About city and region

Sevastopol is the city in the extreme South-Eastern part of the Crimean peninsula on the same parallel with the Italian city - Milan and the French city - Lyons. It is a warm piece of our sunny Crimea, and is loved by many Ukrainians as well as guests of our country. And it is of no wonder. This is a peaceful and pleasant city with no modern super rush, with unique climate, terrific nature and beautiful sea.

The population of the Sevastopol city is about 390 000 people, among them Russian - 74.4%, Ukrainian - 20.6%, with the remaining 5% comprised of other nationalities (Belarusian, Crimean Tartar, Jews, Armenian, Greek, German, Bulgarian, Moldavian, Polish, Estonian, Latvian, Korean, etc.).

The city itself has the division that provides different districts, such as Leninsky, Nakhimovsky, Gagarinsky, and Balaklavsky districts. Sevastopol also contains towns of Inkerman and Balaklava and 46 townships (former villages).

Governed by the Law of Ukraine, the city has a specially governed status (unlike other Crimean cities it is directly subordinate to the central Ukrainian authorities, not the Crimean authorities). The only other city in Ukraine with the same status is the capital f our country, Kyiv. Legislative authority - the City Assembly consisting of the deputies. Executive authorities of Sevastopol city is the city administration.

12 research institutes and organizations, including 2 scientific institutes of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, the Sevastopol State Polytechnical University (with 10 thousand students), the Sevastopol Institute of Nuclear Energy, the Sevastopol Naval Institute, 12 technical schools and professional schools, 60 comprehensive schools, colleges and lyceums are present in this unique Southern city.

General intention of all property market players to increase the terms of the high season is not only words. Crimea is a unique corner of our country that has a bit different subtropical climate that is pleasant to live and to rest in every season. All hotels, cottages or private resort places are provided by the annual hot, cold water and heating. So nobody will feel cold here. Traditional excursion programmes always are being improved, propagated and adapted to any type of weather.

But definitely the highest season that in majority attracts thousands of tourists from Ukraine and other European countries starts in May, when the weather changes rapidly from warm mild into hot and dry. Recent improvements in new excursions include an exciting trip to the single in the countries of Union of Independent States (UIS) donkey farm with walk along the picturesque mountain paths, jeep-safari, traveling on the moto cross-country vehicles, all-terrain vehicles. An exciting and unforgettable memory will be caused by the vertical way down from the rock Ak-Kaya.

Besides new and new resort complexes are built in the large resort cities of the coast. They have a large number of recreation zones, entertainment centers that work almost all year round: bowling, paintball, SPA-centers, discos and of course the restaurants of different price category.

All this also helps to develop successfully conference- tourism in autumn-spring period. As practice of last years shows companies from different countries take their coworkers or partners in order to combine useful with pleasant. As well the term pleasant includes not only a traditional banquet but complete cultural program with excursions and rest in SPA- and wellness-centers. There is no need to worry about the technical side- separate houses, cottages, VIP halls in the private hotels are built according to the best European standards, are well-equipped and ideally suit business events. And now more about new entertainment that are prepared by the Crimeans for new season. The main event that even gathered large press-tour in the view of exhibition was the launching under the water the first tourist submarine Omar (regarding which any one can go under the water without any special preparations) and opening of Balaklava department of State Sea Museum.

In general Crimea is going to develop diving so that it could attract the lovers of researching of sea deep waters who prefer to go far away from their native coast. Of course Black sea can not boast with coral cays and variability of the differently colored fish, but it is very attractive by its nature underwater landscapes, consequences of tectonic snaps and volcanic explosions, and what can everybody tell about the great many of sunken boats and air planes. Among the most interesting routs for diving in the Crimea are Martyan cape (unique recreational zone on the territory of Nikita Botanical Garden. Here also the rocks-Camels are located. The instructors feed the swallow-fish here and give the tourists opportunity to feed them by themselves), rocks Adalary in Gurzuf (also will cause an interest in the lovers of archeological diving, as on the bottom of these place one can see the residues and things of Ancient Greek boats), caves of the famous Swallow nest, sunken boat in the area of Yalta passenger port, Ayu-Dah cape, or Bear-Mountains.

Many diving companies propose nice 1-2 hours tours that will definitely bring you much pleasant underwater moments!

Many companies this year offer special combined tours for April-May- June-September-October. The main interesting excursions include 4 or 8 days trip with visiting the most prominent Crimean pearls such as alushta, Gurzuf, Massandra, Yalta, Miskhor, Foros, Balaklava, Sevastopil, excursions to Red Caves and Mangul-Kale, Nikita Botanical garden, Uchan-Su waterfall, castle Swallow nest, fortress Chembalo, Ai Petri mountain, as well rest in SPA center, bowling, jeep-safari, sea excursions.

Places of interest
Chersonese Tavricheskiy

This city existed almost for two centuries at the Crimeam coast. It was called Chersonese Tavricheskiy (from the Greek Chersonese- peninsula).

In 422-421 BC it was founded by the Gerakliots whose origin as South (small Asian) city Gerakleya at the bank of the bay that nowadays has the name of Karantinnaya. In one century Chersonese is turned into one of the hugest polices cities governments of Northern Black sea region. It was a slavery republic with democratic form of government. It was a center of trading and culture. Its population reached 20 000 people.

From V centure B.C Chersonese is in the content of Byzantium Empire. In 988 after 9 month blockade the city (Russian name Korsun) was captured by the prince Volodymyr. Here Volodymyr accepted the Christianity. At the end of XII XIV Chersonese struggled twice from the Tatars attacks. The city stopped the existence at the middle of XV century. Already in 1472 the Genoese council in Kafa (Feodosia) called it one uninhabited place.

Today on its place the Chersonese historical archeological preserve (territory of Sevastopol) was founded. Visiting the museum one can watch the ruins of antique theater the single in our country, city streets, the region of guarding walls with tower of Zenon and many others interesting architecture constructions.

Sevastopol is the largest non-dying commercial and fish proding Black Sea port of Ukraine and one of the major industrial, scientific, and cultural centers of the country and Eastern Europe in general. Being situated on the site of the ancient Greek colony, Chersonese, the city itself and the Black Sea Fleet, based in this South Crimean city, have occupied a significant place in Russian and Soviet history.

Theaters and Museums

4 theaters, including the outstanding Lunacharsky Theater, one of the oldest Russian theaters; 11 arts and entertainment centers; 10 museums, large number of libraries, including the famous Sea Library of the Black Sea fleet ; 4 sport stadiums; and 3 yacht clubs, 10 hotels , 20 restaurants - all this can be proposed by Sevastopol city.

The whole city can be considered as one big museum, with over 1,800 monuments and historical memorials. Among them are Russian, Ukrainian, British, French, Armenian, Georgian, German, Greek, Italian, and other historic sites such as the well-known Chersonese, "Panorama of the Heroic Defense of Sevastopol during the 1854 - 1855 Crimean War", diorama "Storm of Sapun Mountain on May 7, 1944", "British Crimean Military Memorial," and many others. Sevastopol is visited by more than 500,000 tourists per year.