We will drive to Primorsky Park and take a stroll along this seaside promenade. You will see the striking ceremonial gate of the Count's Pier and the Monument to Scuttled Ships, which stands in the sea of the shore. This column with a bronze eagle erected in 1905 has become the symbol of Sevastopol.
Sevastopol is the second largest city of the Crimea. Founded in 1783 as a navy fortress and stronghold of the Russian Empire it was visited by Catherine II, Russian Czars, Churchill and … Read more ...
A Russian attack on 25 October 1854, during the Crimean War, on British positions, near a town in Ukraine, 10 km/6 mi southeast of Sevastopol. It was the scene of the ill‐timed Charge of the Light Brigade of British cavalry against the Russian entrenched artillery. Of the 673 soldiers who took part, there were 272 casualties. Balaclava helmets were knitted hoods worn here by soldiers in the bitter weather.
The Russian army broke through Turkish lines on 25 October and entered the valley … Read more ...
A 600-meter long tunnel runs from inside the harbor, allowing submarines to sail straight
in for maintenance and repairs. Seven submarines could be accommodated there. So
secret was the project, Balaklava disappeared from official Soviet maps.
"In the case of a nuclear attack, the base could stand a direct hit by a nuclear bomb,''
reads a guide to the site. It's now the Balaklava Naval Museum Complex, for tourists who
want to examine gigantic steel doors and bulkheads designed to … Read more ...
After visiting the Livadia are, take ascenic drive along the spectacular coastline to the Swallow's Nest that looks like a medieval castle with bastions and battlements, perching courageously at the very edge of the 40-meters high Aurora cliff of Cape Ai-Todor. It is definitely one of the most striking sights attracting numerous visitors. Built to the design of architect Sherwood in 1912 it has become a true symbol of the Crimea.
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Not far from Swallow`s Nest is located the … Read more ...
In 1878 prince Semyon Vorontsov decided to erect a palace in Massandra. The construction worcs, when only interior finishing was left to be done, had to be stopped becouse of the customer`s death.
In 1889 the Massandra Palace and estate was purchased by the Ministry for the Emperor Court and Apanages. Alas, sovereign Alexander ІІІ did not happen to live in this spot which was so much to his liking - in the 1894 the Russian Tsar died just a bit away from Massandra, in the Livadia … Read more ...
