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Botanical Garden them. N.V. Bagrova

Botanical Garden them. N.V. Bagrova

What to do Crimean parks: where to walk, relax and recreate

Cape Ai-Todor

Cape Ai-Todor

Nature Cape Ai-Todor

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What to do The world in miniature. It's all about Crimean nature

"The Wonder Donkey" Farm

"The Wonder Donkey" Farm

Nature "The Wonder Donkey" Farm

"The Wonder Donkey" Farm

"The Wonder Donkey" Farm

A small and cozy Wonder Donkey farm is in the village of Zalesnoyeh, Bakhchisaray district. Its inhabitants are donkeys of the Somali and Nubian breeds, as well as horses, Vietnamese pigs, Hungarian oxen, decorative chickens, Cameroonian goats, peacocks, ostriches, pheasants, geese.

It is in the south of Crimea, not far from Yalta. From the Greek language "Ai-Todor" is translated "Saint Theodor".

If you urgently need a soft hug, then you should go to the Saki district. There, on the area of 1 hectare, the first in Crimea rabbit park is located. About 100 rabbits of 20 different breeds live there: bearded, furry, red, curly, lop-eared, spotted...

Miskhor - Ai-Petri cable road

Miskhor - Ai-Petri cable road

The longest unpiered cable road in Europe is located in Crimea. It leads from the South Coast village of Miskhor to the Ai-Petri plateau. In the cable car tourists can go up to the height of 1153 meters in 15 minutes and to find themselves in one of the most picturesque places on the peninsula.

Autumn in Crimea: how to correctly relax in the countryside

Autumn in Crimea: how to correctly relax in the countryside

Autumn is an ideal time of the year for traveling in Crimea. Warm sea, cozy cities and soft weather give an unforgettable relax and the possibility of relaxation without fuss. Russians and guests from close and far countries more and more often prefer to come to Crimea especially in the velvet season.

Bagrov Botanical Garden

Bagrov Botanical Garden

Crimean parks: where to walk, relax and recreate

Crimean parks: where to walk, relax and recreate

Crimean parks are also the landmarks on the peninsula as its famous palaces, numerous architectural monuments and museum-reserves. They are real masterpieces of landscape art that can combine the harmony of nature, beauty and architecture.

The Skelskaya Cave

The Skelskaya Cave

In the town of Sudak you can see exotic reptiles and some of the most poisonous inhabitants of the fauna from different parts of the world. On the territory of the crocodile farm there are various species of crocodiles, iguanas, monitor lizards, snakes, toads, land and amphibious turtles, scorpions, agamas, as well as foxes.

Lake at the Shahan Kaya rock

Lake at the Shahan Kaya rock

A small but stunningly picturesque lake is near Alupka right at the foot of the Shaan Kaya rock. You can get there by car or take a walk through the forest along the fantastical heaps of fallen rocks. The road takes no more than one and a half kilometres (less than 5000 ft.).

Rotunda of Winds

Rotunda of Winds

It is located on the territory of the Crimean Nature Reserve, on the edge of a rocky cliff above the Gurzuf Valley, at an altitude of more than 1.4 thousand meters (4,600 ft.) above sea level. Strong winds (up to 40 m/s) often blow there.

Tarkhankut Lighthouse

Tarkhankut Lighthouse

The lighthouse is located on the westmost point of Crimea - Cape Tarkhankut. The most convenient way to it goes from Chernomorskoyeh town via the village of Olenevka.

Kalinovsky Park-Reserve

Kalinovsky Park-Reserve

The regional natural park near the village of Kalinovka occupies twelve thousand hectares of the Prisivash lowland and stretches to the waters of the Sivash Bay.

The Sun Trail: A path where tsars walked

The Sun Trail: A path where tsars walked

The Sun Trail, also known as the Tsar’s Trail, has several paths which run to other attractions in Greater Yalta, for example, down to the foot of The Swallow’s Nest or up to the newly-built Archistratigus Michael Chapel.

Botkinskaya Trail: Health and happiness in every step

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Botkinskaya Trail: Health and happiness in every step

The Botkinskaya Trail starts at the most enchanted spot in Yalta, where Skazka (Fairytale) Zoo meets the Polyana Skazok (Fairytale Meadow) Museum and a hotel of the same name surrounded by Yalta’s amphitheatre of hills.

The Golitsyn Trail: The wonders of Novy Svet

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The Golitsyn Trail: The wonders of Novy Svet

The most spectacular part of the Golitsyn Trail is the initial stretch. Stonemasons cut a horizontal trail into the rock above the sea. If you look down, you see a precipice into the sea, and if you look up, you see a precipice into the sky.

The world in miniature. It's all about Crimean nature

The world in miniature. It's all about Crimean nature

With a unique combination of the sea, the mountains and a beneficial climate, Crimea is a great place to live and work. Nature here is so diverse that the peninsula is often described as the world in miniature.

Kapchik is located to the South-West of the Cape Flat, on the slope of which passes Golitsyn trail. This is a former coral reef resembling a 300-meter lizard.

Opuk Nature Reserve: Martian lake with tulips in bloom

Opuk Nature Reserve: Martian lake with tulips in bloom

One of the most mysterious sites on the peninsula, the nature reserve has the 185-metre high Mount Opuk, Cape Opuk, Koyash Lake which is rich in therapeutic mud, and a stretch of the Black Sea coast.

Spring blossoms

Spring blossoms