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Popular Things To Do | Other Things To Do Tips | All Tips (108) Visit the Ay-Petri peak, the most picturesque mountian of the Crimea south coast. 'Ay-Petri' means 'Saint Peter' in Tartar. There are lots of tartar people who live in Crimea. In the old times there was a Tartar state here with the capital in Bakhchisaray, conquested by Russian tsar. If you are going to visit Bakhchisaray, You'll be able to visit the Khan's palace there. Khan was the ruller of the state, like a king.
You can see Yalta and the other cities from the tope of this peak. You also can have a real tartar meal here. The cuisine is very delicious. Leave a Comment Directions: You shouls get to Ay-Petri by car, but it's better to get there with the help of cable-way from Alupka.
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Another famous Crimean summer residence, Livadia palace. It belonged to the last russian emperor Nikolay II and his family. He liked this palace very much and called is 'Sweet heart Livadia'. This palace is also know for the Yalta conference, that was held here in 1943, between Stalin, Rusvelt and Cherchill. Sorry, I don't have a picture of this building, but I'll try to find it Leave a Comment
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The Nikitsky Botanical Gardens - located 5 km east of Yalta - are well worth a visit. The gardens were first laid out by Christian Steven, a Russian botanist (Swede by birth) in 1812.
The gardens cover a few square km of a hillside all the way to the shore. It offers great views and offcourse many interesting plants: in fact well over 25,000 spicies.
The park is devided into 4 different sections. Upper Park (rose gardens), Lower Park, Prymosky Park (subtropical plants) and cape Montedor Park.
The gardens are not only interesting, but it offers a lot of shade too which is quite pleasant in mid-summer as I learned in July 2002. The gardens are open from 8 am to 8 pm (in summer). Outside the summer season it closes 1 hour earlier.
You can come to the gardens from Yalta by bus (nr 31 or 34) or take a cab. It should not be that expensive. Leave a Comment
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Anton Pavlovic Chekhov came first in 1888 to Yalta. When his health got worse he bought a piece of land in 1898 and built himself a house and came to live here. You can visit his “white Datcha”. Leave a Comment
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The palace was designed by Edward Blore, a known English court architect. During the Yalta conference Churchill lived in this palace. You can visit this palace. There is an entry fee, taking pics costs extra. Leave a Comment Address: Alupka
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They may come as a surprise because they are rather small and surrounded by concrete. Also they are made of pebbles, so don’t get disappointed because you cannot see any sand. Leave a Comment
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On a clear day you can see Yalta. The craggy teeth of the mountain ridge are pretty amazing. I really liked it up there (maybe it reminded me of other alpine regions like Switzerland?!). Leave a Comment
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This deep blue of the “Black” Sea is simply awesome! Take a walk around the coast and park in Alupka and check for yourself. Leave a Comment Address: Alupka
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Whilst walking towards the McDonalds in Yalta ( the only place to get a clean toilet) I came across the Monument to Vladimir Lenin, which faces the Yalta quay. Leave a Comment Address: Main SquareDirections: Near McDonalds
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Livadia palace built in 1911 for the Russian czars is a place of pilgrimage of lots of tourists. It attracts us by its history, its design, beautiful parks and splendid sea views. Leave a Comment
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