Crimea is a great summer destination: sunny mountainous landscapes, the seaside promenade in Yalta, the invigorating Black Sea, well-preserved castles and palaces and more. Looking for an alternative to the bustling tourist spots and beaches? Just 17 km from Yalta on the way to Simferopol, near the village of Marmurove (“Marble”), lies the plateau called Chatyr-Dag. At 918 metres above sea level, this spot leads to an amazing netherworld.

Ukraine is a country that is biologically rich in flora and fauna occupying landscapes of varying types, from rocky mass areas to mountainous regions. This has led to large-scale biodiversity conservation in an attempt to preserve natural habitats for future use, unchanged by human destruction and pollution.

On the Southern coast of Crimea, near to the Mount Ai-Petri, in Koreiz town is situated The Yusupov Palace and Park Complex. The palace dates the XVIII century and the beginning of Russian colonization of Crimea. Yusupov Palace it became a former "Pink House", built in the style of a modernized Italian Renaissance by a talented architect N. Krasnov. The palace’s owner were Prince Felix Yusupov, Prince Sumarokov-Elston - was governor-general of Moscow, and his wife - Princess Zinaida Yusupova. They were one of the richest aristocratic dynasties of Russia, close to the imperial court.

The construction of the Palace for Empress Alexandra Fedorovna, spouse of Emperor Nikolay I, began in 1842 by famous acrhitect Andrey Schtakenschneider.

The palace was designed by the famous English architect Edward Blore. The northern facade embodies typical features of the English Tudor style and resembles the contours of Mount Ay-Petri that dominates the whole area, whereas the southern facade displays oriental decoration and resembles the famous Alhambra in Grenada. A strikingly beautiful Lions Terrace leads down to the Italian park and the sea. It is hard to imagine the place more romantic than the Alupka Palace with its exquisite and lavish decor and an extensive collection of arts, marble sculptures and paintings.

Massandra is a townlet in the Yalta region of Crimea. Occupying the spot of an ancient Greek settlement, Massandra was acquired by Counts Potocki in 1783.

This "Haunted House" had gathered around him a lot of legends. Before us - one of the most enigmatic of the Crimean capes called Plaka. Below - the alluring surface of water. And all around - landscapes, worthy of the painter. We stand at almost polished rocks. In the old days at Cape Plaka, a height of about two hundred feet high, was a quadrangular tower. This locality was named Kuchuk Lambat, and next was Biyuk-Lambat, which translated means "the small and large lamp or torch. Probably, there were beacons.

Cave city Kalamita - a medieval fortress in the Crimea. Located on a cliff at the mouth of river. Black, near Sebastopol.

In the valley of the river above the village Belbek Small Garden tower three rocky promontory. On the eastern cape Kul-Burun (Tower cape) is Syuyrenskaya fortress.

The town of Saki is known for its Sanitorium. The Sanitorium is known for its special mud baths, massages and rehabilitation facilities. The mud is cultured in large pits which is a two year process. The area is well guarded by young soldiers and great care is taken to insure the process is done correctly. Saki is only one of two places in the world that makes the special healing mud. Within the holding tanks are micro-organisms that produce the mud.