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

The concept of a big Yalta has already appeared: over 70 kilometers. Big Yalta in the east it starts from Gurzuf, and ends in Foros in the west. The structure of Big Yalta includes the city of Alupka, 7 large resorts and many small resort villages.

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

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 laid out, one of the first resorts in Russia was opened.

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

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

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

In Gurzuf there are several houses of creativity of artists and writers. 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 number 31. Travel time is about an hour.

Massandra

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

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

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

- the most obscure royal residence. As a museum, the palace was opened relatively recently.

For many years after the revolution, the palace was the state dacha of the first persons of the state, and therefore it was well preserved.

The magnificent Massandra Park still pleases tourists today. This park is a true masterpiece of landscape architecture.

From the center of Yalta to Massandra is only 5 kilometers. You can get there by bus number 44 or minibus number 3 in just 5-10 minutes, if the road is free.

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.

For the royal family, the Big and Small palaces were built. Even earlier, by the first owners, vineyards were planted, and the production of wines began.

A park with rare plants was laid out on a large territory, an orchard was planted, and a greenhouse was set up. When the royal family rested in Livadia in the summer, outsiders were strictly forbidden to enter the residence. Even travel 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 Great so-called White Livadia Palace.

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

Livadia is located on a mountain, the village rises about 100 meters above the sea. Going down 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. Elevators are paid, have 2 queues, and deliver to the free beach.

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

From Yalta to Livadia can be reached by minibuses:

• No. 11 from the Yalta bus station;
• No. 27 Yalta-Alupka;
• No. 55 Massandra - Livalia;
• Nos. 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 rocks surrounding it. The word "oreanda" means rocky. The resort is separated from Yalta by 6 kilometers. Most of the village, Lower Oreanda, is located by the sea.

Since 1825 the settlement has been the property of the Romanov family. Until now, the "Sunny Path" passes here, which originates in Livadia Park and ends in a white gazebo-rotunda.

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

The palace burned down 30 years after its construction. After the fire, the remaining stones were built

The most interesting sight of Oreanda is the mast rock.

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

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

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

The magnificent park of Oreanda, with many evergreens, makes this small village a great place to relax. There is a "Chekhov" bench in the park. The writer often walked in the park, and the action of many of his stories takes place here, in particular, the meeting of the heroes of the story "The Lady with the Dog".

You can get from Yalta by any minibus from the Yalta bus station towards Alupka. The road Yalta - Alupka 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 operate all year round.

The abundance of cedars, junipers and cypresses make the air curative. Doctors recommend that people with lung 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 Observation deck open around him. It offers a beautiful view of the surroundings.

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

Sanatorium "Yasnaya Polyana" before the revolution was a palace that belonged to Prince Golitsyn 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 sanatorium "Yasnaya Polyana" is a palace with octagonal side towers, which are crowned with battlements and twined with ivy. The building is very decorated with lancet windows.

From Gaspra to Livadia passes the Tsar's path, which was a favorite place for walking the family of Tsar Nicholas II.

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

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

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

Natural, "wild" beaches on the southern coast of Crimea are very rare. In Gaspra they are, and from dark shale sand mixed with gravel. To protect the beaches, pebbles have been added to the beach soil.

From the Gaspra embankment to Yalta can be reached by pleasure boat or motor ship. Also, all three main car roads along the southern coast of Crimea pass through Gaspra. You can get from Yalta to Gaspra by 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 the Crimea for her religious views.

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

The Yusupov Palace is one of the most luxurious in the Crimea. The palace was built according to the project 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 side by side with marble lions brought from Italy. The palace is surrounded by a magnificent park, which occupies more than 16 hectares. Ornamental plants grow in the park, many of which are rare.

In Koreiz there is another remarkable 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 distinguishes it from the Crimean palace buildings. Pyotr Romanov borrowed ideas for the building while traveling in 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 teeth of Ai-Petri look like the ruins of medieval castles or dragons.

You can get to Koreiz from Yalta by bus number 47. The bus leaves 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 the Crimea by Russia, the Foros estate was acquired by A. Kuznetsov, the porcelain and tea king. For a long stay of the Kuznetsov family, a two-story mansion was built in the style of classicism. The interior of the mansion was quite luxurious. The best masters of applied art were invited to design it. 15 wall panels by the artist Y. Klever have survived to this day. Today the mansion is one of the buildings of the sanatorium.

Simultaneously with the mansion, the Foros park was founded. The forests that grew on the slopes of the mountains became the basis of the park. Most famous place park - "Paradise". There are 6 artificial lakes, 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 temple in the Byzantine style was built of brick. In accordance with Byzantine traditions, the interior of the temple is striking in luxury: frescoes, mosaics, marble cladding.
The church offers a beautiful view of Foros, Cape Chekhov, the wonderful Tikhaya Bay.

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

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

Yalta is pride Crimean peninsula and one of the most popular resorts. The city itself is the administrative center of Greater Yalta, which consists of small settlements of the Southern coast: Alupka, Simeiz, Gurzuf, Foros, Miskhor, Massandra, Koreiz, Gaspra and other settlements. The area of ​​Yalta is 17.37 sq. km.

