Yalta (according to one version, the name comes from the modern Greek “Yalos”, which means “shore”) is the most popular of the Crimean resorts, rightfully called the capital of the Southern Coast of Crimea. The city of Yalta is located 86 km from, 40 km southwest of, and 80 km from in a vast amphitheater facing the sea, between capes Ai-Todor in the west and Montedor in the east. From the northwest and north, Yalta is fenced by a high 1400-meter mountain range, saving it from the cold.

The population of Yalta is about 100 thousand people. (Russians, Ukrainians, Crimean Tatars).

The city is the administrative center of the resort region - Greater Yalta, which, in addition to Yalta, administratively includes the city of Alupka, the villages of Gaspra, Gurzuf, Koreiz, Livadia, Massandra, Simeiz, Foros and other settlements.

Story

The first mention of “Jalita” that has come down to us is found in the description of the Crimean coast, which was compiled in 1154 by the famous Arab traveler Al-Idrisiyu. In the XIV – XV centuries. Yalta was part of the Principality of Theodoro, then fell under the rule of the Genoese. In the 16th – 18th centuries. it was a small village. In the year of Crimea’s annexation to Russia, there were only 13 houses and a military redoubt built by A.V. Suvorov in 1771. In 1837, by order of the Emperor, Yalta was granted city status. On March 23, 1838, a corresponding decree of the Senate followed: “Taking into account the special local position of the southern coast of the Tauride Peninsula, the rapid increase in the population there and the noticeable spread of industry among the residents, we recognized it as a good thing to eliminate the inconveniences arising from the accumulation of cases in the public places of the district Simferopol, to establish a new district in the Tauride province... from part of the Simferopol district... to create a new district under the name of Yalta, renaming the town of Yalta a city...". The newly created city was allocated a little more than seven acres of land.

In 1843, the first plan of Yalta was established. There was already an embankment here, and on one of the central streets - Elizavetinskaya - there were thirty houses in which 224 residents lived.

After in the 60s of the nineteenth century, Professor S.P. Botkin found the climate of the southern coast of Crimea healing and recommended the tsar to buy a dacha here (later it became Livadia), Yalta was first talked about as a resort.

At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. this city is already spoken of as the “Russian Riviera”.

By that time, there were more than a thousand houses, where more than twenty thousand residents lived.

However, the foundation of the existing resort and sanatorium complex was laid in the 20-30s of the twentieth century, when the construction of health resorts began on the South Coast.

Yalta received city status in the USSR in 1938.

Climate, beaches and sea

The climate of Yalta is subtropical Mediterranean type - warm and dry. Average annual air temperature +13°С (in May +16°С, in July +24°С, in September +19°С, in October +14.2°С, in November +9°С, in February +4° WITH). Different sources estimate the number of sunny days per year differently - 225, 247, 276. Winters are very mild, with a lot of precipitation (humidity - 73%), summers are hot and dry (62%). The beaches of Yalta consist mainly of pebbles. The bottom is steep.

The swimming season lasts from late May – early June to mid-October (149 days a year). The average sea water temperature in June is +18.7°C, in July +21.9°C, in August +22.9°C. In June - July, surge winds occur off the coast of Yalta, which carry them away from the coast into the open the sea is warming layers of water, replaced by cold water rising from the depths. In this case, the water temperature can drop by 12° in a few hours.

Surge phenomena off the coast of Yalta are observed annually. On average, there are up to three drives per year with a total maximum duration of up to 50 days. The average sea water temperature in September is +21.8°, in October +17.1°.

Big Yalta

Big Yalta is, in fact, a narrow strip of the southern coast of Crimea, which stretches over a distance of 70 km and unites more than 30 settlements into a single whole. The largest of them are located in the following order: Gurzuf - Nikita - Massandra - Livadia - Yalta - Gaspra - Koreiz - Miskhor - Alupka - Simeiz - Foros.

Gurzuf is located 16 km from Yalta. This is a fairly large resort village. The average annual temperature is +13°C, the beach is shallow. Immediately behind the famous one below the highway are the buildings, parks and beaches of the Artek International Children's Center.

