Crimea
The landscape is the star in Crimea - even those initially lured by the peninsula's fascinating past usually come to agree. It's the sheer mountain cliffs rising behind a coastline covered with cypress, juniper and grape vines that make this homeland so breathtakingly exotic and unique. High limestone plateaus, expansive vistas, bizarre volcanic formations and Byzantine 'cave cities' all lie inland from such historical landmarks as Balaklava, Sevastopol and Livadia (where Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin carved up postwar Europe). A stop on the Silk Road from China, and occupied throughout history by Greeks, Genoese, Mongols and Tatars, Crimea came under Russian rule in the late 18th century.
Kazantip (place)
Kazantip (place), 410 photos.
Yalta
Yalta, 30 images.
Sevastopol
Sevastopol, 60 pictures.
Mirny
Mirny, 130 pictures.
Vitino
Vitino, 50 images.
Eupatoria, 30 images.
Chersones (cape), 30 images.
Nikita, 50 images.
Balaklava
Balaklava, 210 photos.
Massandra, 30 images.
Phiolent (cape)
Phiolent (cape), 50 images.
Ai-Petri (mount)
Ai-Petri (mount), 50 images.
Laspi (bay)
Laspi (bay), 50 images.
Alupka, 50 images.
Miskhor, 30 images.
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