NatureLake at the Shahan Kaya rockA 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.).
NatureRotunda of WindsIt 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.
History and cultureSea Curiosities MuseumAn unusual museum is located in the resort village of Shtormovoyeh in the west of Crimea. Here a unique collection of the Black Sea "gifts" has been collected: wreckages and wastes from the sea, processed by nature itself to artistic shapes and brought ashore by storms.
What to doHolidays in Crimea in September: how to dress, what to do and what to seeClear transparent air, gentle sun without exhosting heat, warm sea water and a lot of fruit and vegetables. All this is Crimea in september. Most people try to have their vacations in summer time and when autumn comes the beaches become less crowded, prices for services fall, but all tourist attractions still work and wait for guests.
What to doFestivalling all september: glaring events in CrimeaThe first month of autumn abounds with various festivals in Crimea. Here are the most prominent of them in our selection.
History and cultureTiritaka Archaeological SiteThe remains of the ancient settlement lay on the shore of the sea bay in the territory of the City of Kerch. It is located on a high plateau and has the shape of an irregular quadrangle with its acute angle pointing to the south.
History and cultureOmür DachaA large mansion is located in the center of Yalta. Built in a pseudo-Gothic style in 1888. It is the former summer house of Capitolina Ilovaiskaya. Writer Anton Chekhov lived and worked in this house on the ground floor from October 1898 to April 1899.
History and culture"theHARASHO" Actual Art Gallery"theHARASHO" Actual Art Gallery is one of the most popular exhibition venues in Crimea. Over the years, the gallery has organized several hundreds of different expositions − photo art, painting, children's drawings, arts and crafts, small sculptural forms.
History and cultureShuldan Cave MonasteryThe monastery was founded in the 8th century by icon-worshiping monks who fled from Byzantium. It is located to the north of the village of Ternovka, Sebastopol region. Shuldan is translated as "echoing place" or "impregnable place".
History and cultureViking ParkThe first in Russia and the largest in Europe cultural and historical centre dedicated to the Viking era of the VIII-XI centuries, is located in the valley of the Red Caves.
NatureTarkhankut LighthouseThe 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.
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.