The name of Nikita is inextricably linked with the world famous Nikitsky Botanical Garden (founded in 1812) - rightfully the most popular of the south coast parks, connecting nature, history, art and science. His collection includes more than 28 thousand plants from all over the world.

The village of Massandra, part of Greater Yalta, is known throughout the world thanks to the Massandra winery. Wines bearing the brand of the Massandra plant have been standing up to the most demanding international competitions for several decades.

Miskhor, Gaspra, Koreiz are located 12–15 km from Yalta and have practically merged into one settlement. This is one of the warmest places on the South Coast, the average annual temperature is +14.2°C. The main attraction of Gaspra is undoubtedly the world famous.

The distance between Yalta and the village of Simeiz is 21 km. The most beautiful places, steep banks and coastal cliffs: Diva, Panea, Swan Wing. Mount Koshka is also located here, which is a landscape and historical-architectural reserve.

Sanatorium-resort complex. Accommodation

There are about 170 sanatorium-resort and health-improving institutions concentrated in Greater Yalta. Excellent natural factors, as well as a good medical base, contribute to the successful treatment of diseases of the respiratory system, blood circulation, nervous system and other diseases.

There are over twenty hotels in the city, among which the four-star hotels Oreanda and Yalta-Intourist stand out.

Almost always, even in the busiest summer months, you can rent a room or apartment in the private sector. At the same time, prices can be very different: from 10 hryvnia/day (in the off-season) to $20 - 50, of course, per person.

Transport

Most visitors get to Yalta by trolleybus from Simferopol. An hour and a half journey to Alushta, another hour to Yalta. The ticket price is a little more than 5 UAH.

A bus (or minibus) is more comfortable, half an hour faster, but also almost twice as expensive, and they don’t go as often.

You can wait for a minibus, about 10 - 15 hryvnia per person. A car will cost 100 - 150 hryvnia.

There is a sea terminal. Do you want to take a ride to Sevastopol or to Feodosia? - Please.

In Yalta itself there are trolleybuses (40 kopecks) and minibuses (from 75 kopecks).

Where to relax

There are no problems with this in Yalta. First of all, this is the Yalta embankment, which stretches for several kilometers. You can just take a walk under the palm trees, you can sit in a cafe, bar or restaurant, which are found here on every corner, look at the Moon through a telescope, order your own portrait, walk among the stalls of the ubiquitous peddlers, go to the casino... You can’t list everything, if only there were money: the thing is that prices here can admittedly be very inhumane. The southern capital of Crimea is not deprived of the attention of Russian stars. In terms of the number of spectators, the Yubileiny Cinema and Concert Hall took first place in the CIS last year.

During the day, if you are tired of the beach, you can visit local attractions, and believe me, there are many of them.

Yalta is located in the south of the Crimean Peninsula on the Black Sea coast. At the same time, the concepts of the city of Yalta and Greater Yalta are separated. The last is called the Yalta region. Yalta is considered the recognized capital of the Crimean resorts, as well as a trade and passenger seaport of the southern coast of Crimea. A common version of the appearance of the city's name is that it is of Turkic origin. Yalta was first mentioned by the Arab historian Al-Idrisia in 1154.

Translated from the Crimean Tatar “yalyda” means “on the shore”. Yalta is located in the southern part of the Crimean peninsula, on the seashore on three hills in the valleys of the Derekoyka (Bystraya) and Uchan-Su (Vodopadnaya) rivers. There are a large number of parks on the territory of Greater Yalta. Vorontsovsky and Livadiysky are resort-wide attractions due to their size. The famous walking Tsar's Trail originates in Livadia Park. The following parks are also attractive for tourists: Gurzufsky, Kharaksky, Miskhorsky, Kiparisny, Chair, Primorsky and many others. They were created on the basis of the southern coastal forest using decorative foreign plants. The Yalta Mountain Forest Nature Reserve is located on the territory of Greater Yalta.

The territory of the city of Yalta has a subtropical Mediterranean climate. It is characterized by: mild and rainy winters, long hot summers, cool springs and long warm autumns. The combination of an ice-free warm sea and mountains that stand in the way of cold winds is of great importance. Recreational resources play the most important role for Yalta. Nature reserves such as the Yalta Mountain Forest, Crimean Natural and Cape Martyan are the city’s main therapeutic and climatic resource. Monuments of landscape gardening art of local and national significance are also important.