The population is about 78 thousand people.

Geographical 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 Taurians were the first to populate the territory of modern Yalta. They intensively developed these lands in the period of the Ⅸ-Ⅵ century BC. e. This is confirmed by archaeological research, during which the ruins of the 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 ⅫⅠ 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 after a little more than one century, following the results of 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. And this city became a resort at the end of the ⅩⅠⅩ beginning of the ⅩⅩ century, when the royal families began to prefer to spend their holidays here. Also, the popularity of recreation in Yalta was influenced by the construction of a road connecting it with Simferopol and Sevastopol.

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

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 winery "Massandra", OJSC "Yalta fish processing plant", a beer and non-alcoholic plant, a bakery and a meat processing plant.

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

The hotel is just a fairy tale. True, I’ll clarify that we were in the winter, but the service was very high level. They settled in 5 minutes, spent and showed all the available rooms so that we would have a choice. We lived in a Turkish delight room, liked everything from bed linen to cleaning in the room. When you check in as a gift from the hotel received fruit in the room and the Crimean wine. The food is varied and everything is delicious, there was a choice of wine, beer, vodka. As soon as something ended, they immediately offered it again. Excellent sauna and hot tub. And the pool is impressive even in winter, though you can’t swim. Conclusion - we will definitely come again.

Thanks a lot to the hotel staff! Indeed, we were in a wonderful fairy tale! The chef is a wizard! Such a variety of dishes for every taste! Cleanliness all around, friendly and helpful staff. A minibus delivers to the beach. When we didn't go to the beach, we splashed in the wonderful pool. Girls-animators are constantly engaged with children. If only there were more such hotels in Crimea!

The stay at the "1001 nights" hotel was really fabulous. First, remember Miskhor! This is wonderful nature, the Black Sea, mountains and very, very many sights around! Very close Vorontsovsky park, Mount Ai-Petri, Lastochkino.
Secondly, I was pleasantly surprised by the good service. The staff is very polite and diligent. Thank you very much to the maids - they are real smart people!
Further. Kitchen. To be honest, not all dishes were to my taste. I do not like salads with mayonnaise, fatty fried meat different types and sliced ​​pineapple citrus fruits, which were in abundance in the restaurant, and which some of the guests were very happy about. But, fortunately, my favorite fresh (and without mayonnaise!) and stewed vegetables, fish, cheese slices, cherries and grapes were also in abundance. I was pleased that the restaurant daily had milk porridge, yogurt, sweets, 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 the very young in the restaurant there were special comfortable chairs with a shelf for food! There was no need to figure out how to comfortably seat the child in his arms and try to feed him. For children, the hotel has a special playground, but, to be honest, I have not seen them go there often. Most of the children, together with the animator, swam and played ball in the pool (probably, the children were tired of the swings at home). If you are going to relax with children, do not hesitate - you will definitely like this hotel!
Health. I am a fan of aerobics and the gym. There was no aerobics in the hotel, but the machines amazed me - they are 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, but it is included in the price of accommodation - why miss the chance?

I liked it very much! The rooms are clean and tidy, the staff is amazing. Animators with kind faces meet at the entrance, wish you bon appetit, the cooks were understanding! Because our child is very allergic, he does not eat anything red, orange. We were cooked to order for two weeks - on purpose and did not charge an additional fee. It is forbidden to take food out there, but the staff was sympathetic and we were always allowed to take fruit, when we left there, they also prepared food for us on the road! They make juices - fresh juices to order. Cocktails are prepared at the pool bar. I also like the beach - on the territory of the Belarus hotel. They provide sun loungers and umbrellas. The beach is allowed at any time. Our daughter, 12 years old, was resting with us, it was a lot of fun. Animators are always approaching and getting to know each other. The backyard has a slide, swings and a sandbox for small children. The hotel has a gym. The conference hall and even there they sell tickets for a variety of concerts, to the water park, to Ai-Petri, and other very interesting excursions.

Our stay at the hotel flew like one happy day! I don’t believe this myself, having visited many of our hotels, but really, there is not a single comment on the rest in this hotel. A well-thought-out system for organizing the work of all services from top to bottom, interaction between them without failures and delays, a computerized a la carte settlement system - all this allows you to completely disconnect from all problems and just drown in relaxation. We lived on 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 and crowds. In the SPA complex, we were simultaneously prepared 3 saunas (Finnish, Russian, hammam) and a spa pool. Terry sarafans and hats, tea from the Crimean herbs added to the overall pleasant impression.
Sea. Really close. The descent is not steep, the "mermaid" goes to the beach. On foot 5-7 minutes. 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 have to be completely lazy so as not to walk through the Miskhor park. A 2.5-year-old child calmly walked this distance both up and down.

