Miskhor -“Half Town”.

Апрель 20th, 2011 admin

мисхор - русалка

Miskhor (“Half Town”) is a resort situated between Yalta and Alupka. The first known inhabitants in these parts were the Tauri, then Romans built a fortress on Cape Ai-Todor.

The tour of Miskhor ends at the dock where the pleasure boats are moored. Here on a small rock one can see the bronze figure of a mermaid with a baby in her arms, while on shore next to a fountain stands a young girl with jug. These sculptures created by the famous sculptor Amandus Adamson in 1893. He was inspired by the romantic legend about the beautiful Girl Arzy who was kidnapped for the harem. In a year she threw herself into the waters with her baby boy in arms. That same evening a mermaid holding a baby appeared on the sea shore near Miskhor and the fountain began its marry babbling again… Read more »

Gurzuf.

Апрель 20th, 2011 admin

гурзуф-лунная ночь - айвазовский
Gurzuf («mountain valley»)  is a picturesque Crimean scenery which is situated 16 kilometers to the east of Yalta.

The first written reference about Gurzuf occurs in the writings of the Byzantine writer Procopius (500-562) who lived at the time of the emperor Justinian I (483-565). Procopius writes about the construction of a Byzantine fortress «in the district of Gurzovit». Read more »

Massandra.

Апрель 19th, 2011 admin


Massandra is situated 3 kilometers far to the East from Yalta.
The high hills of Nikita mountain pasture, the highest point of Mauntin Avinda is 1473 meters, protect Massandra from the cold air from the North and the southern winds bring the fresh breath of the Black sea. The Massandra park is one of the most beautiful parks of the Southern Coast. It was laid in the 1840 by the German horticulturist Kari Kebach, he was the founder of the Alupka park as well. The park was laid out by the serf labour of the peasants brought by Count Vorontsov from all the provinces of Russia. There are more than 200 tree and bush species grow in the Massandra park on its 40 hectares nowadays. The park was planned in the English style with curvilinear paths and picturesque groups of trees. Read more »

Yalta («Coast»)

Апрель 18th, 2011 admin

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Yalta («Coast») stretches along the coast of a sea bay on the slope of the Main Ridge of the Crimean Mountains. In ancient times the Greek settlement of Jalita existed on this territory. In the Middle Ages there was the Byzantine and Genoese settlement, they named it as Kaulita.

In 1837 it was turned into a district city which began to be developed according to the 1843 plan.

At the end of the 19th century Yalta has a rapid growth, and the development of valleys of the Derekoika and the Uchan-Su Rivers.

Now it is a significant resort and cultural centre whose boundaries widened thanks to multistory housing developments on the adjoining slopes. Read more »

Greater Alushta.

Апрель 17th, 2011 admin

Alushta is an ancient town on the Crimea’s Southern Coast. Alushta inherited its name from the Byzantine fortress of Aluston, which was built here  in the 6th century A.D.Byzantine emperor Justinian I (483-565) who also rebuilt the church of St. Sophia at Constantinople. In the present-day you can look round the remains of the Byzantine fortress, its defense tower and part of a wall. Alushta attracts tourists by its unusual climate, pleasant beaches and picturesque surroundings. Read more »

Stary Krym — «Old Crimea».

Апрель 16th, 2011 admin

Эски-Кермен,пещерный город

Stary Krym («Old Crimea») is a quiet, modest town in the Eastern Crimea, its history numbers not one millenium.
At the beginning of the 1st millenium there was a Taun settling Karia here, then it bore the name of Surkhat and in XIII-XV cc. — Solkhat. The last two names originally come from Armenian «surbkhach» that is «the holy cross».

At the end of the XV century the town was conquered by the Tatars and called Eski Krym (“Old Moat”). The formation of the Crimean khanate with the capital in Bakhchisarai Eski Krym lost its former importance. After the annexation of the Crimea it was planned to make Stary Krym its capital and rename it Simferopol.

Stary Krym is situated at the foot of the Mount Agarmysh (“Whitish”) which is 724 meters above sea level. In summer the mount gets warm and creates an ascending airflow, which is conductive to formation of a cumulus cloud. The influence of the mount on the local climate is very favorable for treatment of lung patients. Read more »

Kerch.

Апрель 15th, 2011 admin

 

Керчь. Художник Богаевский-

Керчь. Художник Богаевский-

There are several ancient cities on the territory of the Eastern Crimea, among them is Kerch.The city has rich historical background and is considered to be an archeological reserve.

In the 6th century B.C.Greek colonists from Miletus founded a city-state named Panticapeum (“Fish Way”) on Mount Mithridat. Soon Panticapaeum became the capital of the Bosporan Kingdom. Read more »

Koktebel.

