Anapa International Airport 5 hr 45
Nikitsky Botanical Gardens (18 min)
Gardens established in 1812 for scientific research purposes, with notable plant & tree collections. Glade of Fairy Tales (17 min)
Open-air museum & garden on a mountainside, with sculptures of figures from popular folk stories. Solnechnaya Tropa (32 min)
Groomed, leafy pathway with lookout spots including a striking rotunda, plus views over peaks & sea. Kanatnaya Doroga 'Yalta - Gorka' (6 min)
Long-standing cable car up the hill to an observation deck & panoramic views of the town & water. Masandrivsʹkyy Park (8 min)
Tranquil park with sprawling meadows, a variety of plant species & peaceful hiking trails. Massandrovsky beach (11 min)
This pebble beach offers public areas & rentable bungalows, plus a promenade with cafes & shops. Dom-Muzey A.p. Chekhova (14 min)
Museum & scientific library in the restored 1899–1904 former home of Anton Chekhov. Massandrovskiy Dvorets (18 min)
Château-style 19th-c. villa built for Tsar Alexander III, now a museum in a landscaped park. Water park-hotel 'Atlantis' (15 min)
A complex of elaborate slides, a wave pool, a giant bucket splash & a kiddie pool in a family park. Swallow's Nest (30 min)
Iconic, fairytale-inspired, clifftop castle with an observation deck, dating from 1912. Yalta, Naberezhnaya (8 min) Vorontsov Palace (37 min)
Preserved rooms in a 19th-century mansion, with Gothic flair & 99 acres of landscaped park land. Zoopark (18 min)
Large zoo set near the Crimean Mountains with exotic animals & chances to feed & pet them. Gora Ay Petri (1 hr 6)
A cable car transports visitors to the top of this Crimean peak with ocean vistas & various cafes. Livadia Palace (21 min)
Expansive, Italian-Renaissance-style palace built for the Russian royal family in 1911, with museum. | 
