Crimea
Articles about nature and resorts of Crimea. Sightseeing and sights of the Crimea. Best places to visit in Crimea. Articles about traveling and hiking at Crimea.
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Cufut Qale Cave City
Cufut Qale (Chufut Kale) – is one of the cave cities of Crimea, situated near Bakhchisaray. You can get there by going through the Holy Dormition Monastery. In the Crimean Tatar language the name of the cave means a Jewish fortress. The Karaites
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Massandra winery. Yalta
Massandra village is located on the southern coast of the Crimea. Here is located Alexander III Massandra Palace Museum and no less famous winery "Massandra". Massandra village (wich is located not far from Yalta) became famous as a center of
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Fortress Calamita
The Principality of Theodoro (a small principality in the south-west of Crimea from the 13th through 15th centuries). Fortress Calamita was one of the major defense facilities. It was situated on the east bank of the Chornaya River on the plateau of the
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Grand Canyon of the Crimea
In the Crimean Mountains, 5 km southeast of the village of Sokolinoye in the Bakhchisaray district located the largest canyon in Ukraine – the Grand Canyon, which is part of the Ai-Petri array. Sometime in the past near Ai-Petri volcanoes were
Read more...2012-01-19 Comments rating:
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Arabat spit
Arabat spit is a unique natural reserve of more than a hundred kilometers long. The spit got its name from the Turkish fortress ("Rabat" in Arabic means a military post) that was built in the area. The part of the land that is named the spit is
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Vorontsov Palace in the Crimea
Vorontsov Palace is one of the most striking sights of the Crimea. The palace was built in Alupka and designed by renowned British architect Edward Blore, who served at the court of King George 4. The architect became known for his work on the plan of
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Panticapaeum - the capital of the Bosporan Kingdom
Panticapaeum means "the fish way". Panticapaeum was one of the first Greek cities - colonies. It was the capital of the Bosporan Kingdom, at all times, from inception to destruction of the kingdom. The city grew and developed together with the Bosporan
Read more...2011-12-05 Comments rating:
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Livadia Palace in Crimea
Livadia Palace in Crimea is the creation of the famous architect and gardener Eshlimana Demingera. The palace was built in the 18th century from the Inkerman stone for the Polish landowner L Potocki. Livadia Palace is located not far (3km) from Yalta.
Read more...2011-12-04 Comments rating:
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Alupka. Crimea
Alupka in 2011 was considered as the best city on the Crimean coast. This is the city a little further Simeiz. Despite the apparent complexity of intertwining streets, it is easy to navigate the city. Originally Alupka was a small mountain village, which
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Ghost Valley in the Crimea
The valley of ghosts is one of the most mystical and mysterious places on the map of the Crimean Autonomous Republic. Located on the top of the Demerdzhi mountain valley, which means "blacksmith" (from turc language). The gore got this name at a time
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