In Yalta there are beautiful picturesque forests, tracts and beautiful river gorges. The Crimean flora is special in that it contains a large number of plants of alien species, as well as in the fact that there is a continuous growing season of plants, when the last autumn flowers begin to bloom. The fauna has an island character and is very close to the Mediterranean type. The southern coast does not have large animals at all, mainly the following animals are characteristic of this part: teleut squirrel, mouflon mountain sheep, stone marten, badger, roe deer, wild boar, weasel, hare, hedgehog, bat, shrew, fox. The ecology of Yalta has a number of problems, primarily pollution caused by transport emissions. In the early 2000s, reconstruction of almost the entire Yalta coast began, namely: many beaches were reconstructed, and new ones were created; Many wild beaches have been improved. Massandra Beach received the prestigious Blue Flag award.

The restoration, after which the Yalta embankment became a shopping street and a place of public celebrations, was completed in 2003. The resort city of Yalta gained wide popularity during the Soviet years. This was due to the fact that vacation here was much easier due to the visa-free regime and affordability for residents of the CIS countries, and since the beginning of the 21st century it has become cheaper in comparison with Russian resorts. As for the landscape of Yalta, there is an interesting combination of architectural structures and nature.

A large number of beautiful picturesque buildings from the late 19th – early 20th centuries have been preserved on the territory. Today, the city is also of considerable interest among vacationers against the backdrop of Russian and European resort cities. Every year this city is visited by a large number of people who are going to have a good time, relax, swim in the sea, visit local attractions or receive treatment in Yalta sanatoriums.

The hotel is just a fairy tale. However, let me clarify that we were there in winter, but the service was at a very high level. They checked us in within 5 minutes, showed us all the available rooms, so we had a choice. We stayed in the Turkish Delight room and liked everything from the bed linen to the room cleaning. Upon check-in, we received fruit in the room and Crimean wine as a gift from the hotel. The food was varied and everything was delicious, there was a choice of wine, beer, and vodka. As soon as something ran out, they immediately brought it again. Excellent sauna and plunge pool. And the pool is impressive even in winter, although you can’t swim. Conclusion - we will definitely come again.

Thank you very much to the hotel staff! Indeed, we visited a wonderful fairy tale! The chef is a magician! Such a variety of dishes for every taste! The surroundings are clean, the staff is polite and friendly. A minibus takes you to the beach. When we weren't going to the beach, we splashed around in the wonderful pool. Girls animators constantly work with children. If only there were more hotels like this in Crimea!

Staying at the 1001 Nights Hotel was truly fabulous. First of all, remember Miskhor! This is wonderful nature, the Black Sea, mountains and many, many attractions around! Very close to Vorontsovsky Park, Mount Ai-Petri, Lastochkino.
Secondly, I was pleasantly surprised by the good service. The staff is very tactful and diligent. Thank you very much to the maids - they are really smart!
Further. Kitchen. To be honest, not all dishes were to my taste. I don’t like salads with mayonnaise, fatty fried meats of various types and sliced ​​citrus fruits - pineapples, which were in abundance in the restaurant, and which some vacationers were very happy about. But, fortunately, there was an abundance of my favorite fresh (and without mayonnaise!) and stewed vegetables, fish, sliced ​​cheese, cherries and grapes. I was glad that the restaurant had milk porridges, yoghurts, and sweets every day, which the children ate with pleasure.
Children! Many vacationers came with small children 2-7 years old (including us). And what a blessing that for very little ones the restaurant had special comfortable chairs with a shelf for food! There was no need to figure out how to sit the child comfortably in your arms and try to feed him. The hotel has a special playground for children, but, to be honest, I didn’t see them going there often. Most of the children, together with the animator, swam and played ball in the pool (the kids were probably tired of the slides and swings at home). If you are going on vacation with children, do not hesitate - you will definitely like this hotel!
Health. I am a fan of going to aerobics and the gym. There was no aerobics at the hotel, but the exercise equipment amazed me - they were much better than in many gyms. Sauna. This is the place I actually visited, and although it is not very useful to go there every day, it is included in the price of your stay - why miss the chance?

