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The Crimean peninsula is a unique place, rich in cultural attractions, amazingly beautiful beaches. Here you can enjoy the mountain air, because. in the southern and southwestern parts of the peninsula there are mountain ranges, which are called so – “Crimean Mountains”. They are cut by caves, grottoes, where both professionals and amateurs can go down.
But Crimea is famous for its beaches, because. The peninsula is located in the northern part of the Black Sea, and is also washed by the Sea of Azov. The artists Ivan Aivazovsky, Konstantin Korovin tried to convey the beauty of the sea, as well as the surrounding nature, writers admired him, Pushkin called him “magical land” и “joy of the eyes».
Konstantin Paustovsky wrote that the Crimea became a source of inspiration for many writers and poets, and called it a corner of the earth, so beautiful that visiting it causes a feeling of happiness and fullness of life. And indeed it is. You will be convinced of this if you visit the most beautiful places in Crimea for recreation: top 10 photos with the names of lakes, bays, mountains, caves, parks, palaces and other attractions are the best landscapes for a photo session against the backdrop of the sea.
10 Livadia Palace
The former residence of Russian emperors is located in the village of Livadia, 3 km from Yalta. Once it belonged to Count Pototsky, but in 1861 the mansion passed to Alexander II. He remade it to his liking, completed and expanded it.
Later Livadia Palace changed and rebuilt many times. It was a magnificent work of architectural art, which, unfortunately, suffered from the German troops in 1918 and especially during the Second World War. But even now it has not lost its former beauty. Its interior rooms are decorated with stucco and decorative elements, the walls of the hall are finished with walnut panels, and the fireplace is made of green marble.
Now the Livadia Palace is a museum with 2 permanent exhibitions, one of which is dedicated to the family of the last emperor. It has about 116 rooms decorated in different decorative styles. From the upper route of the palace there is a beautiful view of the sea.
9. White-Kaya
There is a rocky mountain near the village of Belaya Skala. A vertical white rocky wall stretches over the valley of the Biyuk-Karasu River. She has an unusual flat top. The height is about 100 m, there are many thresholds and ledges on its steep slopes.
Ak-Kaya has an unusual radiant white color, noticeable even at night. If you come to this place at sunset or early in the morning, when the rays of sunrise, sunset fall on it, the rock begins to ebb in gold. She is huge and fantastically beautiful, as if hanging over and dominating her surroundings.
8. Swan Island
Once upon a time there was a large sandy spit on this place, on which the locals grazed their cattle. But the sea washed it away, and a chain of islands turned out, the largest of them stretches for 3,5 km in length and 350 m in width.
People became uninterested in these areas of land, and waterfowl began to inhabit them. At the end of the XNUMXth century, there were many mute swans in this place. The area was named after them.Swan Island“. In 1947, it became a reserve, a little later – a research base for ornithologists.
Getting into this area is not so easy, permission is required, and a group of tourists must be accompanied by a huntsman. About 255 species of birds can be found in a relatively small area. Here, during the molting period, the mute swan finds shelter. He loses the ability to fly, so he prefers to wait in a quiet place until new feathers grow.
7. swallow’s Nest
This attraction has become the emblem of the southern coast of Crimea. It is located on the Aurora rock (Cape Ai-Todor), in the village of Gaspra. Before the construction of the known to us swallow’s nest there were various wooden buildings, including the castle of the merchant Rakhmanina, which she called with such a sonorous name.
Oilman P.L. Steingel bought the site and decided to build a romantic castle there, similar to the one that was built in the Middle Ages on the banks of the Rhine.
Already in 1912, this conspicuous building of 12 meters in height appeared. It was built like an eagle’s nest castle, they used to be built on impregnable rocks. After that, it changed owners more than once, and a reading room, an Italian restaurant, and various exhibitions were located here.
Now the palace is in disrepair, restoration will be carried out. But, despite this, it strikes with its beauty, grace, is considered a real pearl of the Crimea.
6. Wuchang-su
There are about 200 different waterfalls on the peninsula, but the highest and most abundant is Wuchang-su. Its height is 98,5 m. Translated from the Crimean Tatar language, its name “Uchan-Su” means “flying water».
In the summer, it dries up almost completely, and in severe winters it freezes. But if it starts to rain or melt snow, then the waterfall looks especially impressive, turning into a raging and indomitable element. It falls in two mighty cascades.
It is worth visiting in spring and autumn, when its roar is heard for several kilometers around, and the sun and water dust turn into a beautiful rainbow. In summer, it can be disappointing, because. turns into a meager stream or a rare drop.
5. Lavender fields
In recent years, thousands of tourists have come to lavender fields in Crimea, to look at the endless purple expanses, to be photographed against their background. Fragrant lavender is grown here, it is used in cosmetology, perfumery, and food production.
Lavender fields are in no way inferior to the famous French ones. But if in Provence the plants are planted in rows, then in the Crimea it is chaotic, so the field looks like a uniform lilac sea. It is difficult to say exactly when lavender will bloom, because. it depends on the weather. But most often the field is covered with flowers in June and July, and they persist until August, but gradually become paler.
Each bush is covered with bright flowers, the shade of the field is constantly changing, depending on the amount of sun illuminating the flowers. The scent of lavender blossoms wafts over him.
It is impossible to name the exact location of these fields, but many of them are located not far from Simferopol, on the Simferopol-Alushta or Simferopol-Sudak highway. It is better to contact the Alushta essential oil plant, which conducts excursions during the flowering of lavender.
4. Koyashskoye lake
The salt lake is located on the Kerch Peninsula. It is called a real natural wonder. Its water has an unusual, pink color due to microscopic algae that produce beta-carotene. It is he who changes the color of the water.
Sometimes it turns orange, and during algae blooms, there is a violet scent in the vicinity. The pink surface of the lake merges with the azure sky.
Lettom Koyashskoye lake it becomes very shallow and dries up in places, and bizarrely shaped crystalline sculptures form off the coast.
3. Cape Chameleon
Near the village of Koktebel is located Cape Chameleonalso called camp or Soil-Kaya (clay rock). It consists of clay and shale. He was nicknamed the Chameleon because the cape changes its color depending on the weather and time of day, up to 20 times a day.
This is an amazing place with an attractive energy, which can be blue in the morning, and turn purple or purple in the evening. It is quite narrow and is constantly decreasing, because. constant rains wash the shale into the sea. Because of this, the cape, as it were, is cut with “wrinkles”, because of which it took on a bewitching and alluring look.
2. Tarkhankut
The cape is located on the peninsula of the same name. There are no benefits of civilization familiar to us, but wild and untouched nature, clear sea and amazing beaches are spread all around.
Cape Tarhankut – the most beautiful part of the peninsula. Its shores have turquoise clear water, warming up to +28 °C. It remains transparent even at great depths. Many are sure that the best beaches of Crimea are located on Tarkhankut.
1. Tauric Chersonesos
This is one of the most popular sights of Sevastopol. Tauric Chersonesos – the ruins of the ancient Greek Chersonese with beautiful architectural elements, a real open-air museum. It is visited by tens of thousands of tourists every year.
On an area of almost 500 hectares there is a museum, an ancient settlement, excavations are constantly being carried out there.