How to get to the swallow's nest from Livadia. Our Crimea and its most beautiful places. How to get to Marble Cave by car

There were cats running around the palace, which had their own feeding trough. People slowly gathered, and at the appointed time we were allowed on the excursion.

Before visiting it, I associated the Livadia Palace exclusively with the Yalta Conference. And, of course, they showed us the table at which Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin sat,

the hall where this table originally stood and where meetings and conferences at the highest level are still held to this day,

the offices where the immobile Roosevelt was accommodated so that he would not have to come to meetings from afar, the Italian courtyard where a historical photograph of the heads of the three powers was taken.

But it turned out that the Livadia Palace is less about the Yalta Conference and more about the history of the last royal family. It was for them that this palace was built and decorated with great taste, where they had the opportunity to rest only four times. Each room was uniquely and exquisitely decorated and reflected the habits and character of the family members. It was interesting to listen and a little sad, knowing that the simple family happiness that the royal spouses treasured so much was so cruelly interrupted. The Romanovs lived in many ways simply: the girls shared bedrooms, slept on hard beds, and the children studied almost seven days a week. Often the family walked 6 kilometers to their relatives in Gaspra along a specially laid path, which was then called Tsarskaya, and in Soviet time renamed Solnechnaya.

We left the palace and decided that we were no worse than the kings and why not walk to the Swallow's Nest. The “tail” of the trail was quickly found: in Soviet times it was equipped for tourists, and at the forks there were signposts informing which direction to go and how much was left. But now the path felt abandoned: in some places the fences of local villas overlapped it, and we also came across a couple of destroyed public toilets. But in general, walking along the trail is easy and pleasant: it is almost straight and wide.

Almost six kilometers were easy. Since we didn't have to go all the way, we turned off at the sign for Swallow's Nest. And when we first saw this amazing castle from afar, our joy knew no bounds!

Then there was a descent along an endless staircase (along equally endless fences), and we reached the lower observation deck.

On the way to the building, we came across a cat bed with three cats and four more sitting nearby. A few minutes later we saw saleswomen from souvenir shops generously pouring cat food into them.

And here we are, finally, at the entrance to a quaint building that was once a restaurant. Now there is an exhibition hall in the Swallow's Nest, entrance is paid, and we decided that we don’t need to go there, because we read that the inside of the building is not as interesting as the outside. You cannot go out onto the balcony hanging over the abyss for safety reasons. I had to climb a pile of stones above the castle to capture it from a new angle.

“It’s not far from the cable car to Ai-Petri,” we thought and went to Gaspra. We wanted to take a shorter route directly, but everything there turned out to be blocked off like the territory of some sanatorium, and we had to climb the same huge stairs. The day before, the tour desk on the embankment told us that the cable car was closed, but we didn’t believe it, thinking that they just wanted us to go with them on the bus. Alas, after about another half hour of walking, we found the lower cable car station empty and abandoned until May. At the entrance, enterprising men stood and smoked, offering to go to Ai-Petri with them in a minibus. Dima and I discussed and came to the conclusion that we generally want to go to Ai-Petri more for the cable car than for the mountain itself, and we left it for next time. And I already know my next visit to Crimea, because its beautiful mountains, caves, waterfalls, rock monasteries and ancient cities still haunt me...

Now I’ve already said that since we came here for some reason, it’s not a sin to go to the Vorontsov Palace. With the last of our strength, we crawled to the huge English castle of Count Vorontsov, which looked either like Hogwarts or the Tower.

They say that the interiors of the palace are also very beautiful and rich, but we arrived at closing time, and two palaces in one day are too much.

I don’t know how one can live in such a gloomy castle, but the Governor General knows better.

The facade was fenced off from everywhere and it was possible to enter only by purchasing a ticket to the sculpture exhibition, but, again, it was too late. We walked around the palace and barely dragged ourselves through huge park To final stop minibuses. Arriving in Yalta, we had dinner and shamefully early went to bed with buzzing legs and dizziness from a whole day in the fresh air. The next day we decided to go to.