I liked it very much! The rooms are clean and tidy, the staff is amazing. Animators with kind faces greet you at the entrance, wish you a bon appetit, the chefs were understanding! Because our child has severe allergies and does not eat anything red or orange. They cooked it to order for us for two weeks - on purpose and did not charge any additional fee. Taking food out there is prohibited, but the staff was understanding and always allowed us to take fruit when we left; they also prepared food for us to take with us on the road! They make fresh juices to order. The pool bar serves cocktails. I also like the beach - on the territory of the Belarus hotel. Sunbeds and umbrellas are provided. You are allowed on the beach at any time. Our 12-year-old daughter also vacationed with us, it was a lot of fun. The animators always come up and introduce themselves. The backyard has a slide, swing and sandbox for small children. The hotel has a gym. There is a conference hall and they also sell tickets to a variety of concerts, to the water park, to Ai-Petri, and other very interesting excursions.

Our stay at the hotel flew by like one happy day! I don’t believe this myself, having visited many of our hotels, but indeed, I don’t have a single comment about my stay in this hotel. A clear, well-thought-out system for organizing the work of all services from top to bottom, interaction between them without failures or delays, a computerized a la carte payment system - all this allows you to completely disconnect from all problems and simply drown in relaxation. We lived according to the "All inclusive" system, incl. alcohol. 3 meals a day: varied and very tasty, new dishes every day. Cleanliness and order in the restaurant, no queues or crowds. In the SPA complex, 3 saunas (Finnish, Russian, hammam) and a spa pool were prepared for us at the same time. Terry sarafans and hats, tea from Crimean herbs complemented the overall pleasant impression.
Sea. Really close. The descent is not steep, it goes out to the “mermaid” beach. It takes 5-7 minutes on foot. The hotel has its own beach, but we were not in the swimming season and just walked to the sea. I don’t know why the hotel takes a minibus to the sea, you’d have to be completely lazy not to take a walk through the Miskhor park. A 2.5 year old child calmly walked this distance both down and up.

This is the best I've seen in Crimea, and I've tried several dozen hotels here. The highest quality hotel in oriental style, small - only about 60 rooms. The beach is not yours, but the Belarus sanatorium. Meals are buffet 3 times a day. The rooms are absolutely flawless in all categories. There is nothing to complain about, well, except that the corridors could be wider. There is a safe in not all rooms, but there is one at the reception. They take you to the beach every 30 minutes. There is also a nearby beach, where you can go down the stairs. Very loyal to children. There are high chairs for children in the restaurant. The chef can separately prepare porridge according to your order. In general, the staff is very customer oriented. The hotel is suitable for family holidays. Live music, often oriental dances. The pool is heated. Very good SPA with jacuzzi and sauna. The food is excellent in quality and choice. My resume: Super-level for Crimea. There are VIP rooms - very beautiful. I would love to come back here.

