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Sevastopol a key military location
has recently opened for tourists. Its 225th history is
immortalized in the monuments (about 2000) |
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- Chersonesos is an ancient city founded 2500
years ago by Greek settlers from Heraclic Pontica.
It has the only known Greek theatre in the Black
sea. It is also Christianity’s entry point into
Russia;
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- Downtown monuments: Count’s Landing stage(1846),
Nakhimov monument the leader of Sevastopol defence(1854-1855),
the Monument to the Scuttled Ships (visiting
card of Sevastopol ), St. Vladimir’s Cathedral
(an orthodox church and crypt of Russian admirals);
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- Panorama “The Defense of Sevastopol 1854-1855”
depicts a key moment at the thick of the assault
of Malakhoff Hill;
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- Round about the heart of the hero city to
see its architecture and modern look;
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- Sea boat trip gives chance to enjoy the city
panorama and take photos of Russian and Ukrainian
warships
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The tour is devoted to the
Crimean War of the middle of the 19th century , the main
military actions were concentrated in Sevastopol area
: the landing place of the Allies (Britain , France &
Turkey) that is nearly between Sevastopol & Evpatoria |
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- the Alma battlefield with a memorial complex
of the 19th-20th centuries;
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- Balaklava town that became the main supply
base of the British Army & Fleet, Balaklava
harbour & ex-secret military underground
complex of the Cold War with a private exhibition
of the Crimean War in it ;
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- Balaklava battlefield with the sites of the
Thin Red line & the Charge of the Light
Brigade & the Raglan’s viewpoint , with
several memorials of the Balaklava battle ;
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- Inkerman battlefield with couple memorials
of the 19th century;
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- Russian bastions & fortifications in the
city , the main museum of the city - Panorama
that is devoted to the 1st assault on Sevastopol
in 1855;
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- boat trip at Sevastopol harbours, giving opportunity
to see not only old Russian forts but modern
Russian & Ukrainian fleet
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The battle for Sevastopol during
Second WW used to be a forbidden historical subject in
the Soviet Union because Sevastopol was not a tourist
destination. Stalin appreciated that battle even more
than the Moscow battle or Kursk battle. We are going to
unveil this formerly closed information for you |
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- coastal defensive line of Sevastopol- visiting
some coastal
batteries, talk about the Sevastopol war preparations;
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- visit to Panorama museum and former underground
object of Sevastopol defence;
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- memorial of the Hero-city with eternal flame;
museum of the Black sea fleet , Malakhov memorial
complex , the museum of the underground resistance
in the Crimea;
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- boat trip with the observation of the Russian
& Ukrainian
fleets, possibility to visit one of the ships
or docks, Balaklava
ex-secret submarine object - now the museum
of the Cold war - underground object with canal
for submarines;
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- out of the city trenches, defences, memorials,
visit of the
underground commanding post of the 2WW, museums
of the outer defense of the city;
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- 5th -Visit to Sapoun-gora - the place of hard
battles in May
1944,museum of Diorama. The great picturesque
linen of Diorama tells about the last days of
battle for Sevastopol liberation of Nazi armies;
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- A small museum of history and Saint George
chapel erected in 1995 attract the particular
attention. The Raglan's Viewpoint , the Valley
of Death;
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- Observing the battery of coastal armies N35,
known as a Fort "Maxim Gorki II",
where in June 1942 and during the last days
of the Second heroic defense of Sevastopol the
hard battles were conducted. The last defenders
of the battery fought up to the end;
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- Visit to a German military cemetery situated
on Yalta road (if you like). Transfer by bus
to Livadia. Walking tour to the White Palace
of Livadia, the former summer residence of the
last Russian tsar Nicholas II, a prominent memorial
of architecture art. The castle was built in
the style of the Italian Renaissance. The Crimean
conference of government leaders of the USSR,
the USA and Britain took place here in February
1945. Around the palace you will admire ancient
magnificent park laid out in the 30s of XIX
century
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You have a unique chance to
see and learn Sevastopol underground military facilities
built in different times to protect Naval and Army secrets
during the Cold War |
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- Balaklava underground submarine facilities
built during the Cold War;
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- command posts of the Soviet militaries during
the Second World War;
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- bunker-shelters for people of the besieged
city;
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- the casemates of Coastal batteries;
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- Inkerman underground military "town"-
factory;
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- secrets of the Soviet balka;
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- boat trip at Sevastopol harbours;
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- Sevastopol secret accidents;
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- Sevastopol museums of Russian & Soviet
naval engineers;
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- second world war bunkers & casemates
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One of the most interesting
sights of S which is developing into a resort place formerly
double restricted area |
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- Balaklava ex-secret submarine tube - now the
museum of the Cold war- underground pen with
canal for submarines;
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- Chembalo medival fortress constructed by the
Genoese in 14th century on the top of Eastern
Cape;
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- Balaklava battlefield with the Charge of the
Light Brigade & the Raglan’s viewpoint ,
with several memorials of the Balaklava battle;
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- Boat trip along the sea shore to cape Fiolent
with St. George monastery (the spot of ex-secret
weapon tests )
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