About Crimea

About Crimea

Geographical position. Crimea Autonomy republic is the part of Ukraine. In the north it borders by Perekopsky rampart and Sivash, in the northeast by Arabatskaya Spit, in the north by Kherson district. In the south it borders by the Hero-city Sevastopol.

The capital of Crimea is Simferopol (more than 400.000 inhabitans), the center of business and cultural life connecting all peninsila roads.

Situated between Europe and Asia it is populated by people of many nationalities and it has civilization of unusuall diversity of monuments and history, modern economics and culture as well.

Area. Its territory is 26.000 sq.km. It is little less than Belgium, Albania and Gaiti but bigger than Israel.

But Crimea has varied natural conditions, combination of mountains and plains, favourable agriculture and convenient seacoast.

Relief. The Crimean mountains run three-parallel ridges from Sevastopol to Feodosia. Their northern slopes are slight and southern ones are steep. The highest peak Roman-Kosh is 1545 m above sea level.

Climate. The southern coast from Aya Cape to Kara-Dag Mountain has a subtropical climate, the northern part has continental mild one.

From the middle of May to the end of September it is sunny, hot and dry with seldom short rains. The autumn is sunny as well, but it often rains. Winter on mountains is wonderful: dry frosty air, clean fluffy snow. Thousand of Crimeans leave for Angarsky Pass and Ai-Petri Mountain for weekends.

In spring the deep Black Sea warmers slower in Yalta and Alushta than in the western and eastern parts of Crimea. Relative humidity us about 65-80 per cents here. Yalta has lowerest relative humidity. Worthy to be reminded that dry subtropics is the health climate for Europeans

Crimea is rich in uncommon vegetation and animals, unspeakable landscapes. Over 2,5 per cents of Crimea territory are reservations. Many of them are visited by tourist to handle carefully with nature is demanded of you.

Centers of tourism:

The Hero-city Sevastopol. The Black Sea Fleet, battles and victories, tragic and heroic events are the history of Sevastopol. It is interesting for its ancient and Middle Ages history. Its landscapes are picturesque and unique Sevastopol is a city of modern industry, shipbuilding and science.

Great Yalta stretches for 70 km from Ayu-Dag Mountain to Sarych Cape along the Black Sea. It consists of Yalta and Alupka, several health settlements from Gurzuf to Foros and villages surrounded by vineyards, orchards, plantations and Yalta reservation as well.

Great Alushta stretched for 80 km from Ayu-Dag Mountain to Privetnoye village. Alushta and Partenit are big resorts.

Mountain pedestain tours are very romantic: the Chatyrdag, the Ghost Valley, the Dzhur-Dzhur Falls.

Bakhchisarai. Interesting nature, archaelogical, historical, cultural monuments, modern scientific, agricultural, industrial objects one can see visiting Bakhchisarai. Grottos, settlements on ancients, fortress towns, monuments attract many tourists. In the former Khan\'s Palace there is the famous Tear\'s Fountain, the place of pilgrimages fond of poetry.

Sudakski district. Sea tours are especially good at the foot hills of Sudak Fortress, along Novy Svet (New World) Bay or Karadag Vulcan.

Feodosia. The Coctebel settlement famous for its cultural traditions and glorious names. One should see the Gliding Museum and Voloshin\'s one. We advise you to taste excellent wines here. It is sure to visit Aivazovsky\'s Picture Gallery. Grin\'s Museum and Genoese fortress towers.

Kerch. Hero-city has dramatic and glorious history. In ancient times it was the capital city of the mighty Bosphorus Kingdom.