For the first time in Crimea. I am extremely satisfied, I still remember the holiday. The hotel operates on both an all-inclusive and Bed & Breakfast basis. We took the second one, it was cheaper, of course, and more varied in terms of lunch and dinner. All hotel services are available through this system. We checked in quickly (we were paid in rubles, the porter was tipped in rubles, and in general, we paid a lot in rubles in Crimea), the room was 2 rooms with two balconies, the sea view was gorgeous! The bathtub is full-size, the bathroom itself is decorated with natural stone with a countertop made of some kind of solid wood, it is impressive. There was water all the time, both hot and cold. Split system for every room. Floor-to-ceiling windows. The bed in the large room is king size, in the small room there are two folding sofas. Each room has satellite TV. The pool is well maintained, it is not particularly short, which is important for me. The hotel's minibus delivers to the beach every hour or half an hour, I don't remember. At first, even when choosing a hotel, I didn’t like it, but upon arrival it’s generally normal, the drive is 5 minutes, the beach is closed from some boarding house - at the entrance you show that you are from 1001 nights, and they let you through. But I advise you to take flights at 8-9 am, you will be able to get seats on the solarium going into the sea, or on a sun lounger directly. The beach is excellent, pebbles, plastic “sun loungers” and umbrellas (The people on the beach are good, nothing will happen to you, of course, don’t forget the rules of basic caution). Eating in a restaurant. The restaurant is large, after dinner it turns off the Swedish system and becomes a good a la carte in terms of assortment. I don’t remember what was there, but I liked everything that they took. The prices are extremely humane, after traveling to Sochi-Gelendzhik I would like to note this. There is a balcony with a sea view, but to sit there you need to figure out the time. There is a SPA center, I highly recommend it, it is well made, there is a separate building for it. We left the spa with rare breaks to go to the beach - the prices are significantly lower than in Moscow, good cosmetologist Nadya and massage therapist Alena, a big hello to them! On the top floor there is a gym, large, with sea and mountain views! We have everything we need in terms of equipment, and no one ever works there. Within a 10-minute leisurely walk there is a Ukrainian grocery chain store, and there is also a communication shop there. The hotels are located quite clearly in Miskhor, I don’t presume to speak for the entire peninsula - music plays, but you can’t hear it at 1000 and 1 at night. In the hotel itself, music plays only by the pool in the bar, it is quiet at night. It takes 10 minutes to get to Yalta, the price is around 200 rubles, paid in hryvnias. We usually ate dinner in Yalta; in Miskhor and Koreiz there are restaurants on a short embankment, and we didn’t like it there. Regarding vacationers, the price immediately cuts off “Tagil” and others like them, no one will annoy you. 10 points out of 10 possible in total. We'll come again

Before visiting this hotel, I thought that there was no such thing as everything being at its best. But it turns out that this happens! Immediately upon check-in, I was surprised and delighted by the cordiality of the staff, the desire and readiness to help and suggest anything to the hotel guests. For example, we We arrived at the hotel at 19:00 and, naturally, were late for lunch. It would seem that these were our problems. But no, they moved this lunch to us on the day of departure, which turned out to be very useful. If we are already talking about food, then we should note the cleanliness of the restaurant, quality and variety of food. And what kind of wine was served! In addition, the chef of the restaurant gave a master class for only 2 people on preparing seafood!!! Also, a wine tasting was held for 2 people! And after the tasting, no one forced to buy these wines, that is, it was all done for the pleasure of vacationers, and not for commercial purposes. The spa salon with a Turkish bath, Russian bath and sauna was also excellent. In general, we really liked the hotel! We love a good holiday, we have been to various resorts in Europe and Asia, and we have something to compare with. So the “1001 Nights” hotel is a wonderful option for both long-term holidays and weekend tours day. And finally, I would like to thank all the hotel staff for their hospitality! We will definitely return to the hotel, not just the two of us, but with our friends and family.

I express my great gratitude to you. My wife and I had a great time staying at your hotel, despite the inconveniences. I hope that I will be able to visit your hotel this year and would especially like to visit your Atavola restaurant again. I really liked the way they cook in this restaurant, they are masters of their craft. Especially the guy, as far as I remember, his name is Alexey - he (the senior cook in the kitchen).

I rested at the hotel from July 18 to July 25, the second time (the first was in 2002). Great vacation! Fabulous panorama of Yalta from the room. Massandra Park in the vicinity - Nikitsky Botanical Park sometimes rests. Excellent food. Eat to your heart’s content at the hotel, be afraid to eat somewhere not at the hotel (tested). Pizzeria "Vltava" at the hotel is super. Wonderful beach. I don’t know if it makes sense to go to Crimea to a place other than this hotel.

Yalta is the pride of the Crimean Peninsula and one of the most popular resorts. The city itself is the administrative center of Greater Yalta, which consists of small villages on the southern coast: Alupka, Simeiz, Gurzuf, Foros, Miskhor, Massandra, Koreiz, Gaspra and other villages. The area of ​​Yalta is 17.37 square meters. km.

The population is about 78 thousand people.