This is the best of what I have seen in the Crimea, and I have tried several dozen hotels here. The best quality hotel in oriental style, small - only about 60 rooms. The beach is not your own, but the sanatorium Belarus. Meals 3 times buffet. The rooms are absolutely flawless in all categories. There is nothing to complain about, well, unless the corridors could be wider. Safe not in all rooms, but available 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. The restaurant has high chairs. The chef can separately cook the porridge according to your order. In general, the staff is very customer oriented. Hotel suitable for family vacation. 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 the Crimea. There are VIP rooms - very beautiful. I would love to come back here.

For the first time in the Crimea. Extremely satisfied, I still remember the rest. The hotel operates on both "all inclusive" and "Bed & Breakfast" basis. We took the second one, it is cheaper, of course, and more varied in terms of lunch and dinner. All hotel services are available through this system. They settled quickly (they took payment in rubles, took the porter for tea in rubles, and in general, they paid a lot in rubles in Crimea), the room - 2 rooms with two balconies, the sea view is gorgeous! The bathtub is full-sized, the bathroom itself is finished with natural stone with a countertop made of some kind of solid wood, which is impressive. The water was all the time, both hot and cold. Split system for each room. Windows to the floor. 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 kept, it is not particularly short, which is important for me. The hotel 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, it’s 5 minutes to go, 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 go by flights at 8-9 in the morning, it will turn out to take places on a solarium that goes into the sea, or on a sun lounger directly. The beach is excellent, pebbles, plastic "chaise lounges" and umbrellas (People on the beach are good, nothing will happen to you, of course, do not forget the rules of elementary caution). Meals 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 trips to Sochi-Gelendzhik I would like to note this. There is a balcony with a sea view, but you need to guess the time to sit there. There is a SPA center, I highly recommend it, it is well done, a separate building is allocated for it. We got out of the SPA with rare breaks to the beach - the prices are significantly, several times lower than in Moscow, good beautician Nadia and masseur Alena, big hello to them! On the last floor there is a gym, large, with sea and mountain views! Everything is there, what is needed from the equipment, and no one ever works there. In a 10-minute leisurely walk there is a grocery Ukrainian chain store, and there is also a communication salon. The hotels are located quite clearly in Miskhor, I don’t presume to speak for the entire peninsula - the 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 go to Yalta, the price is around 200 rubles, payment in hryvnias. We usually had 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 the end. We will come again

Before visiting this hotel, I thought that it doesn’t happen that everything is on top. But it turns out, it happens! we arrived at the hotel at 19:00 and, of course, were late for lunch. It would seem that these were our problems. But no, this dinner was postponed for us on the day of departure, which turned out to be very useful. the quality and variety of food. And what kind of wine was served! In addition, the chef of the restaurant gave a master class for just 2 people on cooking 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. Also, the spa with a Turkish bath, a Russian bath and a sauna turned out to be at its best. In general, I liked the hotel very much! We love a good rest, we have been to various resorts in Europe, Asia, and we have something to compare with. So the hotel "1001 nights" is a wonderful option for both a long stay 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 and not just the two of us, but with our friends and relatives.

I express my deep gratitude to you. My wife and I had a very pleasant stay at your hotel despite the inconvenience. I hope that I will be able to visit your hotel this year and I would especially like to visit your restaurant Atavola 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 Alexei - he (the head cook in the kitchen).

Rested at the hotel from 18 to 25 July, the second time (the first - in 2002). Great vacation! Fabulous panorama of Yalta from the room. Massandra Park in the vicinity - Nikitsky Botanical Park sometimes rests. Excellent food. Eat well in the hotel, be afraid to eat somewhere not in the hotel (verified). Pizzeria "Vltava" at the hotel - super. Wonderful beach. I don't know if it makes sense to go to the Crimea in another place than this hotel.

Having visited the Crimea for the first time, I fell madly in love with its inexhaustible riches and atmosphere, and then returned to live here, because just a vacation is not enough to study and understand the peninsula. But nevertheless, you can get incredible impressions for a vacation. So we sharpen our skis in the direction of the Crimea. More specifically flippers. The skis are not functional.

The pearl of the peninsula and the place of the most massive tourist pilgrimages is, of course, the South Coast (Southern Coast of Crimea). It is here that the most diverse nature, the purest pebble beaches, the highest mountains, the most ancient forests, the most diverse flora and fauna, the juiciest fruits, the richest wines and the most salubrious climate. It is here that the most picturesque nature trails with tall cliffs and waterfalls are located, it is here that the palaces of princes and other unique architectural monuments rise majestically ... And many, many more unusual, unknown and bewitching things. And the pearl of the South Coast, which occupies a significant part of it and, in fact, disposes of all these riches, is Bolshaya. Legendary area, definitely worth a visit.

In general, traveling by train to the south is a very dubious pleasure: you will have to make a bunch of transfers in the heat, and even the risk of hanging at the crossing for several hours is very high. The tourists following the "Single Ticket", whom I met at the stations, had a very sad and "crumpled" look. They were no longer happy with the arrival in the Crimea - fatigue from numerous road troubles took over.

