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

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

Mount Mithridat towers above the town for almost one hundred meters and is rightly considered to be Kerch’s main tourist attraction and its imperishable symbol. Different historical and cultural epochs interweaved in this wonderful place and left their landmarks in form of unique monuments on the mountain's slopes and at its foot. Almost 26 centuries ago one of the most ancient European towns Pant

The Kerch Peninsula was always famous for multitude of ancient burial mounds, however, the Tsar's Burial Mound rightly bears a title of one of the most mysterious and mind-boggling ones. This unique monument of burial architecture, built on the natural 18-meter (60 feet) high hill in the 4th century B.C., is considered to be the true masterpiece of antique architecture. Amazing with its original p

One of the brightest and the most mysterious Yevpatoria's sights is the Tekie Dervishes - the former abode of traveling Muslim monks (Dervishes) built in 15th-16th centuries. This unique historical and architectural ensemble is valuable, for it is the only Muslim monastery that has survived on Ukrainian territory in its original form. Dervishes were members of Sufi brotherhood that didn't accept l