Geographic coordinates of Yalta on the map of Crimea GPS N 44.50171524 E 34.15557300

Historians suggest that the name Yalta comes from the Greek word “Yalos”, which translates as “shore”. The first to populate the territory of modern Yalta were the Tauris. They intensively developed these lands in the period 20–2000 BC. e. This is confirmed by archaeological research, during which the ruins of settlements of ancient Yalta were found. In the 2nd century these settlements were called Jalita. The Arab geographer Adu Abdallah Muhammad Al-Idrisi wrote about this in his works.
In the 20th century, Venetian merchants became the owners of these places, and a little later the Genoese settled here. In 1475, Yalta became a province of the Ottoman Empire, and a little more than one century later, following the Russian-Turkish war, it joined the lands of the Russian Empire. For many centuries, Yalta was a small fishing village, and only in September 1838 it was given the status of a city. This city became a resort at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 20th century, when royal families began to prefer to spend their holidays here. Also, the popularity of holidays in Yalta was influenced by the construction of a road connecting it with Simferopol and Sevastopol


Climate in Yalta subtropical Mediterranean. The winters here are warm, the average temperature does not fall below zero. In summer it is very warm, even hot. The peculiarity of the climate in Yalta is the absence of strong winds, since the mountains reliably protect the city. There are many clear days here, and the sea water temperature fluctuates around 20°C.

The ecology in Yalta can be called quite favorable. The main source of pollution is automobile exhaust.
Yalta is divided into three main parts: old, new and Chekhovo. Its lands also include the villages of Nikita and Livadia.
Industry in the city is poorly developed. The largest are: the Massandra winery, the Yalta Fish Processing Plant OJSC, a beer and soft drink plant, a bread and meat processing plant.


Attractions in Yalta great multitude. You can also visit palaces, see the beauty of the Uchan-Su waterfall and Mount Ai-Petri with the cable car leading to it, look at the animals in

The southern coast of Crimea is a wonderful place that has been attracting people for several centuries. , the unofficial capital of this area, grows every year, occupying the surrounding mountains, merging with neighboring villages.

The concept of Big Yalta has already appeared: more than 70 kilometers. Big Yalta in the east begins with Gurzuf, and ends in Foros in the west. Greater Yalta includes the city of Alupka, 7 large resorts and many small resort villages.

The boundaries between them are practically erased. On a small section of the peninsula there are many palaces, mansions, churches, parks and other interesting attractions.

Gurzuf

It is probably no coincidence that among the many empty valleys of the southern coast of Crimea, the first Russians chose Gurzuf. Estates were built here, parks were laid out, and one of the first resorts in Russia was opened.

Since those times, a small part of the old city has been preserved with narrow, crooked streets, a magnificent park with fountains of the 19th century, the dachas of K. Korovin and A. Chekhov, which today have been turned into museums and many other interesting corners, pleasant for walks.

Mount Bear- a symbol not only of Gurzuf, but of the entire Crimea. A bear drinking water from the sea can be seen from almost anywhere in the village.


You can climb or drive to the top of the mountain and admire stunning views of the sea and coastline.

There are several creative houses of artists and writers in Gurzuf. This place has an extraordinary aura, which is so necessary for work and creativity.


From Yalta to Gurzuf 18 kilometers. You can get there by bus from the Yalta bus station or by minibus No. 31. Travel time is about an hour.

Massandra

Massandra is a small, cozy village very close to the outskirts of Yalta. The development of this place, like all the villages on the southern coast of Crimea, began in the 19th century.


The fame of Massandra was brought by the winemaking enterprises that still exist here, which were the first in Crimea to produce wines of European quality.

The famous wine cellars of Massandra are still the main object of interest for tourists. Excursions come here from all over Crimea to visit cellars, taste famous Massandra wines and, of course, buy their favorite wines.

- the most little-known royal residence. The palace was opened relatively recently as a museum.


For many years after the revolution, the palace was the state dacha of the top officials of the state, and therefore is well preserved.

The magnificent Massandra park still delights tourists today. This park is a real masterpiece of landscape architecture.


From the center of Yalta to Massandra is only 5 kilometers. You can get there by bus No. 44 or minibus No. 3 in just 5-10 minutes, if the road is clear.

Livadia

On the slope of Mount Mogabi, 3 kilometers from Yalta, there is the village of Livadia. In the 70s of the 19th century, Livadia became the summer residence of the Russian Tsar Alexander III.


