Sevastopol' Off The Beaten Path

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The farthest beach of Balaklava and the cleanest one and the best one in my opinion. Although you should spend 40 minutes to get it by town ship. The fee is UAH 15 (EUR 1.35) per person. While you're going there you may enjoy beautiful views of the coast and cliffs (some views in the travelogue).

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Navy Museum is situated on the opposite side to the central quay. It is the former secret base of submarine that was built in 1953-1963 inside of the hollow rock. It was complex on several floors but nowadays only one floor is open while undeground is flooded and the entrance to upper floors are closed. I asked one of the person of the museum and she said that museum is reconstructed now and full area will be open in 2017. The base was moved from here after USSR collapse. The museum is open 10-17 and don't forget warm cloths (sorry I forgot the level of the entrance fee :-)

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Golden Beach is the eastern one that we visited. We got private boat and it went 20 minutes around by UAH 10 (EUR 0.85) per person. It was less crowded than Silver Beach and the nature (rather cliffs) was more interesting

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The fortress was built in 1343 by Genoa residents who came here. The broken fortress is, can say, one of the symbol of the place. While we have been there it was reconstructed works but fencing was broken and many tourists made photos near of the stone walls. The fortress is on the top of the hill and there are beautiful views of the town and of the sea. Some photos are in the travelogue.

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Balaklava is a district of Sevastopol now but was independent towntill 1957. The first settlements here are mentioned in I AD. In XIII century the place was under control of Genoa kingdom and built here Chembalo fortress. In 1475 Osman Empire won the battle and became the owner of Krym area, including Chembalo fortress. In the end of XVIII century the area was taken under control by Russian Empire. During the war of 1854-1855 the place was the residence for British Army. After WWII the town was closed for visitors because the special object for submarines was built. After USSR collapse the object was close and the town was open for tourists and it is very popular now as a place for vacation.

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Silver Beach is the nearest beach among those when you need to get it by boat. There are town ships but we never used it because there are a lot of private boats that are ready to get you to the beach. The fee was UAH 10 (EUR 0.90) per person. Both private boates and town ships start from the central part of town (of the quay). The place is quite popular among tourists as the nearest place to swim in the sea.

Children Beach is situated in the center of the town. I heard only such name of the beach, Children Beach, although it is the central town beach. We didn't have sunbath or swim there, it seems to us too boring to sit in the town while we could see more interesting places outside the town. But for lazy person or for person with children it could be good choice to spend time. The photo shows the beach and Chembalo Fortress behind.

Near Beach is situated within the town, on the opposite side to the center part. I saw the name of the side as Tavricheskaya Quay but not sure because I didn't saw it on the map. Another name of the beach I heard is Soldier Beach, maybe cause it is near of Navy Museum.