History and cultureTemple of Protection of the Holy VirginThe temple in the center of Sudak. It was founded in 1819 with the money raised by the parish and local landowners and built in ten years in the style of classicism. The church basement is in the shape of an equilateral Greek cross and there is a large hemispherical dome in the center.
History and cultureTo the "Good genius" FountainInstalled in the memory of the famous sea-scape painter Ivan Aivazovsky, a native of Theodosia. It was opened in 2004. The composition consists of the figure of a woman who holds a shell in her hand. Water flows from it into the bowl, from which it flows into the pool.
History and culture"The Perovskys’ Estate" WineryThe winery was established in 1834. The area of vineyards is 240 hectares. Red and white grape varieties are grown here. The red grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, and the white grapes are Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling. Guided tours and wine tastings are organized on the estate.
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.
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.
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 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.
LongreadsBelogorsk: The White Rock by Black WaterDuring the late Middle Ages, the city stood on the trade route from the Perekop Isthmus to coastal cities while Karasubazar was a major transit centre for caravans. The Great Silk Road was also close to the area.
Chernomorsky DistrictChernomorsky District: Sport and seaLocated in western Crimea, the district covers 1,508 sq km and has 156 km of coastline. Its centre is the town of Chernomorskoye.
Leninsky DistrictLeninsky District: The land of two seasThe Leninsky District is located in eastern Crimea and covers most of the Kerch Peninsula with a total area of 2,918.6 square kilometres.
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.
BakhchisaraiBakhchisarai: Crimea’s eastern capitalThe ancient city of Bakhchisarai is the former capital of the Crimean Khanate and the most colourful city in the Crimean Peninsula, once praised by Alexander Pushkin.