The Great and Small Palaces were built for the royal family. Even earlier, the first owners planted vineyards and wine production began.

A park with rare plants was laid out on a large area, an orchard was planted, and a greenhouse was built. When the royal family vacationed in Livadia in the summer, outsiders were strictly prohibited from entering the residence. Even the passage on the Yalta-Sevastopol road was blocked.

After the revolution in 1925, a sanatorium was opened in Levadia, which still exists.
During the German occupation, the so-called Bolshoi survived White Livadia Palace.


In February 1945, the famous Yalta Conference took place here. After many years of restoration work, the White Palace was opened for tours in 1974.
In Livadia there is a center for organ music "Livadia".

Livadia is located on a mountain, the village rises about 100 meters above the sea. Walking down the stairs every day is not a very pleasant experience.


To go down to the beach you can use the elevators, which are 300 meters from the village. The elevators are paid, have 2 lines, and deliver to the free beach.

Livadia beach is large-pebble, with a small number of sunbeds. The water in the sea, unlike Yalta, is very clean.

You can get from Yalta to Livadia by minibus:

  • No. 11 from the Yalta bus station;
  • No. 27 Yalta-Alupka;
  • No. 55 Massandra - Livalia;
  • No. 32, 47 from the clothing market.

The border between Yalta and Livadia is conditional, travel time is no more than 10 minutes.

Oreanda

The name of the village was given by the surrounding rocks. The word "oreanda" means rocky. The resort is 6 kilometers away from Yalta. Most of the village, Nizhnyaya Oreanda, is located by the sea.


Since 1825, the village was the property of the Romanov family. The “Sunny Path” still runs here, which starts in Livadia Park and ends in a white rotunda gazebo.

Here Nicholas I built the first palace in Crimea, which after his death, the palace passed to Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich.


30 years after its construction, the palace burned down. After the fire, it was built from the remaining stones

The most interesting attraction of Oreanda is the Mastovaya rock.


A huge rock near the seashore is split into two parts. Inside one of them there is a grotto in which the site of a primitive man was found.

There are many sanatoriums in Nizhnyaya Oreanda that have a common beach called "Golden Beach"

The small pebble beach stretches for 400 meters between Livadia and Cape Ai-Todor, looking like Neptune’s trident.
The rocks above Oreanda protect it from the northern winds.

The magnificent Oreanda Park, with many evergreens, makes this small village a wonderful place to relax. There is a “Chekhov’s” bench in the park. The writer often walked in the park, and many of his stories take place here, in particular the meeting of the characters in the story “The Lady with the Dog.”

You can get from Yalta by any minibus from the Yalta bus station towards Alupka. The Yalta-Alupka road passes through the village.

Gaspra

Gaspra, which is located 10 kilometers from Yalta, is considered one of the best resorts on the southern coast of Crimea.

Gaspra has practically no borders with the neighboring villages of Miskhor and Koreiz. There are many sanatoriums in Gaspra that are open all year round.

The abundance of cedars, junipers and cypresses makes the air healing. Doctors recommend that people with pulmonary diseases spend at least 2 weeks a year here.

There are many attractions in Gaspra, the most famous of which is the Swallow's Nest castle. This castle on a rock is one of the famous symbols of Crimea.

Now the castle is closed for restoration, but the observation deck around it is open. It offers a beautiful view of the surrounding area.

Gaspra has very ancient and rare monuments - the Taurus necropolises and the Roman fortress of Charax, which were built before our era.

Before the revolution, the Yasnaya Polyana sanatorium was a palace that belonged to Prince Golitsin and Countess Panina. In 1901-1902 Leo Tolstoy rested here. The sanatorium has a museum room of L. Tolstoy and a memorial plaque.
The building of the Yasnaya Polyana sanatorium is a palace with octagonal side towers, which are crowned with battlements and covered with ivy. The building is very decorated with lancet windows.

The Tsar's Path runs from Gaspra to Livadia, which was a favorite walking place for the family of Tsar Nicholas II.

In Gaspra there is the Aytodor Lighthouse, built in 1835 on the site where a Roman signal tower was located.
Yu. Tyurin, the lighthouse keeper, created a museum of maritime life items: ship bells, nautical charts, photographs and items of maritime life.

