The Vorontsov Palace in the city of Alupka on the Crimean Peninsula is a majestic building rising at the foot of Mount Ai-Petri. Its construction was completed in 1848 and was ordered by Count Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov as a summer residence. The palace was built from diabase, which was mined nearby, which gave it special monumentality and stren
В переводе с греческого языка означает "Святой Фёдор". Один из самых известных мысов Крымского полуострова. Хотя если про этот мыс и не все знают, то более известную достопримечательность Крыма - "Ласточкино гнездо", находящееся как раз на мысе Ай-Тодор, знают почти все. Мыс Ай-Тодор расположен рядом с поселком Гаспара (Южный бе
The Genoese fortress Chembalo is located on the territory of Balaklava, a suburb of Sevastopol. In the XV-XVIII centuries, the fortress was under the control of the Ottoman Empire and was called Balaklava. The ensemble of fortifications is located on the top and slopes of Mount Fortress (formerly Kastron). Nowadays it is in a state of ruins and ser