Апрель 14th, 2011 admin
Коктебель и мыс Меганом, ноябрь 2017

Коктебель и мыс Меганом, ноябрь 2017

I greet you, in spring crucified,
My magnificent Koktebel!
Maximilian Voloshin

Koktebel.… It sounds French, but originally it is a combination of three Turkic words: «kok» — blue, «tepe» -top, «el» — settling, land. Koktebel – it’s the “blue-top-settling”-land. It’s the land of the blue mountain peaks…

Nobody knows the year when Koktebel came into being. It is well known there was a Middle Age settlement here in the VIII century. The valleys around the mount Kara-Dag had been settled since that time. Read more »

Feodosia.

Апрель 12th, 2011 admin

Каффа

Feodosia (“Given by God”) is known from the 6th century. It was a settlement of the Tauri and was named Ardabda –“The town of the Seven Gods».

The Genoeses called it Kaffa and the Turkish — ‘Kuchuk-lstanbul’ (“Small Istanbul”).

In 1783 after the annexation of Crimea the town got its original Greek name — Feodosia.

The Genoese consolidated their position in Feodosia in 1266. They built stone walls with 25 round towers which surrounded the city. Read more »

The Crimean Cave Towns.

Апрель 11th, 2011 admin

бахчисарай--гравюра

Not only the Khan’s Palace Museum attracts visitors to Bakhchisarai. No less popular are such historical monuments as Cave Towns. They were first mentioned in the written documents as far back as the 13-century. Their names are Kachi-Kalyon, Eski Kermen, Mangup Bakla, and Chufut- Kale. Read more »

Bakhchisarai and the Assumption monastery.

Апрель 9th, 2011 admin

Бахчисарай- мост к северным воротам

Bakhchisarai is a district town situated in the picturesque valley of the Churuk-Su River 32 km from Simferopol. The territory of Bakhchisarai was settled 40,000 years ago. There are the rests of two settlings of the Early Paleolithic Age.

Bakhchisarai (“palace in a garden”) appeared in the 16th century when khan Khadji Ghirey transferred their capital from Eski-Kyrym (Stary Krym- “Old Crimea”) to a bank of the River Churuk-Su (“Fouling Water”) The narrow valley stimulated a picturesque lay-out of the city, which harmonized well with the lush greenery. Read more »

Ancient Chersonesus.

Апрель 8th, 2011 admin

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Ancient Chersonesus was the last Greek colony  emerge on the north coast of the Black Sea: it was founded in 422 ВС. In the words of Cicero it Was like a border sewn on the barbarian lands.

Chersonesus (Peninsula), was so named for its location on a peninsula between two bays. The city existed for 2,000 years. Agriculture, construction, pottery-making, bone-carving, and some other crafts flourished in Chersonesus.

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Balaclava.

Апрель 8th, 2011 admin

Balaclava («Fish Nest») is a splendid and beautiful 3000 years old town situated in a small cozy bay. The sea coast of the bay were inhabited from the ancient times.

The ancient Greeks who settled here in 422 called it Syumbolon Limpe that is Harbour of Signs or Presage.

The Tauriset fire on the coast to attract the ships sailing by. The ships were robbed and the seafarers had to be sacrifices on Cape Phyolent in the temple of their goddess. It is believed that it was the port of lestrigones Lamosa.

In accordance with mythology the lestrigons were cannibals whom Odysseus and his fellows met during their voyage. Read more »

«Старое время» в бархатный сезон.

Апрель 7th, 2011 admin

В сентябре этого года в Крыму состоится уникальное ралли на ретро-автомобилях «Бархатный сезон. Крым-2011». Организатор ралли –российская компанияпо реставрации и продаж подержанных автомобилей «Старое время» (Москва, Россия).

Руководитель проекта Надежда Курило, рассказала, что в IV Международном фестивале «Старое Время» в Крыму будут участвовать около 30 автомобилей выпущенных до 1965 года с экипажами из Украины, России, Прибалтики и других стран Европы и один экипаж из США. Read more »

Адам Мицкевич.

Апрель 7th, 2011 admin

 

маки-белагорска

Долина вся в цветах. Над этими цветами
Рой пёстрых бабочек – цветов летучих рой –
Что полог, зыблется алмазными волнами;
Над бездною морской стоит скала нагая.

Бурунк ногам её летит и, раздробясь,
И пеною, как тигр глазами, весь сверкая,
Уходит с мыслию нагрянуть в тот же час.
Но море синее спокойно – чайки реют,
Гуляют лебеди и корабли белеют.
(Алушта. 1825) Read more »

Sevastopol – the port of the Black Sea Fleet.

Апрель 7th, 2011 admin

Sevastopol (“a city worth of worship”, Glorious City) has a special administrative status, a large sea port and a naval base of the Ukrainian and Russian Fleets, industrial, scientific and cultural center of the South of Ukraine.

The territory of Sevastopol was settled at the beginning of the 1st millenium ВС. The rests of the fortifications of a Tauri settlement of the IX century ВС were discovered in the outskirts of Inkerman (Uch-Bash (Three Heads) height). Read more »

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