The advantage of traveling around the Crimea by car is that you are not attached to transport and the specific place of residence. You can change the place of deployment every day, and if you are not afraid of inconvenience, you can stop for the night in camping places and sleep in tents. But at your disposal the entire coast and not only with countless sights. So, what to see in the Crimea by car?
The main attractions of Crimea for campers
In fact, there are a lot of variants of movement along the peninsula by car, but we offer you an approximate route through the main cities of Crimea by car, indicating that you can see them.
Sights of Crimea by city:
And we will begin our great journey with Kerch . This ancient city-hero is not as famous as Yalta, but there is something to look at. For example, ancient sites, monuments and burials, as well as the fortresses of Kerch and Yeni-Kale.
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The next town is Feodosia . Here begins the main ridge of the Crimean mountains, so the nature is simply amazing. In the city you can visit the picture gallery of. Aivazovsky, walk along the streets and see a lot of monuments of medieval architecture - churches of different faiths, beautiful fountains, the remains of the Genoese fortress.
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The next stop is Koktebel . Here, the steppes and mountains are combined in an amazing way. The village itself is located at the foot of the Kara-Dag volcano and is adjacent to the famous Karadag nature reserve. Another worth seeing is the Golden Gate rock, Cape Chameleon and the Quiet Bay. You will also be interested in the Vintage Wine Factory and several museums - the Kara-Dag Museum of Nature and the Voloshin Museum's house, visited by Tsvetaeva Gorky, Bulgakov.
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Passing by the sunny valley, where you can see stunning views of the vineyards, you will enter Sudak and the Novy Svet settlement . This area is very rich in natural attractions, so be sure to spend more time visiting them. Take a ride on the scorched steppe. Cover the cape in one of the coves to refresh. And leaving from Sudak, you will come to Zelenogorye to enjoy the landscapes of Panagia and the mountain lake.
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Further - Alushta and its famous ghost valley. Try to meet the dawn on the Demerdzhi massif - it's an amazing sight when the bizarre rocks and ledges appear before you in the morning fog. You can also see the fortress of Aluston and the palace of Princess Gagarina.
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The next item is Yalta . To pass this place while traveling across the Crimea is simply impossible. It is most likely to be heard and thousands of tourists tirelessly seek it. But we advise you not to delve into the city itself, but to travel around its surroundings to see Nikitsky Botanical Garden, Massandra Palace and winery, Vorontsovsky Grotto. You can climb Ai-Petri by cable car, go down one of the trails, visiting the temple cave Iograf and the Wuchang-su waterfall. Do not bypass also such interesting sights of the Crimea as the Livadia Palace, the Emir of Bukhara, the Armenian church and the Roman Catholic church. For children it will be interesting to visit "Glade of Fairy Tales", a theater of marine animals, an aquarium and a zoo.
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On the way from Yalta to Alupka you will enjoy the view of the Swallow's Nest. And in Alupka itself you can visit the Vorontsov Palace and the garden, the Alupka park, the Shaan-Kaya rock and the lake not far from it. The species here are simply stunning.
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Sevastopol . To see all its sights, you will not have enough and all the holidays. Here and Malakhov Kurgan, and Chersonese, and the Tower of the Winds, and the panorama of the "Defense of Sevastopol", and the Count's Wharf. Not to mention the sights that in the vicinity of the city - Cape Fiolent, Jasper beach, Balaclava, Death Valley, Inkerman, Chorgun and much more.
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Continuing the journey, we get to Bakhchisaray . It is interesting to see not only the Khan's Palace , but also the cave towns and monasteries, of which there are a great many: Chufut-Kale, Magup-Kale, Kachi-Kalon, Tepe-Kermen, Eski-Kerman, Shuldan, Bakla, Chelter-Koba, Suyren. There are a lot of interesting things, but then you have to stay here for at least a week.
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We are going further and approaching Simferopol - in fact, the capital of the Crimea. In the city itself we do not linger, but we look at its surroundings: caves, cliffs, rocks, ancient settlement of Naples.
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Evpatoria is a city with many sacred places, museums and monuments. It is very interesting to see the Old Town. You can visit the tour by tram and see the whole city in a couple of hours.
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And we recommend you to complete your trip at Cape Tarkhankut. This is the most western point on the coast. The area here is rocky, because it is chosen by divers. Of the sights - Atlesh, Love bowl, a lighthouse in the homonymous village. Here, films such as "Amphibian Man" and "Pirates of the 20th Century" were shot.
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