Crimea peninsula

The Crimean peninsula was the most popular recreation place of former Soviet Union. Millions of people from all around USSR having a rest visiting Crimea sanatoria and resorts with their warm Black sea, solar beaches, clean air and mineral water sources in the summer. Unique resorts Yalta, Alupka, Alushta, Foros, Feodosiya, Saki, majestic Massandra and Voronzov palaces (summer Tzar’s residences), ruins of ancient Greek city of Hersones, a unique nature sanctuary Tarhankut cape - all this was widely accessible. But, with disintegration of Soviet Union, Crimea has departed to sovereign Ukraine and the tourists stream has run low, filling up now resorts of Northern Caucasus. The high prices, problems with crossing border and the Ukrainian currency stop the majority of the Russian tourists.
Only one historically Russian city of Crimea is a legendary Sevastopol – the base of the Black Sea Russian fleet and the city of great Russian glory.
On these pages the photos made during my travel over Crimea on summer 1999 are submitted. Living in Sevastopol, I have visited the Southern Coast of Crimea, the western extremity of the Crimean peninsula Tarhankut cape and legendary Kazantip festival on Kazantip cape on sea of Azov.