Recent Posts from This Journal

GREAT BRITAIN: FROM LION TO UNICORN. Day 1. I will not go to live in London!

On the afternoon of May 1, 2019, when Russia was already celebrating Labor Day with long-awaited idleness, our plane landed in London. "The weather is good - a plus...
There will not be a single photograph in this post, dear Kirov resident, because you and I have a serious conversation ahead of us. When in 2015 I moved to...
Karintorf-2: along a narrow-gauge railway to a lost village

Almost every phenomenon in social life has its fans. Including, there is great amount lovers of narrow gauge railways...
3. Diveevo: churches, springs and the Holy Kanavka

From Arzamas we quickly drove to Diveevo, while it was still dark. Imagining Diveevo as a pilgrimage center, I didn’t even think about the fact that it was also...

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t fit all the Yalta days into one post. That makes three. But I will try to pay more attention to details.

03/01/13
We arrived in Yalta yesterday. From Alushta, at lunchtime by minibus. At the bus station we were immediately surrounded by women offering us housing. All for 200 hryvnia.
Evening, shower, Wi-fi. What else does? Oh, yes “Zhivochik”….

This morning did not require an early rise, and we slept until 9 local. The night before we already got acquainted with the Yalta coast, and today we planned a visit to the palaces.
I don’t remember who and how told us that we had to go from the bus station, but we knew for sure that this was how it should be. Until now, it seems that it was possible to leave, right from our temporary place of residence.
At the bus station I again saw the trolleybuses I loved. More precisely, it was not at the bus station, but at trolleybus station, it’s very close – across the road.
01.

02.

03.

04. Here we even found a schedule behind a foggy piece of glass.

The locals explained that we do not need intercity buses, and Yalta.
05. We are standing at the bus stop. The building in the background with bars is a bus station.

The controller, from the open doors, notified those waiting that their minibus was moving to Livadia. Exactly the place where we planned to go in the first place.
We loaded ourselves into the transport and set off to drive along the winding, thin streets of mountain-coastal Yalta. I had only seen such narrow roads in films before - on the right is the wall of a house, on the left, across a row, is a steep slope.
- The end, the palace is ahead! – The controller announced.
The route was suddenly empty. People in groups moved in the direction indicated from the bus. By the way, the peculiarity of either Crimea or Ukraine in general is that people communicate here and they like it. For example, if in Moscow you ask: “How to get to the old Arbat?”, a passer-by, in most cases, will do this: “There!” – he waves his hand, running away further.
Right there: “Oh, look, you need this now...” and during the course of the story they will have time to ask where we are from and advise where we still need to go. Damn, that's nice.

06. Not far from the stop, we saw a book lying on the railing, perhaps intentionally left, or perhaps simply forgotten.

07. Teddy bear?

After New Year's Eve Moscow with its -26 Celsius and cloudiness, Yalta with its +10 and the sun seemed like summer that suddenly came in the middle of winter. Naturally, I wanted as much sun and warmth as possible to remain in the photographs.

08. Livadia Palace.

09.

10.

Near this palace we wandered around the park and decided, without stopping for long, to move on.

11. It seems to me like a library.

Then the idea came to me to take a walk to Gaspra. It seemed to me that it was close there. How wrong I was.))

12. Sunny path. Almost seven kilometer walking route.

This route starts from Livadia. So here we can understand that we have already walked two kilometers. And Gaspra is not even visible. After checking the map, we came to the conclusion that we needed to take the bus, but we still walked about a kilometer to the stop. We had a nice walk, of course, but we wasted precious time. Remember - twilight at 17, night at 18.
The minibus took us to the desired point in 10 minutes.

Cape Ai-Todor. Mansion "Swallow's Nest".

13. This is how we saw him. The sky and sea are simply fantastic. I don’t even know what to compare it to; I’ve never seen anything like it before. Yes, and is there any need to compare here?!

In general, the sea that day did not seem real, it was as if tinted with blue and green, in different places. It was only on this trip that I understood why Aivazovsky was so often drawn here and where such colors come from in his paintings. But there will be more about the colors of the sea in one of the following posts, but for now we pay special attention to color in the photographs.

