Vorontsov Palace • Yalta
Vorontsov Palace
Vorontsov Palace • Yalta
This architectural monument to Romanticism is one of the shiniest pearls in the necklace that is Crimea. Created by people in tandem with nature, the Vorontsov Palace has amazed guests with its original look for almost two centuries. The Palace was build in the middle of the 19th century as summer residence of Russian statesman, Prince Mikhail Vorontsov, who was the governor-general of Russia’s s

Livadia Palace • Yalta
Livadia Palace
Livadia Palace • Yalta
The white-stone Livadia Palace, which served as a summer residence for Russian emperors in the 19th - 20th centuries, is not just the most beautiful architectural installation of Crimea’s southern coast, but also an important historical monument. Here, Allied leaders defined the fate of the post-WWII world. The history of the palace began in 1834, when Polish magnate Lev Potockiy bought the tiny

Surb Khach Monastery • Feodosiya (91 km.)
Surb Khach Monastery
Surb Khach Monastery • Feodosiya (91 km.)
The medieval monastic complex Surb Khach is situated in the picturesque mountain and woody area, within three kilometers from the town Staryi Krym. Its name means Monastery of the Holy Cross in Armenian. Being reminiscent of an age-old defensive fortress, Surb Khach is one of the peninsula’s most interesting monuments of Armenian sacral architecture that preserve the spirit and atmosphere of the M

Primorsky Boulevard • Sevastopol (53 km.)
Primorsky Boulevard
Primorsky Boulevard • Sevastopol (53 km.)
The green ribbon of Primorsky Boulevard meanders along one of Southern side’s most picturesque slopes, in the city’s historical part. It has been the favorite walking and recreation place of Sevastopol’s locals and guests for almost a century and a half. It is one of the city’s most beautiful green areas, which attracts not only with cozy lanes and observation areas, featuring amazing views of the

Yeni-Kale Fortress • Kerch (214 km.)
Yeni-Kale Fortress
Yeni-Kale Fortress • Kerch (214 km.)
The former Turkish fortress Yeni-Kale, whose picturesque fragments stand on the coast in the eastern part of the city, is a valuable monument of architecture and is reckoned among the most interesting and symbolic attractions of Kerch. The powerful fort with original shapes was built by Turks in the early 18th century, during aggravation of the conflict between the Ottoman and the Russian empires,

Kalamita Fortress • Sevastopol (46 km.)
Kalamita Fortress
Kalamita Fortress • Sevastopol (46 km.)
The ruins of the once majestic Kalamita fortress, standing on the picturesque Monastic Rock’s plateau in the Sevastopol outskirts, is one of the most interesting monuments of medieval Crimea’s fortification architecture, which is rightly reckoned among the most unique sights on the peninsula. The first fortifications appeared here back in the 6th century. Built by Byzantines, they served as protec

Tarkhankut • Yevpatoria (159 km.)
Tarkhankut
Tarkhankut • Yevpatoria (159 km.)
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:

Kara -Tobe • Yevpatoria (84 km.)
Kara -Tobe
Kara -Tobe • Yevpatoria (84 km.)
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 Sea Crashes Museum • Alushta (43 km.)
The Sea Crashes Museum
The Sea Crashes Museum • Alushta (43 km.)
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
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