The picturesque Tsar’s Path (Tsarskaya Tropa) is running along the Black Sea shore for almost seven kilometers and is reckoned among the most famous pedestrian trails on the Crimean peninsula. It was called ‘Tsar’s’ because the Russian Imperator Nicholas II and his family members liked walking along it. First of all, the path that links the magnificent Livadia Palace and the former manor of the Gr

The picturesque Mount Koshka towers above the resort settlement Simeiz, 15 kilometers away from Yalta. It is reckoned among the most beautiful landscape monuments on the Southern Coast of Crimea. ‘Koshka’ is a Russian word for ‘cat’ and mountain’s silhouette is indeed reminiscent of an elegant cat that bends before a jump. But in fact, its current name is nothing but reconsidered in Russian way va

Foros is associated with elegant temple, situated on the 400-meter-high cliff and soaring above the sea, probably more often than with its splendid beaches, warm sea and amazing sceneries. It is the Church of the Resurrection, resort’s main symbol and genuine adornment of the Southern Coast of Crimea. The magnificent temple in Byzantine style was raised in 1892, thanks to the merchant and Maecenas

The elegant Dulber Palace, built in the late 19th century for the Prince Pyotr Nikolayevich, an uncle of the last Russian Imperator Nicholas II, is one of the brightest architectural gems at the Southern Coast of Crimea. Its fabulous snow-white asymmetric building with silver cupolas and elegant turrets noticeably stands out against a background of fantastic Crimean Mountains’ sceneries and is rec

Yalta’s picturesque surroundings conceal many wonders of nature: their concentration per square meter rolls over limit, exceeding all thinkable and unthinkable norms. One of them is majestic waterfall Uchan-Su, located on the southern slope of the beautiful Ai-Petri Mountain. Its name means flying water in Crimean Tatar. It is the highest waterfall not only in Crimea, but in the whole Ukraine as w

Polyana Skazok is Ukraine’s only outdoor museum of sculpture and floristics. It is situated in one of the most beautiful corners of the Southern Coast of Crimea: on the protected forest edge at the foot of the peculiar Stavri-Kaya cliff, two kilometers away from Yalta’s center. Its exhibits are more than two hundred characters of folk fairy tales, embodied in unique sculptures and placed on cozy f

The Southern Coast of Crimea is notable not only for amazing landscapes, unique nature and the range of priceless historical and architectural monuments, but also for its famous all over the world wines. Crimean wine-making is centered in Massandra winery that is one of the oldest and largest wine-making enterprises in CIS. Today, everyone has an opportunity to visit ancient galleries of wine cell

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