Alushta -- The first beach city on the way to Yalta from the west, this city does not have much in it except old boat docks that have been transformed into beaches.
Alupka -- Rocky beaches, home to a number of dacha's and the magnificent Vorontsov palace, where Churchill stayed during the Yalta Conference in 1945.
Bakhchisaray -- Located in a canyon between Simferopol and Sevastopol, this town has a wealth of interesting sites to see including the Crimean Tatar Khan's palace, the cave city and the Armenian monastery that is built in a cave.
Balaklava - famous for the Crimea war of the 1850's, the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade and home to a former secret Soviet submarine base.
The abandoned jewish cemetery in Feodosiya
Feodosiya -- Feodosiya is located 100km to the east of Simferopol. From the outskirts it looks like an urban industrial disaster but once past the factories it has a very nice old town. Very similar to Odessa in architecture but just on a smaller scale. Home to the Ayvazovsky Picture Gallery.
Kerch -- Your last stop before reaching the eastern edge of the Crimea and heading across the straits into Russia
Koktebel -- Located between Feodosiya and Sudak, this small town has a great beach area that has a carnival type environment. It sits below a spectacular wilderness area to the west that regrettably you can only visit on a guided tour.
Sevastopol -- A major port for the Russian Black sea fleet. Given the title 'Hero City' for its resistance to the Nazi's during WWII. Numerous monuments to the past's military exploits. Nice shops.
Simeiz - Not so far away from Yalta, Simeiz is a rocky and sunny town.
Simferopol -- The capital. The train station is very clean and beautiful. For the most part this is a place of transit to the coast or to the mountains. It is famous for having the world's longest trolley bus service 56km.
Sudak -- A beautiful coastal city with the remains of a very old Genoan (as in Italy) fortress.
Yalta -- A very beautiful city containing many of the Russian Czar's palaces and other great monuments. Twinned with Margate in England amongst other places. Yalta is a tourist hotspot, which contains a mixture of Soviet hotels and modern high rise apartments. Yalta was once the main holiday destination for many Russians before they were allowed to travel outside the Soviet Bloc.
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