Yalta can rightfully be called the capital of the Crimean resort area. She received this title at the beginning of the last century, when many subjects of the Russian Empire came here on vacation - not only aristocrats, but also representatives of the "middle class". Walking around Yalta was A. P. Chekhov: in this city he created his most famous works: the plays "Three Sisters" and "The Cherry Orchard", and the plot of the story "The Lady with the Dog" developed here. The last years of the classics of Russian literature have passed in Yalta. Now the city is still the pearl of the Black Sea coast, a favorite vacation spot for many tourists and holidaymakers.
Top 10 attractions of Yalta
What to see in Yalta?
Of course, the main attraction of Yalta is the sea, clean, warm and amazingly beautiful. The main one, but far from the only one. Its magnificent embankment, now named after Lenin, bears the traces of many famous people of the past. And today it is a meeting place, most often appointed near the plane tree, under which Isadora Duncan once met with Sergei Yesenin, or near the monument to the Chekhov lady with a dog.
However, the embankment list of Yalta beauties and wonders is just opening. How can it be continued?
- The Livadia Palace, the summer residence of the royal family, which celebrated its centenary in 2011, also attracts crowds of tourists. It was here in 1945 that the famous Yalta Conference took place - a meeting of the leaders of the three victorious powers in World War II: Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill.
- Nikitsky Botanical Garden is a real earthly paradise, blooming and fragrant all year round. Any greenhouse in the world could envy his collections. Its territory is landscaped not only for flowers and trees, but also for tourists: there are cafes, souvenir shops, as well as shops where, if you wish, you can buy seeds and seedlings of plants and get advice on how to grow them.
- Zoo "Fairy Tale" is one of the attractions of Yalta that deserve the attention of its guests. From a small zoo corner, it has turned into a full-fledged entertainment center, where visitors can see many rare animals in well-equipped aviaries - lions, tigers, monkeys, lemurs, peacocks, ostriches. You can not only look at them, but also feed them, as well as be photographed against their background.
- Yalta Film Studio - it was here that the masterpieces of Leonid Gaidai were filmed: "Prisoner of the Caucasus" and "Ivan Vasilyevich …", as well as many fairy-tale films: "The Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors", "Frost", "The Adventures of Buratino" and many others.
"How, is that all?" - a potential tourist may ask in surprise. Of course not: Yalta is famous for its many natural and man-made wonders. But it is better not to read about them, but to look at them "live".