This option may be relevant for residents of remote regions, where air fares are quite high. It allows you to save a lot. Getting to the Crimea by plane from Central Russia is not at all expensive.

By bus

Regular buses run from Moscow and St. Petersburg to Kerch. The ticket price is about 3 thousand rubles. Having reached Kerch, you will need to independently get to the city you need. Fortunately, the bus service between Kerch and the rest of Crimea is quite well developed.

There is another option: buy Bus tours, where all connections and logistics are already thought out for you. Similar offers can be found at many travel agencies. It's a bit more expensive, but you won't have to wait long for transfers. The same tours are organized to cities such as Yalta and Bakhchisarai. Then no change at all. Travel time is a little more than a day.

Buses that take long distances are quite comfortable - my acquaintances traveling this way did not complain of discomfort.

By car

From Moscow by car to Yalta can be reached in 18 hours, excluding stops and food breaks. The cost of gasoline will be about 10 thousand rubles. The road will run through Ukraine. From Moscow you need to go along the E105 highway, which leads directly to Yalta, the length of the path is 1,481 km.

The road from St. Petersburg will take about 30 hours. There are options: to go either only through Ukraine, or through Belarus and Ukraine. The average is 2,200 km. If you go only through Ukraine, then you should move along the E95 highway, in Bryansk go to E101, along which you will move to Belgorod, and then change the road to E105. This is the best, easiest

(less likely to get lost at interchanges and turns) and a quick option.

When is the season. When is the best time to go

The best time for a holiday in Crimea is mid-August - late September. Not so hot, not so stuffy, the sea is warm and rarely stormy. Local fruits, berries, nuts and vegetables have already ripened, young wines are made from a new grape harvest, and markets begin to sell all these riches of the Crimea. In general, without exception, absolutely all the delights of the southern resort life can be tasted during this period.

Big Yalta in summer

In the summer in Yalta you won't be crowded. There is a crush in all minibuses, traffic jams on the roads, finding a place on the beach is rare luck, there is a queue on excursions, often you can’t disperse on narrow mountain paths, you can’t fight off merchants of all stripes on the embankment - here they lure you with baklava, and here they offer to tell fortunes for the future. Prices for food, housing and other tourist services the tallest and unrealistically swollen. But! The south still remains the south, and whatever one may say, it is good in Yalta in the summer.

All other pluses of resort life far outweigh the minuses. Sun, sea, beach, warmth, mountains, forests, wines and delicious food, kind people - in comparison with this, all the above disadvantages seem so insignificant.

As for the sea, it warms up to a comfortable temperature (about +23 ° C) by mid-June and remains warm until the end of September. The period of exhausting heat falls on the end of July - the beginning of August. Then neither sea nor shadow pine forests do not protect from the heat.

Big Yalta in autumn

Autumn - best time for a trip to the Crimea. If you want to have a comfortable rest without the crowded tourist bustle and heat, but with the warm sea and the red-red landscapes of the forest, maple and oak alleys, then autumn is perfect for you.

Off-season trips are good for those who don't like being surrounded by noise and crowds. The streets of the city are not so crowded, many cafes are closed, kiosks with souvenirs are boarded up. But on the other hand, there is an opportunity to wander alone on the beaches, without stepping over densely lying sunbathers, to feel the magnitude of the elements, to listen to the waves. Well, housing, of course, is rented during this period at lower prices.

Big Yalta in spring

In spring, the sea is still cold (+15 °С), only walruses enjoy swimming. It is quite warm during the day - the temperature rises to +25 °С, and at night to +17 °С. But, again, there are not so many tourists, prices are not broken. And if you come at the end of May-April, you can catch the blooming Crimea! The plateau above Yalta is strewn with poppies, the forest glades are covered with snowdrops, and the gardens are in the clouds of the most fragrant flowering in the world. The eye pleases unrealistically! Some lavender fields are worth something.

Big Yalta in winter

In winter, Yalta dies out. The embankment is empty, many shops, cafes and hotels are closing, storms are increasingly occurring at sea, and cold winds blowing down from the mountains blow in the city. Nobody calls for boat trips and diving, does not offer boiled crayfish and salted corn. Yalta in winter is an ordinary small mainland town. There is simply no reason to trudge there at this time of year.

Snow in Yalta is a rather rare phenomenon. All winter it lies only in the mountains, and if it falls in the city, it melts every other day. The children immediately joyfully pour out into the streets and sculpt short-lived snowmen. For Yalta, this is indeed akin to a miracle (unlike the Simferopol region, which is located higher above sea level, and therefore fluffy precipitation lingers there for a longer time).

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Big Yalta - monthly weather

Districts. Where is the best place to live

Yalta and surroundings (Massandra, Livadia)

As for Yalta itself, the well-known Intourist is always glad to see guests and is very loved by tourists, and the prices there are quite adequate. Most expensive places in Yalta, these are, of course, hotels on the waterfront (“Villa Elena”, “Oreanda” and others like them). These are architectural monuments in which the Chekhovs and Chaliapins used to have tea. The hotels have a very high star rating, and therefore the prices are not budget. A comfortable area for housing in Yalta is, again, its suburb -. In Yalta itself, it is still very noisy and crowded, and the city beaches are dirty. Massandra is quieter, cleaner and still a little cheaper. more noisy, since the Livadia Palace is located there, and crowds of tourists come to it. But there are good beaches.