At the top of Ai-Todor grows a unique tree - a pistachio, which is more than 1000 years old. This amazing tree is one of the oldest in Crimea.

The beaches of the Gaspra sanatoriums are pebbly. They are well equipped with umbrellas, sun loungers, changing rooms, showers and toilets.

Natural, “wild” beaches on the southern coast of Crimea are a rarity. There are them in Gaspra, and they are made of dark shale sand mixed with gravel. To protect the beaches, pebbles have been added to the beach soil.

From the Gaspra embankment you can get to Yalta by pleasure boat or motor ship. Also, all three main highways along the southern coast of Crimea pass through Gaspra. From Yalta to Gaspra you can take minibuses No. 47 (Yalta - Koreiz), No. 26 (Yalta - Simeiz), No. 32, 27 (Yalta - Alupka), or by regular bus Yalta - Foros.

Koreiz

The history of Koreiz, a small village 12 kilometers from Yalta, began in the 30s of the 19th century. The estate here was acquired by Princess A.S. Golitsina, who was exiled to Crimea for her religious views.

According to the design of architects K. Eshlishman and F. Elson, an estate and an Orthodox church were built. At the beginning of the 20th century, Prince Yusupov bought the estate and built a magnificent Art Nouveau palace next to the old manor house.

Yusupov Palace is one of the most luxurious in Crimea. The palace was built according to the design of the architect Krasnov from local stone, gray marble-like limestone, the deposit of which is located in Gaspra.

The architecture of the palace is eclectic: white enamel panels, Viennese chairs and corner sofas are adjacent to marble lions brought from Italy. The palace is surrounded by a magnificent park, which occupies more than 16 hectares. The park grows ornamental plants, including many rare ones.

In Koreiz there is another wonderful monument - the Dulber Palace. It was built at the end of the 19th century for Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich Romanov, uncle of Emperor Nicholas II. The Moorish style of the palace makes it stand out among Crimean palace buildings. Peter Romanov borrowed ideas for the structure while traveling around the Middle East. The amazing castle is decorated with domes and battlements; above the entrance you can see a saying from the Koran. The palace is surrounded by a picturesque park with palm trees, bamboo groves, plane trees and pistachio trees.
Currently, the palace houses a sanatorium.

The Ai-Petrinsky mountain range rises above Koreiz. The slopes are covered with a forest of the famous Crimean pine, and the battlements of Ai-Petri look like the ruins of medieval castles or dragons.

You can get to Koreiz from Yalta by bus No. 47. The bus departs from the square near the Yalta clothing market.

Foros

Foros is one of the oldest settlements on the southern coast of Crimea. It was founded by the Greeks in the 5th century BC. Information about Foros can be found in the treasury lists of Genoa.

After the conquest of Crimea by Russia, the Foros estate was acquired by A. Kuznetsov, the porcelain and tea king. For the long-term residence of the Kuznetsov family, a two-story mansion in the classicist style was built. The interior of the mansion was quite luxurious. The best masters of applied art were invited to decorate it. 15 wall panels by artist Y. Klever have survived to this day. Today the mansion is one of the buildings of the sanatorium.

At the same time as the mansion, the Foros park was founded. The basis of the park was the forests that grew on the slopes of the mountains. The most famous place in the park is “Paradise”. There are 6 artificial lakes created here, picturesquely located at different levels.

The construction of the magnificent Foros Church of the Resurrection of Christ is also associated with the name of Kuznetsov. It is located on the Red Rock and rises 400 meters above the sea. The snow-white cross-domed church in the Byzantine style is built of brick. In accordance with Byzantine traditions, the interior of the temple is striking in luxury: frescoes, mosaics, marble cladding.
From the church there is a beautiful view of Foros, Cape Chekhov, and the wonderful Tikhaya Bay.

Foros is separated from Yalta by 38 kilometers, which can be traveled by minibus No. 28 from the bus station.

Greater Yalta is a magnificent resort region with dozens of resort villages, many palaces, unique parks, a huge number of sanatoriums and a wonderful, warm sea. Holidays here are a real holiday.