What to doSpecialties of Local Cuisine, or What You Should Definitely Try in CrimeaTravelling without tasting local cuisine? No, it cannot be complete. Everywhere local dishes reveal in the best way ethnic colouring - habits and likings, tastes and flavours. And Crimea is no exception. Here you can and should try the traditional dishes of various peoples, inhabiting the peninsula.
NatureKalinovsky Park-ReserveThe 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.
What to doNatural Crimea: the best places to camp out on vacationsThe silence and lack of urban bustle, the whisper of the gentle sea, colorful sunsets and sunrises, beautiful landscapes of mountain ranges, the relief curves of the coves and bays, evenings with a guitar around the campfire, night swim in the reflection of the moon, hunting for crabs and shellfish pilaf…
What to doRest in Crimea 2019: everything a tourist needs to knowThe black sea pearl – the Peninsula of Crimea - has always been a popular summer holiday destination for Russians. Prolific climate, warm sea, a variety of natural landscapes and famous sightseeing attract millions of tourists every year.
Spa and wellnessClimatotherapyThere are places on our planet where simply spending time there in blissful indolence is beneficial. Crimea is one such place.
Tourist routesThe Sun Trail: A path where tsars walkedThe 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.
Spa and wellnessBotkinskaya Trail: Health and happiness in every stepThe 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.
Spa and wellnessCrimea’s therapeutic mud and silted estuariesMud baths, wraps and applications are especially useful for treating disorders of the musculoskeletal, nervous, respiratory, digestion, genitourinary and gynaecological systems, as well as skin conditions.
Spa and wellnessThe Golitsyn Trail: The wonders of Novy SvetThe 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.
Fun for childrenChildren’s health treatments at Crimean resortsAt present, Crimea has 19 health resorts for children and parents with children, which specialise in different treatments.
Food tourismAlways a good vintage: Why you should go on a wine tour of CrimeaNot a completely new form of travel, enotourism is becoming increasingly fashionable and popular.
What to doThe world in miniature. It's all about Crimean natureWith 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.
NatureKapchikKapchik 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.
PhotosLost in the mountains: Crimean cave monasteriesCrimean cave monasteries were established in the Middle Ages. They are still inhabited by monks hidden away from the world in the mountain gorges, amid the rocks, forests and ancient fortresses between Sevastopol and Bakhchisarai. Here, the present meets the long-standing traditions of the early Christians in Crimea.
PhotosOpuk Nature Reserve: Martian lake with tulips in bloomOne 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.
PhotosArtek: The land of idyllic childhoodToday, this is one of the biggest children’s centres in the world, with parks occupying 102 hectares of its total area of 218 hectares. The centre offers unforgettable holidays for children at its seven kilometres of beaches, 10 camps and various educational and sports centres.
PhotosGeneralskiye beaches: The Coast of a Thousand BaysEncompassing 26 kilometres of coves, gently sloping sandy beaches and a smooth seabed, Generalskiye beaches are a mecca for everyone who enjoys nature holidays.
NatureLake ChokrakA salty mud-treatment oval lake, its name means "natural spring" in the Crimean Tatar language.
NaturePink Lake KoyashskoeThe most salty lake on the Crimean Peninsula, it is part of the Opuksky Nature Reserve.