| Sevastopol is a city on the South Seashore of the | | | | bays for submarines built inside the mountain (if you're |
| Crimea. Crimea is a country of striking beauty - rolling, | | | | a scuba diver, one of the local centers offers a dive |
| fertile countryside, with fruit farms and vineyards in the | | | | through the underwater tunnel into the maintenance |
| centre give way to the forested gorges and rocky | | | | cave, now no longer used.) Balaklava is equally |
| escarpments of the mountains as you travel south | | | | famous as the base from which the British, French and |
| towards the beaches of the Black Sea. And below | | | | Turkish allies launched their siege of Sevastopol during |
| the Yaila Mountains is one of the most breathtakingly | | | | the Crimean War. |
| beautiful coastlines in the world. | | | | At Chersoneses point on the outskirts of Sevastopol |
| The Crimean coast lies on the far side of the Black | | | | there is one of the most important archeological sites |
| Sea from Turkey. Stunning mountain scenery, warm | | | | in Crimea. The columns and portico of an early |
| sea and a long season of summer sunshine have | | | | Christian church from the 4th century AD stand next |
| made the Crimean coastline the Riviera for Ukrainians | | | | to the sea among the remains of a city which was |
| and Russians since the time of the tsars. | | | | originally a Greek colony founded around 420 BC. |
| The Russian and Ukrainian name for Crimea is Krym | | | | Archeological finds are on display in the museum at |
| – pronounced like “cream”. And it really is the | | | | the site. |
| cream as a holiday destination. Yalta, Sevastopol, | | | | Even if you're not particularly interested in the |
| Simferopol, Sudak, and Feodosia – the rich history | | | | archeology of the place, Chersoneses is worth a visit |
| of these Crimean cities is still alive today in its fabulous | | | | just for the fantastic sea views. Best to go on a sunny |
| palaces and historic sites, and in the culture and way | | | | but breezy day when the wind will bring waves |
| of life of Crimean people. | | | | bursting into spray over the low rocky shores of the |
| Transport and accommodation are cheaper than the | | | | headland. On a day like this the sea can be a |
| Mediterranean resorts but the weather is better and | | | | translucent pale green, with waves whipped into white |
| the sightseeing amazing! | | | | by the wind. |
| The Crimean people are a mix which has been | | | | The list of Ukraine Airway Companies: Ukraine |
| determined by their history. The population of 2.5 million | | | | International Airlines, Volare Airways, Air Travel, Lvov |
| consists of a majority of Russians and Ukrainians, | | | | Airways, Niclolayev Airways, Crimea Airways, |
| substantial numbers of Tatars, and smaller numbers of | | | | Aerostar, Donbas Airways, Aerosvit, Ukrainian Cargo |
| Greeks, Armenians, and Jews. | | | | Airways, Ukrcopter Airways. |
| When you come to Crimea, you're likely to arrive by | | | | The list of Ukraine Airports: Berdyansk Airport, Borispol |
| air or train in the bustling, modern regional capital, | | | | International Airport (Kiev), Vinnitsa Airport, |
| Simferopol. This is where the Supreme Rada and | | | | Dnepropetrovsk Airport, Donetsk Airport, |
| Council of Ministers meet - Crimea has special status | | | | Zaporozhzhye Airport, Ivano-Frankovsk Airport, Izmail |
| as an Autonomous Republic and can pass its own | | | | Airport, Kerch Airport, Zulyany Airport (Kiev), |
| laws, while remaining subject to the national laws of | | | | Kirovograd Airport, Kramatorsk Airport, Kryvyy Rih |
| the Ukraine. Simferopol is a thriving commercial centre | | | | Airport, Lugansk Airport, Lvov Airport, Mariupol Airport, |
| at the heart of a farming region, with food processing, | | | | Nikolayev International Airport, Odessa International |
| fruit canning and machine manufacturing industries. | | | | Airport, Poltava Airport, Rovno Airport, Severdonoetsk |
| For years the town of Sevastopol was closed to | | | | Airport, Simferopol International Airport, Sumy Airport, |
| foreigners even to Ukrainians who couldn't show that | | | | Ternopol Airport, Uzgorod Airport, Kharkov Airport, |
| they had a good reason for going there. You had to | | | | Kherson Airport, Cherkassy Airport, Chernovtsy |
| have a permit, because Sevastopol was the home of | | | | Airport, Chernigov Airport |
| the soviet Black Sea Fleet, and at the height of the | | | | The list of the main Ukraine bus and railway directions: |
| cold war the town was definitely off limits to western | | | | Lugansk, Donetsk, Sumy, Nikolayev, Poltava, |
| tourists. In 1997, Russia agreed to hand over control of | | | | Dnepropetrovsk, Kerch, Zaporozhe, Kherson, |
| the town to Ukraine, and now Sevastopol welcomes | | | | Kirovograd, Cherkassy, Kiev, Chernigov, Odessa, |
| visitors. | | | | Vinnitsa, Zhitomir, Chernovtsy, Khmelnitsky, Rovno, |
| The Black Sea Fleet is still there, but now you can get | | | | Ivano - Frankovsk, Ternopol, Lutsk, Lvov, Uzhgorod, |
| a boat tour of the harbor and take photos of the subs | | | | Melitopol. Crimea: Simferopol, Sevastopol, Sudak, |
| and battleships at their berths. The 1997 agreement left | | | | Evpatoria, Feodosia, Yalta, Bakhchisarai, Alupka, |
| Russia and Ukraine with about half of the fleet each. | | | | Alushta, Jankoi, Kharkov. |
| You can go to Balaklava harbor with its maintenance | | | | |