Livadia Palace - Site of the 1945 Yalta Conference: Anyone interested in WWII history will have heard of the 1945 Yalta (or Crimean) Conference. It was here at the Livadia Palace that the Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin met to negotiate how post-war Europe was to be carved up. Livadia is a palace that's filled with history. The huge, stunning White Hall on the ground floor is where the Big Three and their delegation met to agree that the USSR would have the biggest influence over … [Read more...]
Yalta – Jewel of the Crimean Peninsula | Yalta Travel
November 16, 2009 by
Yalta - Famous for the 1945 Yalta Conference: With its mountain peaks serving as a lovely backdrop, warm and sunny summers, Yalta, the jewel of the Crimean peninsula, became a fashionable health resort in the 19th century. Tsar Nicholas II and other Russian aristocrats brought their families here to recuperate from tuberculosis. People now joke that Yalta was founded on the back of Russian aristocracy's struggle with tuberculosis. Brief History of Yalta In 1883 Yalta was granted city … [Read more...]
Odessa – "Pearl of the Black Sea" | Odessa Travel
November 16, 2009 by
Odessa - St. Petersburg of the South: Odessa, often referred to as the "Pearl of the Black Sea" is the third largest city in Ukraine and the largest city along the Black Sea. It is the Ukraine's most significant commercial centre. A Brief History of Odessa Odessa's history includes settlement by the Greeks in the region as early as 1700 years ago, the Crimea-Tartarians settled here in the 14th century and the region was part of the Turkish Empire from 1526 to 1789. During period of … [Read more...]
Yalta Dopobachennya! (Goodbye)
November 13, 2009 by
Dnieper River Cruise - Yalta, Ukraine DAY 7 Yalta. (Tues.) Morning at Leisure or Optional Nikita Botanical Gardens Tour. You have the option to spend a leisurely morning in Yalta this morning or you may choose to join an optional tour to Nikita Botanical Gardens. Founded in 1812, this is the oldest scientific establishment in the Crimea. Contained within are 30,000 plants from around the world, including more than 2,000 roses and a unique collection of cacti. Enjoy wandering among these … [Read more...]
Yalta, a Popular Holiday Destination
November 12, 2009 by
Dnieper River Cruise - Yalta, Ukraine DAY 6 Yalta. (Mon.) Yalta Leisure Time & Optional Tours. Your day is free to explore Yalta at your own pace, or you may choose to join one or both of today’s optional tours. This morning’s optional tour is of beautiful Alupka Palace. Designed by English architects in 1828, the palace is an unusual combination of Scottish castle and Arabian fantasy set in an exotic park. Your palace tour reveals fascinating architecture, paintings, sculptures, and … [Read more...]
Yalta and the 1945 Yalta Conference
November 12, 2009 by
Dnieper River Cruise - Yalta, Ukraine DAY 5 Yalta. (Sun.)Included Yalta Tour. Disembark after breakfast for your Yalta city tour. Travel along the Lenin Embankment and to the Alexander Cathedral. During your tour, you also visit the White Palace in Livadia, a former summer palace of Czar Nicholas II and site where Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt met in 1945 and determined the shape of post-World War II Europe. Your guided tour takes you through the official halls and private apartments of the … [Read more...]