Spring flower parade in Crimean botanical garden in Yalta
Posted by traveltocrimea on Мар-30-2011
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From April 15th to May 1st, Yalta‘s Nikita Botanical Garden is the site of the Crimea’s finest Spring Flower Parade.
During the two week festivities, over 150 different tulips varieties will bloom. Many of the tulip breeds on display are unique to the gardens, and can be found no where else. The Nikita Botanical Gardens have been growing tulips since its foundation, and modern cultivation and annual tulip selection has been a speciality for more than 50 years.
During the festival’s Tulip Parade, the honorific title of Flower King will be bestowed upon the year’s best tulip breed. Don’t miss the dazzling colors of this year’s Spring Flower Parade.
to read about seasonal flower exhibitions at Nikita Botanical Garden here
The Nikitsky Botanical Garden in Southern Part of Crimea
Posted in: Botanical Gardens, Parks
This region has an extensive transport network, beautiful beaches, luxurious hotels, expensive restaurants and entertainment of different kind. It is rich in sights. Only in Greater Yalta there are more than 500 historic, cultural and architectural objects. Among them are aristocrats’ mansions, palaces and parks. The South Coast used to be the most favourite place of recreation for the Russian aristocracy and Soviet state elite, including M. S. Gorbachjov.
The West Coast (Yevpatoria and Saki) is the most well-known climatic, balneological and mud resort. Yevpatoria is the largest in the CIS health resort for children (73% of holiday makers are children). There are also a lot of sandy beaches in this region.
The Eastern Crimea is the coastline from Alushta to Feodosia.
Sevastopol is the region where the recreation near the sea can be successfully combined with sightseeing. There are numerous curiousities of historic and natural character including the biggest Soviet military base.
Bakhchisaray region is the region which is sometimes called «Crimean Switzerland». It has a lot of unique historic and architectural sights, «mountain towns», relics of Moslem architecture. It owns all necessary conditions for mountain tourism, hunting and fishing tours.
At the same time less traditional places of recreation are becoming more and more popular. It is the territory of the West Coast of the peninsula. Among them are such places as Peschanoje, Nikolajevka, the west- eastern part of the Crimea with its unique natural objects. These are the Cape Tarkhankut and Kerch peninsula. The latter combines the appeal of historic and natural objects ( Kazantip, Pantikopeya, Kerch ) with modern vacation entertainment. The largest dance floor in Europe is situated there in Scholkino, in the building of the former nuclear power station. What is also of particular interest that the recreation there is considerably cheaper than in other regions.
