Yalta

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Yalta

Alupkinsky Palace Livadia Palace

 

Oreanda Resort Hotel

Yalta, city in southern Ukraine. Located on the southern coast of the Crimean Peninsula, on the Black Sea, Yalta is an important health and vacation resort. It is sheltered from north winds by the Crimean Mountains and has a mild climate. The site of the modern city was annexed by Russia in 1783. In the early 19th century the newly founded town became a favorite resort of the tsars and nobility. Population (1993) 115,548.

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the Black Sea sea shore

 

restaurant honoring the early Viking invasion

 

or the Swallow's Nest restaurant

 

or along the rocky shore

 

past the fountain

 

to the retired hydrofoil restaurant

 

for some local brew

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Pushkin in Yalta

 

 

the dacha of Duc de Richelieu

 

where Pushkin made a short visit

 

tree in Hurzuf park

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Chekhov's Dacha

 

 

the Dacha

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Alexander Nevsky cathedral

 

begging at the gate

 

the entrance

 

mosaic of Alexander Nevsky

 

the altar

 

lighting a candle

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The Palaces

 

Livadiya Palace

In February 1945, during World War II, nearby Livadiya Palace (1911) was the scene of the Yalta Conference.


More Photos of the Livadiya Palace


Alupkinsky Palace, where Churchill stayed during the Yalta conference

More Photos from Alupkinsky Palace

Alupkinsky Palace Livadia Palace

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