But for lovers of noisy city life, who do not want to live anywhere except Yalta, I will recommend the area of ​​st. Pushkinskaya. This is the original Yalta Arbat, the center of the boiling of city life. On the one hand, you live in a place with a high concentration of restaurants and clubs, and on the other hand, it takes only 10 minutes to walk to the sea.

Only the prices there, of course, are broken. Even for simple housing, millions can be shaken, just because of the favorable location.

settlements

Of all the Bolsheye Yalta villages, I would recommend for life. It is the most quiet, calm, clean and beautiful. It is very close to Yalta and the most iconic sights from there. You can read more about housing in Simeiz

Least I would recommend. It is the most densely populated, the most hilly and mountainous, and historical part it is quite small. The rest of the space is occupied by typical block houses built under the advice as hostels for Artek employees - boring, gray and depressing. No resort romance. But here is the longest beach and promenade. The water in the sea, of course, is cleaner than Yalta, but still leaves much to be desired. But this is just my opinion, Gurzuf may seem like an attractive resort corner to someone.

All other villages have the same idea - guest houses and unpretentious hotels offer rooms of various comforts. Somewhere there is a courtyard with gazebos and barbecues, somewhere there are pools and other hotel enticements. Prices vary depending on the availability of these bonuses, the main of which, of course, is the distance from the sea.

But in general, all coastal villages differ little from each other - a pebble beach, a market, a historical part with dilapidated houses and crooked streets, and new quarters with Soviet-era buildings and modern cottages. The cost of living starts from 700 rubles per day. But each village has its own iconic sights and unique natural areas.

I don't see much difference where I live. These settlements are all typical. But if you like peace, then I would not recommend staying in Alupka, where the Vorontsov Palace is located, and in Gaspra, where the Swallow's Nest is located. Daily pilgrimages of crowds of tourists and motorcades of clumsy buses will not allow you to catch relaxation.

By the way, the ubiquitous grannies with signs "housing" have not gone away. And they will be able to offer you good houses in the private sector, which the Internet does not even know about.

And the most prestigious hotel in Big Yalta (and in the Crimea in general) is Mriya Resort&Spa. It is located near Simeiz and is considered a sanatorium-resort complex. All the biggest cones, coming to the Crimea, stop there. A large territory, well-groomed safe beaches, tennis courts, restaurants and spa centers - all the benefits of civilization are at your service. Grannies with their signs and did not stand nearby.

And about the approximate prices for housing, I will describe in detail in the section below.

What are the prices for holidays

Nutrition

Lunch in a canteen or an average cafe will cost 200–300 rubles, and in restaurants and more decent cafes, 500–700 rubles. The average price for visiting excursions and attractions is 300 rubles apiece.

Souvenirs

Classic souvenirs like magnets, shell beads, teas and soaps can be purchased for 100 rubles. tourist maps. The cost of illustrated publications about Crimea starts from 300 rubles. Spices cost from rubles per bag. Wines - from 250 per bottle. In addition, in the markets and souvenir stalls, you can safely practice the art of bargaining and bring down the price a little :)

Main attractions. What to see

Top 5

Beaches. Which is better

In Yalta, there is nothing to do on the beaches. There are too many boats and ships, and the sea itself is very dirty. Nevertheless, in the summer there is no way to break through - the people are dark.

The beaches of all villages are approximately the same - a narrow pebble strip and groins every 50 meters. But nevertheless, there are reserved places where the sea is clean and there are few people.

• Chekhov Bay in Gurzuf
  In Gurzuf, on the territory of the Chekhov Dacha Museum, there is a small bay, very clean and beautiful, surrounded by tall rocks, hidden from prying eyes. You can go there through the museum, paying the caretaker 50 rubles. But peace and quiet are provided for you there.

• Beach "Gurovskie Stones"
  Clean Artek beach for public use. You can read more about it Now, in connection with the active construction of the new Artek buildings, the beach was closed. But I think that it can be penetrated through some hole in the fence, having previously learned about it from the local old-timers.

• Wild beach in Simeiz
  Adherents of nudism will be satisfied with Semeiz wild beach. To lie near beautiful rocks on snow-white smooth limestone boulders - what else can you dream of? More about the beach -

• Beaches at the foot of Ayu-Dag
  The famous one, which is located between and Partenit, is also famous for its wild beaches. You can get there by boat from Gurzuf or from Partenit (a sea taxi is a very common phenomenon in Yalta. It is very pleasant to relax there - the mountain landscapes are impressive, and the clear sea is very pleasing, especially after Yalta.

Churches and temples. Which are worth a visit

Muslim mosques and Orthodox churches are very common in Crimea. But in Yalta, in contrast to the Bakhchisarai region, there are no mosques that stand out and are of interest to tourists. But there are a couple of beautiful churches.

