"Yalta" Yalta by seagoingJLW

Yalta Travel Guide: 385 reviews and 788 photos

Seaport in the Crimea

The wide beaches and mild weather make Yalta a popular resort on the Black Sea. It is located in the center of the 44 mile long Crimean Southern Coast.

In the 12th century it was called Dzhalita under the Polovitsians. In the 14th century it was Healita under the Genoese.. In 1783 Crimea finally came under Russian control.

Tolstoy, Chekhov, Rahmaninov, and Shalyapin spent time there.

Yalta has anexceptional climate with 2200 hours of sunshine a year.

The photo shows Yalta as we came into the harbor.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Beautiful beaches and resorts
Cons:Shortages
In a nutshell:It is very historic and beautiful

Last visit to Yalta: Sep 1995
Intro Written Oct 11, 2002
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Livadia Palace Again Favorites (3)

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Livadia Palace Favorites (3)

Once a place of the Tsars, this is where the Yalta conference was held. It was attended by Franklin D.Roosevelt and... more travel advice

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Map of Yalta Transportation (1)

Here is a map of Yalta for orientation purposes. more travel advice

Comments (2)

globetrott Nov 29, 2003 at 8:36 PM Report Abuse

I was here last time in 1985 & even in Communiste times Yalta had a special beauty, and many more people smiling in public than in the rest of CCCP.
MEdelmann Oct 22, 2002 at 12:49 PM Report Abuse

What an interesting place! I didn´t hear about it before! How about safety in Ukraine?