14. Rock “sail”. Lonely at sea, it truly resembles the sail of a small ship.

15. And here is one of the most famous attractions of Crimea - “Swallow’s Nest”.

This mansion has a very long history. At the beginning of its existence it looked completely different, it looked more like summer house or a dacha, which, in essence, was what it was. Later, according to a new project, it was rebuilt and became more similar to the current castle. It was a restaurant for a long time, until the earthquake of 1927, when part of the rock that was the foundation collapsed, and the building itself was very badly damaged, part of it collapsed into the sea. For 30 years, the destroyed “nest” was empty and crumbled. At the end of the 60s, reconstruction began and, from the beginning of the 70s, the building became a restaurant again.
Now there is a museum inside. But it’s boring, small and there’s nothing to do there. From words to pictures.

16. View from the terrace of the “sail” rock and the pier.

17. And this is the view in the other direction. Blue-green sea all the way to the horizon.

18. The most recognizable symbol of Crimea. Even now, when I look at these pictures, it takes my breath away. Now, imagine when it’s right next to you, when you see it with your own eyes and can even touch it?!

19. And now a little more sea. The farthest mountain on the horizon is Ayu-Dag or Bear Mountain. Pretty too famous place, but we weren't there.

20. Crossbow as a keepsake. With the sea.

And a couple of zen shots.

21. The white dots in the picture are seagulls. There are tons of them there. They behaved very strangely, but I understood why later, when we had lunch in a cafe, on a rock, not far from the castle. By the way, this shot relaxes me. I turn it on full screen and sit and look at it.

Okay, back to the dolphins. How to what?! Oh, yes... When we sat down in the cafe, naturally, we began to look at the sea. And then we realized why the seagulls were behaving so strangely; they were constantly diving into the sea, attacking the dolphins. The most real ones. There were dozens of them. They appeared from the water here and there. Even on previous photo they exist, but they are so far away that, without knowing about them, they cannot be considered. Once again I regretted not taking a long lens with me.

22. And this is a mystery. It is not known who did it and why, but it looks interesting.

On this day we refused to go to the Vorontsov Palace, but went to Ai-Petri. More about this next time.
See you…

"Swallow's Nest" is the same toy castle on a steep cliff that adorns almost all the covers of tourist publications about South Bank Crimea. It’s no joke, this castle even managed to be on the cover of National Geographic. And this despite the fact that this building cannot be called a real castle.

“Swallow’s Nest” is purely decorative, and it’s also crumbling and being restored all the time... This Crimean landmark has always evoked controversial feelings for me. Some kind of mixture of miracle and disappointment.

But being near Yalta and not visiting the well-known “pearl” is also not the case. You just need to do it right...

Story

So where did the Swallow's Nest castle come from? Unfortunately, I won’t tell you any romantic stories. A place on a cliff with a beautiful view of the sea was first chosen by some general and he built himself a dacha. This happened in 1880, the building was wooden. Then the plot with the house passed from one owner to another, along the way it received its beautiful name - Swallow's Nest. And in 1901, Baron Steingel bought the plot and decided to build a romantic castle, like in his native Germany. This is how the castle appeared in the form we recognize it now.

But the change of owners did not stop there. "Swallow's Nest" passed from hand to hand, and at one time was completely abandoned - it survived the largest earthquake in Crimea. And so, after the establishment of Soviet power on the peninsula, the castle became accessible to everyone. By the way, already in 1968 it was necessary to strengthen the base of the castle so that it... would not fall into the sea.

Castle "Swallow's Nest" in Crimea: today

And a little uninteresting modern history. "Swallow's Nest" is constantly used for different purposes. Been here for quite a long time Italian restaurant with dubious cuisine and exorbitant high prices. Then there were exhibitions of artists, and now they show us interior of the castle. At one time there was a fee to enter the territory, but this was illegal.

Now there is reconstruction again and you need to be prepared for the fact that it is forbidden to go out onto the “balcony” above the sea. You'll have to be content with views of the back of the castle. But! Still, it takes your breath away when you look at this 40-meter rock, topped with a stone palace with turrets. And in general, this fairy-tale castle has the status of an object cultural heritage federal significance. So you have to go and see, but it’s better to walk or swim to this fragile beauty.

