Y A L T A

   Yalta...is a well known city! I've met people on the Internet who had no idea where Crimea is, I've met people who had no idea Crimea even existed, but, everyone has heard about Yalta. Why? There are some reasons for that. For the older generation, Yalta is the place where the Crimean Conference was held in 1945, they remember this important and dramatic event from the end of WWII.
The younger generation has usually heard something about the former Soviet Union and the name Yalta. But all people who heard about Yalta at least once know it is a nice and most famous resort area on the shore of the beautiful Black Sea. And it is true!
Yalta was founded a long time ago by Greek people. People lived there in ancient times but they didn't call this place Yalta. When you come here you will learn a small nice legend how the name Yalta appeared. You should be aware there are two "Yaltas" - Greater Yalta and Yalta City. Yalta City is Yalta itself, but Greater Yalta is several small towns which situated between Bear Mountain (Gurzuf) and Cat Mountain (Simeiz). So if you'll stay in: Gurzuf, Massandra, Livadia, Koreis, Miskhor, Alupka or Simeiz you may tell to everybody you stayed in Yalta.
Yalta City is surrounded by high mountains and that's why it is always warm, the climate is like Mediterranean Climate. There is much activity in Yalta. It is "non stop" in Summer time and of course less in Winter.
There are many restaurants, cafes, bars and night clubs. The main promenade is always full of people walking forward and back, many artists, singers and performers. Many people do offer their service, souvenirs etc. etc. Many well-knows artists do their performance in Summer here. There is a big hall, a theater,and a cinema.
Yalta is a pretty expensive city - the average prices are close to Western standards. Many restaurants and shops accept credit cards (Visa and MasterCard), and ATM machines are also avaliable.

Museums of Yalta:
historical-litherature museum
Pushkinskaya street, 9 phone (0654)32-30-65
house-museum of A. Chehov Kirova street, 112 phone(0654)32-50-42
Lesya Ukrainka museum
Yekaterininskaya street, 8 phone (0654) 32-55-25
house museum of N. Birykov
Krasnoarmeyskaya street, 1a phone (0654)32-36-76
PALACES:
The Vorontcov palace
phone (0654)72-29-51
The Massandra palace
phone (0654)32-17-28
The Livadia palace
phone (0654)31-55-79