Crimea - a Chinese box, aged wine, coffee with a long aftertaste. You need to come here for different purposes, in different seasons, with different moods. I am telling you why we return to the peninsula again and again and will return again.
If we close our eyes to the shortcomings of Crimea (we talked about them separately), Crimea is a real pearl. You can think of many more clichéd epithets and metaphors, but I will not - you yourself know them. I can only say that the peninsula is called the Cote d'Azur - nature is indeed very similar. Crimea is generally very close to the Mediterranean, it reminds me of both Cyprus and Morocco.
Nature
Amazing nature is what we are returning to Crimea for. Where else in a relatively small area can you see such a variety of landscapes? There are steppes, salt lakes, coral reefs frozen millions of years ago, extinct volcanoes, and secluded bays ...
Flowers and smells
If you are fond of botany or just love flowers, then Crimea is a real paradise for you: wild tulips and peonies, poppies, lavender, almonds, magnolia, roses, pseudoacacia and another billion flowering plants. In the spring we organized a hunt for poppy fields - we really wanted to see these fiery flowers, especially at sunset, when in the last rays of the sun the fields are covered with fiery fog and everything becomes ghostly and ephemeral. Hint: most of the poppy fields are in the Bakhchisarai, Evpatoria and Black Sea regions.
I'm not even talking about the maddening tart coniferous aroma of juniper and pines in Alchak-Kai, Perchem-Kai and in the New World, the delicate fresh aroma of noble cypresses in the park of the Vorontsov Palace and the intoxicating scent of pseudo-acacia. We recommend Nikitsky Botanical Gardens to everyone who is in love with flowers.
The beauty of the nature of Crimea
Hiking
Mountain hiking trails are my love. When I zoom in on the map in the South Coast region, my hands reach out to my backpack. Climbing Demerdzhi, Solnechnaya, Taraktashskaya, Botkinskaya, Golitsinskaya trails - so many opportunities for one-day hikes!
Our auto route across Crimea
Surprises
On each trip, the Crimea is revealed from a new side and presents unexpected finds. We were lucky to look at the excavations of a mysterious temple, which is not mentioned in the census of churches, then to find an ancient coral reef, stumble upon a pink lake, swim with dolphins, wander around the set.
As one friend of the owner of the guest house, who is fond of history and archeology, said, wherever you dig in Crimea, you will find something old. There are so many historical sights from different eras! The peninsula is one big treasure. Again, zoom in on the map in the Kerch region - continuous excavations and ancient settlements.
