Theme Week Crimea – The spa and holiday resort Yalta

18 November 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Livadia Palace - Yalta Conference © Hinnerk/cc-by-sa-3.0-de

Livadia Palace – Yalta Conference © Hinnerk/cc-by-sa-3.0-de

Yalta is a resort city in Crimea, southern Ukraine, on the north coast of the Black Sea. It is situated on a deep bay facing south towards the Black Sea, surrounded by wooded mountains. It has a warm humid subtropical climate with many vineyards and orchards in the vicinity. The term “The Greater Yalta” is used to designate a part of the Crimean southern coast spanning from Foros in the west to Gurzuf in the east and including the city of Yalta and multiple adjacent urban settlements. The town came to worldwide attention in 1945 when the Yalta Conference between the Big Three powers – the Soviet Union, the United States and the United Kingdom – was held at the Livadia Palace.   read more…

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