The Crimean peninsula for travel
Basic information about Crimea
The Crimean peninsula (Krym)occupies the territory of 26 000 sq. km. The nearest biggest International airport is in Kiev; the nearest smaller International airport is in Simferopol. There are 30 curative lakes, 120 thermal medical sources, 10 thousand monuments of a history and culture on the peninsula.
The Crimea (Krim) attracts mountain bikers, tourists, rock climbers etc. Mountains consist of three ridges: the Main, which maximal height is 1545 meters above sea level, the Internal, represented by separate rocky massifs which heights are 500-600 meters, and the External, which height is insignificant. The Southern coast is known for its mild climate. That is a narrow ground strip between the Main ridge and the Black sea.
Below all the peninsula is divided into several groups: Southern Coast, Yalta, South-East Coast, South-West (area of Bakhchisarai) and area of Sevastopol.
Tour programs - my sightseeing excursions and hiking tours that I offer for season 2009.
Crimea. Southern Coast
Southern coast of Crimea is a region from town of Alushta up to Balaclava. The climate is mild and the humidity is moderate. The average annual temperature is...
Article and photos of Southern Coast of Crimea
Yalta
Yalta is a city on Southern coast of the Crimean peninsula and is the summer capital of Ukraine. The climate is mild and similar to the Mediterranean. The average annual temperature is +13.2°C and the humidity is moderate...
Article and photos of Yalta
Crimea. South-East coast
South-east Crimea begins from Alushta. Even for many Russians this region is «terra incognita». The climate is dry: near the town of Sudak...
Article and photos of South-East coast of Crimea
South-West of Crimea: area near Bakhchisarai
South-west of Krim is an area with a moderate humidity: 500 mm is average annual precipitation. Slopes of mountains are covered with pine and juniper trees. It is the land of cave cities, canyons of the fast rivers, picturesque uplands...
Article and photos of South-West of Crimea
The Sevastopol area
Heroic pages of the Crimean war 1853-1856 and World War Two are connected to the city of Sevastopol. Sevastopol also the well known archeological monument...
Article and photos of the area of Sevastopol
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