White Rock

Located near the village of Belaya Skala, which stands for White Rock in Russian, in the Belogorsk District, this majestic vertical rocky wall towers over the valley of the Biyuk-Karasu River. Its summit is 325 m above sea level, and 100 m above the valley. The upper part of the rock is trenched with natural pillars, grottoes and rounded niches developed as a result of weathering. At the bottom of the rock, above the thickets of wild rose and hornbeam, you can see the products of weathering — rockslide debris, piles of boulders and erosion hollows.

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Date: March 9

Armenian Church

Standing on the steep Darsan hill's slope, Armenian Church is considered to be one of the Yalta's most impressive architectural masterpieces. It is modeled after a church of the same name in Vagharshapat, Armenia. In fact, a piece of that UNESCO World Heritage site church was symbolically used in the base of this church.

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Date: June 6

Djur-Djur

Djur-djur waterfall is located on the Ulu-Uzen' river in the Crimean Mountains of Crimea. Waterfall height is 16 metres. Djur-djur has not dried up ever, even in the dry years. Water from the waterfall falls into a small lake, and then comes into the river channel, which flows into the sea near the village Solnechnogorsk.

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Date: March 3

Novy Svet

Novy Svet is a resort situated in a very scenic area where numerous Soviet movies were filmed. It boasts some fine beaches, a couple of resort hotels, a several km tunnel inside a mountain where a factory stores its products, and a large juniper forest. It''s also known for its winery, especially for the sparkling wine production.

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Date: August 25

Tarkhankut Lighthouse

The lighthouse is located on the westmost point of Crimea, Cape Tarkhankut. The 38-meter construction was built of white Inkerman limestone in 1816. Currently the lighthouse is still functioning, despite being in a run-down condition. The area around the building is open for tourists to visit, and tourists are allowed to follow the lighthouse keeper's daily routine. A spiral stairway leads to an observation platform, from which a visitor can see the Black Sea and its steep shores.

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Date: Nov 26

Feodosia

From Feodosia, a sea port and a resort city located on the coast of the Black Sea, in the Crimea. It has beaches, mineral springs, and mud baths, sanatoria, and rest homes. Apart from tourism, its economy rests on agriculture and fisheries. Local industries include fishing, brewing and canning.

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Date: Nov 3

Meganom Lighthouse

Cape Meganom is a very prominent cape on the southeast coast of Crimea. It is well known as the site of an astronomical observatory and important archaeological sites. It is located about 10 km southeast of Sudak.

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Date: April 15

The Swallow's Nest

The Swallow's Nest is a decorative castle located at Gaspra, a small spa town between Yalta and Alupka, in the Crimean Peninsula. It was built between 1911 and 1912, on top of the 40-metre  high Aurora Cliff, in a Neo-Gothic design. The castle overlooks the Cape of Ai-Todor on the Black Sea coast and is located near the remains of the Roman castrum of Charax. The Swallow's Nest is one of the most popular visitor attractions in Crimea, having become the symbol of Crimea's southern coastline.

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Date: March 15