Black Sea Coast
Gurzuf or Hurzuf is a resort in Crimea, Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea. Distance from an International airport in Simferopol is about 80 km. Population of Gurzuf is up to 10,000 inhabitants. Gurzuf. Present-day Gurzuf is the eastern environs of the Greater Yalta. The city is very old. The Tauris built a sanctuary in the mountains above the city before Christ, which is the largest in the Crimea. The settlement was of interest to the Romans. The emperor Justinian I ordered to build a fortress on the shore, and name it Gorzuvity. In the 13 th century Gurzuf was part of the Theodore principality, later it belonged to the Genoese, and then to the Tatars. After the Crimea was joined to Russia it became a city of the Russian empire.
Yevpatoria is a city in Crimea, Ukraine. The first recorded settlement in the area, called Kerkinitis, was built by Greek colonists around 500 BC. Along with the rest of Crimea, Kerkinitis was part of the dominions of Mithridates VI, King of Pontus, from whose cognomen, Eupator, the city's modern name derives.
The Juma-Jami Mosque, also known as the Friday Mosque, is located in Yevpatoria, Ukraine. Built between 1552 and 1564, and designed by the famous Turkish architect Mimar Sinan.
Mishor is a wonderful place in Crimea, as well as each corner of the Crimean peninsula having the special charm. Seven-kilometer beaches of Mishor are stretched, smoothly "following" from steep coast of cape Ai-Todor. The Swimming season lasts from June till October.
Kerch is a city on the Kerch Peninsula of eastern Crimea, an important industrial, transport and tourist centre of Ukraine. Kerch, founded 2600 years ago, is considered as one of the most ancient cities in Ukraine.
Yeni-Kale is a fortress in Kerch city, Ukraine. Yeni-Kale was built by Ottoman Turks in 1699–1706 on the Kerch peninsula that belonged to the Crimean Khanate. The name Yenikale means New Fortress in Turkish (yeni - new, kale - fortress). The fortress was built under the guidance of Goloppo, who was an Italian convert to Islam. Several French engineers also took part in the construction.
Yalta is a city in Crimea, southern Ukraine, on the north coast of the Black Sea. The city is located on the site of an ancient Greek colony, said to have been founded by Greek sailors who were looking for a safe shore on which to land. It is situated on a deep bay facing south towards the Black Sea, surrounded by wooded mountains. It enjoys a warm Mediterranean climate with many vineyards and orchards in the vicinity.