Kherson International Airport 5 hr 10
Livadia Palace (13 min) Expansive, Italian-Renaissance-style palace built for the Russian royal family in 1911, with museum. Kanatnaya Doroga 'Yalta - Gorka' (19 min) Long-standing cable car up the hill to an observation deck & panoramic views of the town & water. Yalta, Naberezhnaya (7 min) Glade of Fairy Tales (7 min) Open-air museum & garden on a mountainside, with sculptures of figures from popular folk stories. Nikitsky Botanical Gardens (17 min) Gardens established in 1812 for scientific research purposes, with notable plant & tree collections. Water park-hotel 'Atlantis' (11 min) A complex of elaborate slides, a wave pool, a giant bucket splash & a kiddie pool in a family park. Zoopark (8 min) Large zoo set near the Crimean Mountains with exotic animals & chances to feed & pet them. Massandrovskiy Dvorets (17 min) Château-style 19th-c. villa built for Tsar Alexander III, now a museum in a landscaped park. Masandrivsʹkyy Park (14 min) Tranquil park with sprawling meadows, a variety of plant species & peaceful hiking trails. Dom-Muzey A.p. Chekhova (7 min) Museum & scientific library in the restored 1899–1904 former home of Anton Chekhov. Gora Ay Petri (57 min) A cable car transports visitors to the top of this Crimean peak with ocean vistas & various cafes. Massandrovsky beach (13 min) This pebble beach offers public areas & rentable bungalows, plus a promenade with cafes & shops. Solnechnaya Tropa (24 min) Groomed, leafy pathway with lookout spots including a striking rotunda, plus views over peaks & sea. Swallow's Nest (20 min) Iconic, fairytale-inspired, clifftop castle with an observation deck, dating from 1912. Vorontsov Palace (28 min) Preserved rooms in a 19th-century mansion, with Gothic flair & 99 acres of landscaped park land. |