The Autonomous
Republic of Crimea has a population of about 3,500,000
people who live on 10,000 square miles. The peninsula is
linked to the mainland by the Perekop
Isthmus and is surrounded by the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. It’s
capital is Simferopol and other major cities include Feodosia, Kerch,
Sevastopol, Yalta and Yevpatoria. The Crimean
coastline is one of the longest and untouched ones in Europe
with a lot of rear flora and fauna. Along the northeast coast is a series
of shallow lagoons known collectively as the Sivash or Putrid Sea.
This sea is linked to the Sea of Azov by the Arabatskaya Strelka. At
the south, is the Yaila Ridge with extensive meadows and forest running almost 100 miles from the
west coast eastward. This Alpine-Himalayan belt of folded mountains consist
three distinct parallel ridges: The Southern, The Internal and The External. The tallest
peak, The Roman Kosh rises 5,034 feet above the sea level. Here the temperature
is cool and humid. There is an international known observatory, The Crimean
Astrophysical Observatory on Mt. Koshka. On the south side of this Crimean Ridge
is the "Russian Riviera" with its subtropical climate and palm
trees. At this area there are several vineyards, fruits orchards and several famous
resorts and towns. Crimea’s rivers are divided
into three groups: rivers of the north-eastern Crimea Mountain slopes; rivers of
the northern slopes and rivers of the southern coast. The longest river in
Crimea is the Salghir. The major industry
for Crimea is fishing. Major fish species caught in the Black Sea are herring, tuna,
shrimp, scallop, horse mackerel and khamsa. Crimean's mine clay, lime, salt,
flux, gravel, limestone and marl. At this fabulous
peninsula at the Black Sea one can enjoy the nice beach and
disco life as well. For a long time all of this was only
possible for the high standard Russians because not
everybody was allowed to enter Crimea and special
Sevastopol. From April until October it's pleasant busy at
the whole Crimean peninsula.
The Riviera
Beautiful bays and
whimsical rocks, long golden beaches with sand dunes and warm clear sea
create the attractive force of the famous Crimea and Southern Black sea
Riviera Black Seacoast. This area has over the last 100 years, and
continues to be developed into summer resorts and holiday villages. The
sandy sea bottoms gently slope, making bathing and swimming safe for
even the youngest holidaymakers. Along the perfect coast lines you can
be sure that you will find something to cater for everyone's tastes and
preferences. By night, the resorts and specially Sevastopol, are alive
with restaurants, bars, clubs, and all night cafes, the open market town
bustle with stalls where you can buy anything from antiques, to full of
tradition dressage. There are more than 240 hours of sunshine in May and
September and more than 300 hours in June, July and August, and with an
average temperature of 28 degrees, it is easy to understand why this
destination has become so popular. If you are not a lover of the beach,
by day Sevastopol along the coast line plays host to many museums,
monasteries, churches and quaint village Balaklava, there you can sit
back and digest the Crimean culture and view this beautiful place from
another angle. For the more adventurous type, Sevastopol-Apartments
organize excursions run everyday in the summer where you may take a
safari, hike over the stunning terrain, horse ride, mud bathes, visiting
palaces, museums or historical places, or hire a car yourself and
experience this area with its contrasting scenery at your own pace.
Sevastopol
Sevastopol, is situated at
the Crimean peninsula, with a population of about
500.000 inhabitants in winter and about 650.000 in
summer and is like Rome, Paris or Istanbul, build on
seven hills. It is next to Moscow and St. Petersburg
one of the most famous places in the former USSR.
Already for a long, long time
is Sevastopol one of the most important harbour cities in the whole
of the former SSSR. The many monuments
remember everyone about her rich history. Crimea has one of the most fantastic coast areas in
Europe. At this beautiful peninsula exist a nice
beach-, dancing-, nightclub life that was only there
for the high placed Russians who could get a visa for
this place. From starting May until October, there is
a lot of summer activities. In the 5th century BC
ancient Greek
started to build at Hersones where Sevastopol is
situated now. In 988 Sevastopol was concurred by
Prince Volodymyr Svyatoslavovych, who did introduce
the Orthodox church. At May 1783 the first ships of
the Black Sea fleet did enter her Buchta. Today you
still find the ships of this enormous fleet in the
Akhtialsky harbor. Even in Soviet times, Sevastopol
was one of the most important harbor cities of the
USSR. Many monuments still remember everyone about
this fact. In this time, everybody from outside, even
our family, from for example Moscow or St, Petersburg
needed a visa to get in or out of Sevastopol. This was
because there where many secrets to see in town. The
city did not only see rising, but during the Russian–
Turkish war from 1854 – 1855 (ended next year 150
years ago) and WO II from 1941 – 1944 it was
completely destroyed. From Sevastopol you may reach
the whole peninsula very easy for a lot of excursions. From the year 2004 on it is
even the main tourist city of Ukraine. Balaclava what
is a part of Great Sevastopol area was in the year
2005, 2500
years old! At the bottom of this page, we have put two
webcam buttons in, so you can see how the whether is at the moment, because the
international forecast
is good for Simferopol but in Sevastopol it is much better. In
the evening, you even can see us sometimes. Sevastopol
is build, like all important cities (Rome, Paris,
San Francisco, etc, etc) at seven hills and is still
the home harbour of "The Black Sea Fleet".