Museums. Which are worth a visit

Basically, the museums of Yalta are divided into palaces of the Russian aristocracy of the XIX century, houses where famous writers and artists lived, and ancient fortresses. Not all of them are unusual, large-scale and worth the attention of a tourist. Here are the ones that, in my opinion, must be visited.

parks

Gardens and parks invariably accompanied all large-scale palaces and aristocratic estates in the Crimea. To create them, foreign specialists were called in and plants were ordered from the world's leading greenhouses. Numerous sanatoriums also left a park heritage: plants were planted on their territory, the fumes of oils of which have a healing effect.

tourist streets

In all coastal villages, as a rule, there are two tourist streets: the embankment, and another street descending from the city to it. They are notable for the fact that it is there that they sell everything they go to Crimea for - herbs, tea, oils, fruits and vegetables, vests with the inscription "I love Yalta", towels with a map Black Sea coast and other items that delight tourists belly and soul.

Another tourist thoroughfare of the city is the pedestrian Pushkinskaya Street, leading, of course, to the embankment. It is not for nothing that it is called that - after all, the very sun of Russian poetry, comrade, walked along it and admired the beauty of the city. Kit tourist places here is also classic: chebureks, cafes, souvenir shops, restaurants and terraces. The street is planted with beautiful southern trees, in the shade of which you can sit on comfortable wide benches. It also houses the Yalta Museum of Local Lore (poor and not developed in any way since Soviet times) and a Catholic church, quite nice from the outside.

What to see in 1 day

So, you have only one day to visit Yalta. You should not fight in hysterics, annoyed at the injustice of fate, and believe that in just one day in the vast Yalta you can’t do anything. If you do not crumple the pillow before noon, you can embrace the immensity.

• 8 a.m. You have already left the house and are standing at the bus station. Jump into the minibus to Alupka. Around 9 you will be there. For a whole hour before the opening of the Vorontsov Palace Museum, you walk through the fragrant morning garden, admire the art of landscape gardening and views of the sea. At about 10 stomp to the ticket office of the museum and buy a ticket for the first tour. The guide is still cheerful, cheerful, and you skim the cream off the Crimean excursion skills. At 11 you leave the palace, enriched with new knowledge and impressed by the royal interiors. To consolidate the material, you can go to one or two more expositions of the palace.
• 12:00. Noon strikes. Do not rush to stuff your stomach! We will have lunch on, but for now, grab a cheburek in case you have to stand in line for. From the palace you can get to it by minibus number 132 or 102, but there are literally a couple of stops to go there, so you can walk. We take a queue for, enjoy the impressive ride on the funicular.
• 13:00. You are at the top. Take a walk along the plateau, go to the teeth on the bridge (the rocks themselves are nameless, but both tourists and locals call them “teeth”), buy souvenirs at the Tatar market, admire the mountain and sea views.
• 14:30. Dinner time. We have lunch in a wonderful cafe "Ai-Petri". It is located on a cliff, to the right of the station. cable car if you stand facing the sea. The prices there are surprisingly democratic for such a popular place, and lunch will cost 500 rubles. But the view is wonderful! From the panoramic windows you can admire the battlements, the sea, and Yalta. Beauty.
• 15:30. Having enjoyed the high - nature, we return to the earth, to the low. We jump into any minibus following from Miskhor to the Yalta bus station. At the bus station we transfer to the transport to Massandra.
• 17:00. We have time for a five-hour excursion and a subsequent tasting at.
• 19:00 . We fall out of the factory, prudently taking their wine with us on the path. We go to the evening, where life is in full swing at this time: street musicians, who have slept in the evening, fire show masters and other tricksters begin to perform. Street artists draw you and Crimean landscapes, and cafes are filled with intoxicating aromas of delicious gourmet dishes.
• 20:00. Take a walk along the embankment, digest the impressions accumulated during the day, look into different shops for souvenirs, listen to the waves and admire the lights and garlands. And for dinner, go to the cafe "Yalta Dvorik" (emb. Lenina, 19). This is a cozy terrace with soft sofas, delicious food and good music. Dinner here will cost 500-700 rubles.

Even one day in Yalta can be spent richly, filling it with interesting events.

What to see in the surroundings

The surroundings of Yalta abound in natural attractions. Not to see them means not to see the Crimea.

Food. What to try

Of course, in Crimea, the first thing to do is fill your belly with all the southern delicacies - crayfish, oysters and mussels, boiled corn, dried Black Sea fish, churchkhela and baklava. All this is in stalls on the beaches and embankments, as well as from merchants walking along tourist streets.

Since Crimea is famous for its rich Tatar culture, Crimean Tatar cuisine establishments are most common here. And you should definitely try pilaf, pasties, lagman and other national gastronomic delights. There are no chickens pecking at such cafes in all the villages of Greater Yalta, and on average, lunch in them costs 500 rubles.

In addition, a lot of canteens and cafes with European cuisine open during the high tourist season. Many of them boast outdoor terraces.

