Travel to Crimea!

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Sevastopol as it is was founded on the 14th of June 1783, but Chersonese, an ancient city, the magnificent ruins of which are located in the territory of modern Sevastopol, is much older. It was founded in the 5th century B.C.
Sevastopol is not just a seaport and not simply a Hero-City, a city of Russian glory, but an unfulfilled dream of many conquerors, who dreamt to possess this land; the city was brought to the ground two times and again was rebuilt.

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Sevastopol together with Kronstadt and Gibraltar is one of the most famous naval citadels in Europe. One of the most notable events involving the city is the Siege of Sevastopol (1854-1855) carried out by the British, French, Sardinian and Turkish, troops during the Crimean War, which lasted for 11 months.
Sevastopol is also a city of museums, most of them are dedicated to the events of numerous wars that took place in Sevastopol.
Sevastopol is the biggest Crimean tourists centre, it means that in a single day it’s impossible to see, to estimate, to understand this city.

•  CHERSONESE (in Sevastopol)
• Ancient Theatre in Tauric Chersonese
• Greek colonies in Crimea – Chersonese

• MUSEUMS in Sevasopol
• Museum «Crimean War» in Balaclava
• Museum of Soviet Childhood is newly opened in Sevastopol
• Visit to the Sapun-Mountain is a kind of journey into the world of the war history of Sevastopol

• NEWS in Sevastopol
• Project of Balaclava Reformation will be performed in Cannes
• Dasha of Sevastopol – the first crimean sister of charity

• BALACLAVA (Sevastopol district)
• Balaclava (general description of a town)
• Some Pictures of Balaclava, amazing piece of nature of Crimea
• Museum «Crimean War» in Balaclava

• BEACHES
• 20 best Crimean beaches (pictures)

Some interesting facts about Sevastopol

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• During Soviet Union times, Sevastopol was closed city not only for tourists, but also for average citizens of our country. The entrance was possible only on special pass. Nowadays Sevastopol is subordinated to Kiew, rather then Crimean government.
• Sevastopol twice held the fort: in 1854-1855 (349 days) and in 1941-1942 (250 days).
• Chersoness - Ancient Greek city with the only ancient theater at the territory of former USSR.
• The numerous bays (about thirty) attach a unique appearance to Sevastopol.
• In XIXth century in the Savastopol’s bay there were 3 factories of oyster’s incubation. It is interesting that His Imperial Majesty, including all his family, preferred these oysters than French and Italian ones.
• The city runs along the coastline for about 40 km.
• Now Sevastopol is an Ukrainian city, but most people here speak Russian.
• The monument to Scuttled Ships on the Seaside Boulevard is standing on the old long ago dead – ouster bank. On this place there was the restaurant “Bobber”. It seemed to be on the water. The peculiarity of this restaurant was a swimming pool in the middle of the hall, where the oysters were fished out before visitor’s eyes and dished up at once.
• In 1893 in the fortress Sevastopol there was own pigeon service. Staff– one officer, one supervisor, 2 wardens and 250 pigeons.