"Swallow's Nest": where it is and how best to get there

Castle address: Russia, Crimea, Bolshaya, Gaspra village, Alupkinskoe highway 9a. Exact coordinates for online maps: 44.430662 N, 34.128532 E. For GPS navigators: 44°25.839", 34°7.119.

And now in understandable tourist language. "Swallow's Nest" is located 20 km from Yalta and the main flow of tourists comes from Yalta. Near the “Swallow’s Nest” itself there are villages that are part of Greater Yalta: Gaspra and Kurpaty. There are three ways to get to the castle. And rest assured that the perception of the attraction itself depends on your choice. So, you can get there:

If you got to the castle from the Livadia Palace or by minibus/car, then you will find yourself at the "Swallow's Nest" stop. Here you can start taking the first shots from the observation platforms, but to get to the palace you still have to walk 800 meters along the stairs past the sanatoriums.

And here it is - a fairy-tale castle - towering on a rock and just begging to be viewed by a camera. You can enjoy its aesthetic benefits and take good photos.

"Swallow's Nest": the best locations for photos

I will share my favorite and most advantageous sites for photographing the “Swallow’s Nest” and myself against its background:

What to do at the Swallow's Nest

By the way, a little important practical information: from November to May the palace-castle is open from 10:00 to 16:00 (Mondays are closed), and from June to October - from 10:00 to 19:00 (7 days a week). The entrance is free. There is a free toilet at the entrance. Everything is clear with photographs - this is one of the main entertainments here. There are several more options for spending time, depending on your tastes.

Where to eat near the Swallow's Nest

In the 19th century, the Yalta coast was chosen by royal specialties, as well as people close to them. The excellent climate, healing air and sea have made Yalta a favorite resort for centuries. But it’s not only the beaches that attract thousands of tourists from different parts of the world. Within a radius of 20 km from Yalta there are real pearls of architecture: the Palace of the Emir of Bukhara (Yalta), Livadia Palace (Livadia), Massandra Palace, Vorontsov Palace (Alupka), Swallow's Nest (Koreiz).

Palace in Levadia

Excursions in Yalta are sold at every turn, the prices are more than affordable, and if you go to the sights yourself, you will pay the same money. Our "Palaces of Yalta: Livadia, Vorontsov and Swallow's Nest" cost 110 hryvnia (the excursion runs every day from 8-00 and 14-00, excursion time is 6 hours) due to lack of large quantity time we took advantage of it. Our group was small, 11 people, and the transport corresponding to the number of tourists was a minibus. The guide made me happy: she told me with soul and pride about her native land. Livadia Palace ( Big Yalta, urban-type settlement Livadia)

The first stop was at the Livadia Palace, the summer residence of the Romanov family (after the revolution, in 1925, there was the “Peasant Resort Livadia”, where peasants were taught to relax “from the plow”).

The palace is a beautiful white building surrounded by greenery. Grand Palace was reconstructed for Nicholas II according to the design of the architect N.P. Krasnov. in just 2 years - 1910-1911. It is interesting that since its construction the building has never been painted - the quality of the plaster with which it is decorated was so high.

A significant event took place here in 1945 - the “Crimean Conference” of the heads of the three allied powers of the anti-Hilter coalition (USSR, USA, Great Britain), respectively, led by the leaders: Stalin, Roosevelt, Churchill. We didn't go inside, but we had time to walk around.

The “Sunny Path” (or the Tsar’s Path) stretched from the palace, along which the royals loved to walk, enjoying the views of the Crimea. The beauty, of course, is indescribable, so I recommend everyone to feel like royalty and slowly walk around with a camera in their hands. By the way, this is where the famous Soviet musical “Dog in the Manger” was filmed.