Self-catering

Those who prefer to cook themselves will also not be lost. In the markets you can buy absolutely everything - meat, fruits and vegetables, and dairy products from local farmers. Well, even though Crimea is a village, supermarkets have reached it. Popular here chain stores "Pud", "Neighbors", "Furshet", "Yabloko" are scattered in handfuls throughout all villages and villages.

In general, you will not stay hungry. Generous Yalta will feed everyone.

• Cafe "Mangal", st. Pushkinskaya, 18a
  Lovers of quality grilling definitely come here! The intoxicating smells of kebabs and shish kebabs beckon. I tried fish cooked on coals there, and I was satisfied with everything - spices, roasting, and service. The interior is also very pleasant. Among other things, the cafe offers a wide selection of draft beer, which is very useful for its specialties :) The average check is 500 rubles.

• Cafe "Spices and Passions", emb. them. Lenina, 31b
  Just a nice porch on the waterfront. Classic lounge-cafe with panoramic windows overlooking the sea, modern cozy hi-tech design and a standard menu - from pasta to tiramisu. The average check is 600 rubles.

• South Cafe, st. Botkinskaya, 2v
  Fashionable cafe, atypical for the Crimea. More like mainland establishments. What I like about it is that it offers national dishes for a business lunch different countries- Japanese, Greek, Italian. You can choose according to your mood. There is always pleasant music playing there, some kind of fresh Internet radio, where all the tracks are selected with great taste. The interior and service is also top notch. I advise you to take a look. And, as far as I know, on weekends good musicians from the mainland come there and perform their music. Everyone praises these concerts :) The average check is 700 rubles.

Budget

• Canteen "Crimea", st. Moscow 1/6;
• Canteen "Lilac", st. Roosevelt 4;
• Canteen "Home-style", emb. named after Lenin 15;
• Cafe "Mangal", st. Pushkinskaya, 18a;
• Cafe Meduza, st. Marshak, 4.

Intermediate level

• "People's Cafe No. 1", st. Lomonosov, 15;
• South Cafe, st. Botkinskaya, 2v;
• Restaurant "Chaika", emb. named after Lenin, 15;
• Cafe "Massandra", Drazhinsky street, 46;
• Cafe Van Gogh, st. Massandrovskaya, 11.

Expensive

• Fabrikant Restaurant, Seaside Park, 4;
• Kaat Park, Seaside Park, 1a;
• Restaurant "Tiflis", st. Baturina, 1;
• Cafe "Balcony", emb. named after Lenin, 35a;
• Grant cafe Persona Grata, emb. named after Lenin, 17;
• Grand Cafe "Orange", emb. named after Lenin, 31a;
• Restaurant "Colonnade", Kommunarov street, 2A, Seaside Park;
• Verdi bar&restaurant, Seaside Park 1.

Holidays

In September at the Theater. Chekhov in Yalta hosts the international theater festival " THEATER.CHEKHOV. YALTA". Theaters come there from many Russian cities, as well as from neighboring countries. A wide variety of performances are shown in the theater all day long. During the days of the festival, you can meet many famous actors in the city.

For the people of Yalta, this is a great event, and it is definitely worth a visit. You can see the poster on the theater website, and buy tickets - only at the box office on the embankment, or in the theater itself.

Safety. What to watch out for

In general, Yalta is a fairly safe city, but there are things that it is better to warn yourself against:

Things to do

Yalta is a great place for a beach-mattress rest and a night party, as well as for extreme sports of various kinds - rock climbers, divers, speleologists and racers. Everyone will find something to their liking here.

Shopping and shops

On the embankment, of course, there are several fashion stores of familiar brands, but due to sanctions, they are initially overpriced and sell outdated collections. So fashionistas have nothing to do in Yalta. All fashion here begins and ends with flip flops, striped shorts and a beer belly falling out of them.

Shopping in the Crimea is better to do in the markets. And buy exclusively authentic goods - oils, jams, fruits, shells, teas and more. Yalta is not for you, and it’s not worth going there for fashionable clothes. But what is there in the markets! And this is not, and that too is not :)

Local craftsmen and craftswomen sell all sorts of goods, here everyone will find something for themselves and their loved ones to taste. Food, cosmetics, traditional medicine, paintings by local artists, spices... It's impossible to list everything. The markets of Big Yalta are a storehouse of folk wisdom and ingenuity.

Bars. Where to go

As you know, the highest concentration of bars in resort areas located by the sea: on the beaches and not far from them. Yalta is no exception.

• Pub "Ulf", Karl Marx street 4/2
  Atmospheric place, stylized as a medieval Irish pub. Here you will be offered strong ale and charcuterie, which are especially pleasant to eat under vaulted stone ceilings on rough oak tables. Bar prices are slightly above average.

All bars are open until about 5 am, only low-class establishments are open around the clock, such as port wineries, where port thieves and local drunks gather.

Clubs and nightlife

Nightlife is also in full swing for about . During the high tourist season the clubs are open every day.

