crashes Museum that was created several years ago in Malorechenskoye village near Alushta has already become one of the most attractive sights on the Southern Coast of Crimea. It's the only museum in the world that is devoted to the most famous sea tragedies. It is located in the building of very beautiful St. Nicolas Lighthouse Temple. Together they build up a memorial complex to

Today the Church of St. Alexander Nevsky - that over a century was Simferopol's main temple - is rightly considered to be one of the most beautiful and magnificent cultic buildings in Simferopol. It amazes not only with its imposing and harmonic forms, but with tough and tragic destiny that ended with temple's rebirth. The idea of building large cathedral in Simferopol to honor Saint Alexander Nev