How to get there: Route taxi No. 32, 47 from the Clothing Market, buses No. 5,13,15 from the Clothing Market or 5 km on foot from the Central Embankment along the sea

Vorontsov Palace (Big Yalta, Alupka)

The Vorontsov (or Alupka) Palace is amazing in its architecture: on the one hand there is a purely English castle, on the other there is a Moorish palace (architect E. Blor, 1837).

Vorontsov Palace in Alupka

It was built by serfs by order of Count M.S. Vorontsov made of super-strong natural diabase stone, the palace delights tourists to this day.

Vorontsov Palace in Alupka

The interior chambers, decorated with expensive types of wood, indicate that the palace was built not only to surprise guests, but also for a comfortable life.

Vorontsov Palace in Alupka

The winter garden, which offers an unforgettable view of the sea, deserves special attention. A staircase descends from the palace to the sea, decorated on the sides with stone sculptures of lions in three states: vigor, lions preparing for sleep, and sleep J.
No less amazing is the park at the palace, created under the leadership of K. Kebakh. Now it is difficult to believe that there were bare stones in this place. What a lot of work it took to destroy all this splendor! The park consists of two parts: the upper ( landscape park) and the lower park.

Vorontsov Palace in Alupka

There are lakes with swans, “big” and “small chaos”, waterfalls and rare trees, in general it’s difficult to call it a park, rather it’s a Botanical Garden.

Vorontsov Palace in Alupka

How to get there yourself: minibus No. 32.27 from the bus station in Yalta.

Swallow's Nest (Gaspra village)
The last point of our excursion was the Swallow's Nest castle on Cape Ai-Todor. The palace is tiny in size (only 24 square meters), but incredibly beautiful. this is definitely business card Crimea (1912, architect A. Sherwood).
This beautiful castle was literally saved from destruction: during an earthquake in the mid-20th century, a piece of rock with the castle broke off from the main one (now you can see the brick and concrete masonry connecting the two skeletons), while the second floor was completely destroyed, now the second floor has been restored .

bird home

Now the Kuindzhi art gallery is located on the territory. But, unfortunately, we were not allowed inside - the competition of jumping from a cliff into the sea had just ended (it must be said that it was a spectacular sight!).

It was this place that S. Govorukhin filmed in his film based on Agatha Christie’s detective story “10 Little Indians,” without ever showing the entire castle. This architectural miracle can be photographed from all sides - and it will be beautiful from any angle. Opposite the castle, at the entrance to the bay, there is the picturesque Parus rock.

Rock Sail

bird home

Swallow's Nest is the place where you leave with the thought that you will definitely come back here again. From Swallow's Nest by sea on a boat we were returned back to the center of Yalta.
How to get there: minibus No. 32.27 from the bus station in Yalta, to the stop San. Sail.

>> Crimea. Part 1: Yalta

>> Crimea. Part 3: Mount Ai-Petri, caves

>> Crimea. Part 4: Bakhchisarai and cave city Chufut-Kale

>> Crimea. Part 5: Massandra Palace and wine tasting

useful links

Hotels in Yalta

Hotels in Sevastopol

Crimea hotels: reviews and booking

Peninsula with rich history And fabulous nature, it is ours and this cannot but please us - tourism here is developing at a decent pace, prices are in rubles, the sea is gentle, and Crimea has been blessed with a rich past big amount architectural monuments.

Tickets and tours to Crimea are being sold out at breakneck speed, but most of all they love it independent travelers- driving around the peninsula by car, spending the night in a tent overlooking the mountains - this is Crimean romance.

the site has made for you a selection of the most picturesque and interesting places Crimea.

Castle "Swallow's Nest"

Castle "Swallow's Nest"

Perhaps the most recognizable place in Crimea. The very small (only 12 meters in height) Swallow's Nest castle is so different from the other palaces of the peninsula (and the whole country). Until the beginning of the 20th century, the castle was made of wood, but after being acquired by the German Baron von Stengel, it was rebuilt in stone. The medieval fairy-tale style was the baron’s idea; he wanted the “Swallow’s Nest” to remind him of the ancient castle-fortresses of his homeland.

The spiers of the castle, the sunset over the sea, the sound of waves beating against the rocks - we confidently assign this place the title “The most romantic attraction of Crimea.”

