«Part of the Crimea between the mountains and the sea is one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world. The sky is clear and the climate is mild the same as in Italy, but the greenery is more beautiful» so Adam Mickiewicz wrote in one of his letters to his brother.

For the activity in a secret patriotic organization the poet was arrested and exiled in 1823. In 1825 on board the yacht «Carolina» he sailed to the land which excited the poet’s imagination. In two stormy days the yacht arrived at Yevpatoria. Mickiewicz enthusiastically gave high praise to the event:

«I am merry! I am powerful! I am free! I am like a bird!»      Read more… (далее…)