What to see in Crimea

It will be fair to start from the place that is called an unofficial symbol of the Crimea - from Swallow's Nest, reminiscent of a knightly medieval castle. This monument of architecture is located on a 40-meter rock in the village of Gaspar near Yalta. The first version of the structure was built in 1878, and only in 1912, under the project of one of the Russian architectural engineers, the building was rebuilt into the kind that we see today. In 1927, the construction was badly damaged by the Crimean earthquake and was completely restored in 40 years. Since July 2011, the Swallow's Nest has been transferred to municipal property, and the exhibition "The Magic World of Arkhip Kuindzhi", where the famous painting "Moonlight Night on the Dnieper" is located, and near the palace walls there is a large market of Crimean souvenirs.

The next place worth seeing in the Crimea is city ​​of Bakhchisaray, in which the palace of the Crimean khans, and in his suburbs - the ancient cave city Chufut-Kalebased on the territory of the peninsulaTatar-Mongols. In the palace you can literally touch the history of the Crimean Tatars, in it there is the famous Fountain of Tears, described in one of Pushkin's poems.

Separately it is necessary to talk about Sevastopolwhere you can see the remains of the ancient Greek city of Chersonese, visit the Museum of the Black Sea Fleet, go to Balaclava at submarine museum, there are also nearby ruins of the Cembalo Fortress. Chersonese famous for the fact that it was from this city thatthe spread of Orthodoxy among the Russian people. Regarding the museum of submarines, it must be said that until 1994, in its place was a secret plant for the repair of such weapons.

Also to look in the Crimea there is a mountain Ai-Petri, namely to get on it, using cableway, which includes the longest in Europe unsupported span. The height of the mountain itself is 1234 meters above sea level, and it is right next to the city Alupka. In addition, in this city is located Vorontsov Palace, built from diabase in the XIX century. The architectural style of this palace combines various elements, collected from different eras. Also worth noting is how this structure harmoniously blends into the surrounding landscape with an unusual terrain.

Recommended visit Nikitsky Botanical Garden, which has the status of national treasureUkraine. It was built by the order of Emperor Alexander I in 1812. For today in a garden it is totaled more than 30 thousand kinds, grades and hybrids of various plants.

Another list of what you can see in the Crimea, you need waterfall Silver Streams, which is located near the village of SokolinoyeBakhchisaray district at an altitude of about 900 meters above sea level. The place where it is located is very picturesque - stone blocks completely cover the moss, and around it grows beech and hornbeam.

Also it is necessary to say that in many of the listed places was removed a huge number of feature films, among which are the Diamond Arm,"The Ordinary Miracle", "The Adventures of Pinocchio", "D" Artagnan and the Three Musketeers "," Safo "," Saboteur ", etc. Therefore, if you find yourself in the Crimea, some locations will seem very familiar to you, since they could be See in some movie.The places listed in this article are only a small part of the total number of attractions open to tourists on the peninsula.