How to get to the Swallow's Nest castle:

Option 1: from the Yalta bus station to minibus No. 27 and No. 32 to the stop “Sanatorium Parus” (Gaspra village).

Option 2: book a sea excursion by boat (departs from the Yalta sea terminal). You can view the excursion schedule. TravelRabbit highly recommends this option, because the impressions boat trip you will get much more than from a bus trip.

How to get to the Swallow's Nest castle by car: coordinates - 44°25’49.8"N, 34°7'42.6"E

Golden Gate of Karadag

Golden Gate Rock

A rock rising out of the sea 85 meters from east coast peninsula, at the foot extinct volcano Karadag. It once bore the name “Devil’s Gate,” but the beauty of the countless shades of gold in which the Sun painted the basalt rock at sunrise and sunset may have softened the hearts of the locals and the “Gate” was renamed from “devil’s” to “golden.”

The sun gilds the rock not only at sunrise and sunset times, which are inconvenient for visiting, but also in the middle of the day, between 13:00 and 14:00. And for special hunters of rare footage, we recommend coming here during the winter solstice - only at this time it is possible to photograph the sunrise through the arch of the Golden Gate.

If you are sailing under a rock arch on a boat, be sure to throw a coin and make a wish - according to local beliefs, it will certainly come true.

How to get to the Golden Gate of Karadag:

From Simferopol: at the “Kurortnaya” or “Tsentralnaya” station, take the bus with the inscription: “Koktebel” ( current schedule You will see there, at the station, buses run every half hour). From Koktebel you will have to walk about 7 kilometers. It is more convenient to take a boat ticket at the Koktebel pier and travel to the rock by sea.

Vorontsov Palace

Vorontsov Palace

The south of Crimea is simply a gigantic museum of palaces and estates under open air. One of the most valuable exhibits is the Vorontsov Palace.

The English architectural style, luxurious interiors and a large park surrounding the palace, seascapes - all this makes the palace more than just a monument; walking through it, you feel like the hero of a historical novel, whose life is full of balls, adventures and love.

Now there is a museum on the territory of the palace; you can see the schedule of exhibitions and opening hours on the Official website of the Vorontsov Palace

How to get to the Vorontsov Palace:

From Yalta: by bus No. 27 (from the bus station), No. 32 (from the clothing market), No. 107 (from the center of Yalta) to the stop “Alupka, Vorontsov Palace” or by sea, by boat, from the Yalta pier.

How to get to the Vorontsov Palace by car: coordinates - N 44°25.181, E 34°03.252

Mount Ai-Petri

View from the top of Ai-Petri (c) Denis Belitsky

Mount Ai-Petri is the best Observation deck Crimea. It is not very high (only 1235 meters), but is located so well that it offers a fantastic panorama of everything south coast peninsula. It is very easy to climb to the top using a cable car, which starts at the foot, at small settlement Miskhor.

It makes no sense to describe in words the beauty that you will see when you climb to the top, just our advice - be sure to do this if you find yourself in Crimea.

How to get to Ai-Petri:

From Yalta: by bus No. 27 (from the bus station), No. 32 (from the clothing market) to Miskhor.

How to get to Ai-Petri by car: coordinates - 34.165, 44.495

Jur-Jur waterfall

Waterfall Jur-Jur (c) Kuluarpohod

This small waterfall (only 15 meters high) is nevertheless one of the most spectacular natural attractions of Crimea. The fact is that Jur-Jur, at a modest height, is quite wide and full of water, its waters noisily fall down, it looks impressive. Plus, there is a waterfall on the territory of the Khapkhalsky reserve, in which, in addition to the waterfall, you can see the noisy mountain river Ulu-Uzen (it forms the waterfall), rare giant trees like oak and hornbeam and beech, wild animals - deer, martens, foxes , badgers and the Jur-Jur cave.

Entrance to the reserve is paid (about 100 rubles) and you can move around its territory only along special ecological trails.

How to get to the Jur-Jur waterfall:

From Alushta: from the bus station by minibus or bus to the village. Generalskoe, then walk to the reserve cordon, from there follow the signs to the waterfall.

