Town, located 79 km to the south of Simferopol and 79 km to the South-East of Sevastopol. Population: approximately 150,000. Exposed to thesun, washed by gentle waves of the Black sea, sheltered by the Crimean mountains from northern winds, Yalta is always full of charm and attraction. Picturesque landscapes, unique monuments of nature, history and architecture - all this is Yalta. Average July temperature is +26C, while average February temperature is about +6C. Here you will find beautiful summer palaces of Russian imperial family surrounded bynumerous parks, here grows sun kissed grapes of which world-famous wines are produced. The vast Nikita botanical garden boasting more than 28000 varieties of plants is situated quite close to Yalta. The town is famous for its Museums of russian and Ukrainian writers: A.P.Chekhov,N.Z.Biryukov, Lesya Ukrainka. Yalta was known as Dzhalita since 1145. Yalta and its suburbs ( known as Greater Yalta) is the most famous and fancy Ukrainian resort. It is much more expensive than Alushta, Feodosiya and other Crimean resorts. There are many sanatoriums in Yalta and each one has own piece of beach. It is why sometimes could be difficult to find a beach if you don't stay at a sanatorium. There is a long-long promenade along the sea shore and it is covered by many cafes, restaurants, souvenir shops. There is a crowd of people and a lot of activity in Summer time till the middle of October.  Yalta is the most famous city of Crimea and one of the most picturesque and interesting resorts of the world. It stretches along the seacoast like a grandiose amphitheatre in a setting of majestic mountains. Its marvelous turning from the small village into modern elite resort was like by fairy Cinderella. It happened in 1839 thanks to love of several generations of Tsar's family. Autumn is the best thing in Yalta. The expression "Velvet" season appeared just hear in the early century, when the city leave employee public, artists and literators come here. The first one called "cotton print" public and the second - "velvet" one. Yalta embankment is the best place for rest. It is planted with palm-trees and there are a lot of bars, cafes and restaurants. The Armenian Church standing on a high hill is a marvelous artistic creation. The Roman-Catolic Church standing on the Uchan-Su

River embankment was built in 1914. The former palace of the Bukhara Emir is an architectural monument of the early century. Yalta reservation arouses a great interest. It was created for guarding unique mountain forests giving salibrous climate the Southern Coast. In the Stavri-Kaya Mountain foot hill there is a unique Yalta`s Zoo and the "Fairy Glade" with its sculpture museum. The Palace of Alexander III in Up-Massandra is the most popular sight for excursions. Massandra wines are the best in the world! Nikita Botanical Garden laid out by botanist Ch.Steven in 1812 is one of most famous and popular. Its collection numbers thousands of species of leaf-bearing, evergreen and coniferous trees. Nikita romantic canyon is a nature decoration served in many adventure and story films.

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