Kherson International Airport 5 hr 7
Livadia Palace (21 min) Expansive, Italian-Renaissance-style palace built for the Russian royal family in 1911, with museum. Gora Ay Petri (1 hr 7) A cable car transports visitors to the top of this Crimean peak with ocean vistas & various cafes. Zoopark (18 min) Large zoo set near the Crimean Mountains with exotic animals & chances to feed & pet them. Solnechnaya Tropa (32 min) Groomed, leafy pathway with lookout spots including a striking rotunda, plus views over peaks & sea. Kanatnaya Doroga 'Yalta - Gorka' (20 min) Long-standing cable car up the hill to an observation deck & panoramic views of the town & water. Glade of Fairy Tales (17 min) Open-air museum & garden on a mountainside, with sculptures of figures from popular folk stories. Gora Ayu-Dag (34 min) This small, scenic mountain features lush forest trails, observation points & rocky beaches. Vorontsov Palace (38 min) Preserved rooms in a 19th-century mansion, with Gothic flair & 99 acres of landscaped park land. Massandrovsky beach (18 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 (14 min) Château-style 19th-c. villa built for Tsar Alexander III, now a museum in a landscaped park. Yalta, Naberezhnaya (11 min) Swallow's Nest (30 min) Iconic, fairytale-inspired, clifftop castle with an observation deck, dating from 1912. Masandrivsʹkyy Park (9 min) Tranquil park with sprawling meadows, a variety of plant species & peaceful hiking trails. Nikitsky Botanical Gardens (14 min) Gardens established in 1812 for scientific research purposes, with notable plant & tree collections. |