Important: check with the driver about the departure time of buses from Generalskoye back to Alushta so you know when last flight and calmly walk around the reserve as much as you want.

How to get to the Jur-Jur waterfall by car: coordinates - 44.807066, 34.456043

Livadia Palace

Livadia Palace (c) Zoryanika

Light, elegant, almost airy, this palace was once the summer residence of Russian emperors. Everything here is harmonious - luxurious, but not pretentious, spacious, but evoking a feeling of comfort and tranquility.

The palace is a whole complex, in which, in addition to the main imperial palace includes the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross, the building of the Corps of Pages, an Arab courtyard, an Italian courtyard, the palace of Baron Fredericks and a large park.

How to get to Livadia Palace:

From Yalta: By minibus (from the bus station) No. 100 or No. 11 to Livadia.

From Sevastopol: By bus (from the bus station) going to Yalta, get off at the Livadia stop.

How to get to Livadia Palace by car: coordinates - 44.467518, 34.143662

Chersonesos

Chersonesos, ancient bell

You can touch Antiquity without visiting Greece and Italy; in Crimea there are the ruins of the real Polis, founded by the ancient Greeks. Once upon a time this city-state was the most powerful in the entire Black Sea region. Nowadays, Chersonesus is a historical and archaeological reserve. Ruin central square- an agora, a theater in the arena of which gladiators once fought, the ruins of ancient basilicas and towers - the breath of antiquity is in every stone here.

You can read in detail about all the objects of Chersonesus and about the exhibitions taking place in its territories on the official website.

How to get to Chersonesus:

From Sevastopol: Bus No. 22 (from the 5th kilometer stop, through Ushakov Square), on any buses going to the Square of the 50th Anniversary of the USSR (“Central Department Store”, “Russia Cinema”), then walk 1.5 km.

How to get to Chersonesos by car: coordinates - 44.612288, 33.490244

Bakhchisarai Palace

Bakhchisarai Khan's Palace

Above we talked about Crimean castles in German, English and Italian styles, but there are some on the territory of Crimea ancient palace, once in which you find yourself in a completely different culture - here you have the style of the Muslim East and the charm of an Arabian fairy tale.

The Khan's Palace, built 5 centuries ago by the ruler Sahib Giray, includes a whole complex of buildings - the Great Mosque, the Sary-Gyuzel baths, the impressive "Golden Fountain" and the more modest, but with a romantic legend, the "Fountain of Tears", which was built by Khan Crimea-Girey in memory of his deceased wife.

How to get to Bakhchisarai Palace:

From Sevastopol: By train going to Simferopol to the “Bakhchisarai” stop, then by minibus No. 2 to the Khan’s Palace.

From Simferopol: by bus, you can see the schedule.

How to get to Bakhchisarai Palace by car: coordinates - 44.748662, 33.881610

Marble Cave

Marble Cave (c) krimology.info

There are many caves in Crimea, but we decided to focus on this one. The marble cave is located in the Chatyr-Dag mountains. It is this cave that has the largest “hall” in Crimea, its length is more than 100 meters. The Marble Cave is very diverse in its landscape: here and stone waterfalls, and stalactite “forest”, and helictite “flowers”, and pearl “lakes”.

The Marble Cave is not only one of the most visited caves in Europe, but also the most comfortable and safe; not only trained speleologists, but also not very sporty tourists can explore it.

Important: the cave is always cool, the temperature is above +9 degrees Celsius, so dress warmly.

How to get to Marble Cave:

On public transport getting to the cave is very problematic, so we would still advise taking an excursion or taking a taxi, but if difficulties do not frighten you, then:

From Simferopol: By trolleybuses No. 1, No. 51 and No. 52 to the village of Zarechnoye, from there by bus to the village of Mramornoe, and then walk about 7-8 kilometers.

How to get to Marble Cave by car:

Not everything is on our list sights of Crimea, we can talk endlessly about this natural and historical treasury, but we tried to choose places that will take your breath away, relax your soul, and let your brain learn something new and interesting.