Kherson International Airport 5 hr 13
Glade of Fairy Tales (12 min) Open-air museum & garden on a mountainside, with sculptures of figures from popular folk stories. Kanatnaya Doroga 'Yalta - Gorka' (9 min) Long-standing cable car up the hill to an observation deck & panoramic views of the town & water. Water park-hotel 'Atlantis' (8 min) A complex of elaborate slides, a wave pool, a giant bucket splash & a kiddie pool in a family park. Zoopark (12 min) Large zoo set near the Crimean Mountains with exotic animals & chances to feed & pet them. Yalta, Naberezhnaya (6 min) Swallow's Nest (22 min) Iconic, fairytale-inspired, clifftop castle with an observation deck, dating from 1912. Livadia Palace (13 min) Expansive, Italian-Renaissance-style palace built for the Russian royal family in 1911, with museum. Masandrivsʹkyy Park (13 min) Tranquil park with sprawling meadows, a variety of plant species & peaceful hiking trails. Dom-Muzey A.p. Chekhova (6 min) Museum & scientific library in the restored 1899–1904 former home of Anton Chekhov. Solnechnaya Tropa (24 min) Groomed, leafy pathway with lookout spots including a striking rotunda, plus views over peaks & sea. Massandrovsky beach (11 min) This pebble beach offers public areas & rentable bungalows, plus a promenade with cafes & shops. Nikitsky Botanical Gardens (20 min) Gardens established in 1812 for scientific research purposes, with notable plant & tree collections. Vorontsov Palace (32 min) Preserved rooms in a 19th-century mansion, with Gothic flair & 99 acres of landscaped park land. Massandrovskiy Dvorets (20 min) Château-style 19th-c. villa built for Tsar Alexander III, now a museum in a landscaped park. Gora Ay Petri (1 hr 1) A cable car transports visitors to the top of this Crimean peak with ocean vistas & various cafes. |