• Cafe-club "Chocolate", Kyiv street 1
  Classical night club where all Yalta youth is going to hang out. They play popular hits, pour popular drinks. Parties are traditionally held on Fridays and Saturdays. There is nothing remarkable in the club itself, which is why the prices are quite standard for middle-class establishments.

extreme sports

The Southern Coast of Crimea is a real expanse for extreme sportsmen. Steep forest trails are perfect for cycling downhill and freeride, mountain cliffs - for rope jumpers, mysterious waters of the Black Sea - for divers and kayakers, tall rock masses - for rock climbing and mountaineering, relief plateaus - for jeeping, mountain river beds - for canyoning, deep caves- for speleotourism. And I'm sure this is not the whole list.

There are many companies that organize various extreme tours in the Crimea and provide all the necessary equipment. You just need to google well. As for people who are independent in this regard, I can only tell in more detail about rock climbing and caving.

Rock climbing

The most famous rock massifs with a bunch of punched routes are:

• and the rock of Swan's Wing,
• Nikitskaya crevice in Nikita,
• Ai-Nikola rock massif and Alim rock in Oreanda,
• Red Stone in Krasnokamenka,
• Sail rock in Foros,
• Krestovaya mountain in Alupka.

Routes on them of the most varying complexity from 4s to 8s.

Under the Red Rock there is a climbing camp where you can set up a tent and use the shower and kitchen. And although the path to the sea from there is not close, there is a small lake under the rock itself, which is filled with cold springs. Swimming in it after climbing is very nice.

And under Parus there is an active rescue station and there is a spring.

Climbing on Ai-Nikol is very specific: on the road, above the massif itself, there is Orthodox church, where for the whole day from the very morning they turn on a tape recorder with religious chants. They turn it off at 6 o'clock. Echo, as you know, is not sickly in the mountains. And although the routes there are very interesting, it is difficult for an unprepared listener to endure such an accompaniment for more than two hours.

The coolest thing in the Crimean rocks is short approaches. Many rocks are located 50 meters from the track, some of them take about 10 minutes to walk. No need to drag equipment through the forest uphill, accompanied by mosquitoes, 10 kilometers to the nearest rock. The main rock type in the Crimea is limestone. In places it is very comfortable and pleasant for climbing, in places it is sharp and hurts fingers. So you have to be careful.

Speleotourism

As for the caves, many speleologists argue that speleology should be done only in order to go down into the caves of the Crimea. Mountain Karabi, which is not far from Simferopol, is very famous in the world speleological community, since inside it there are some of the deepest and most unexplored caves in the world (for example, Red Cave). In addition, there can be found very beautiful caves with snow-white stalactites and stalagmites, sparkling crystals and other speleological goodies.

The caves of Mount Chatyr-Dag near Alushta are no less interesting for speleologists-researchers and ordinary speleotourists. In addition, the mountain closest to Yalta, in the depths of which a lot of interesting things are also hidden. The depth of descents into many caves reaches hundreds of meters in total, so you need to correctly calculate the length of the rope and take it with a supply of hooks for hanging.

Souvenirs. What to bring as a gift

As a gift from Yalta, you should definitely bring sweet Yalta onions, fragrant sunflower oil, Crimean teas and wines (only it is better to buy them at wineries, the markets are full of fakes), local spices (the Svan mixture is especially good), aromatic oils and soap, nuts and olives, local fruit jam.

In general, everything that makes Crimea Crimea. Its small, but very tasty and healthy pieces :)

How to move around the city

Transport communication between the settlements of Big Yalta is carried out by means of minibuses and trolleybuses. The latter go only towards Simferopol, to the east. That is, from Bolsheyalta villages, you can only get to Gurzuf. Trolleybuses No. 51, 52 and 53 will take you to all the eastern villages of Big Yalta. The trolleybus station is across the street from the bus station. In the villages located to the west of Yalta, minibuses regularly go from the upper platform of the bus station.

Minibuses and trolleybuses also run around the city. The fare is 13 rubles.

Taxi. What features exist

A taxi ride around the city costs an average of 150 rubles. You just need to call the ordering services, and not use the services of the bombers, who lure tourists-rotoseans. They shamelessly jack up prices. Yalta taxi numbers are on the Internet, I just called the first number that came up in the search engine. Unfortunately, convenient Yandex-taxi and other applications have not yet reached the Crimea. Taxi drivers usually charge 2000-3000 rubles to the airport.

Transport rental

Many practice car rental and for good reason. This is much more convenient than shaking in crowded summer minibuses, not knowing where to get off and whether you will have time for the last flight.

At the airport in Simferopol there are several offices of various car rental companies. On average, renting an economy class car for 7 days costs about 8,000 rubles. Business class - about 15,000. In the high tourist season, you need to book cars in advance, at least a month in advance.

Be careful on winding and steep mountain roads - that's my only advice. Driving on flat terrain is different from driving on mountainous terrain. The latter requires more skill and skill. So don't be shy, just be careful :)

Big Yalta - holidays with children

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