Kerch peninsula in Ukraine

East Crimea differs a little sharper climate, than the Southern shore. However the land of Kerch peninsula is not less rich with natural and historical monuments.

In Kerch there is the ferry railway ferrying bridging Crimea with caucasus. Ancient Greek colony Panticapaeum, up to 4 century d.C. capital of the Bosporsky kingdom bridging Greek, Iranian, Scythian, kimmerijskuju and other cultural traditions. Further here has originated Korchev as a part of the Tmutarakansky princedom. Have visited here both Venetians and genoeses. To 1475 East Crimea it is won by Turkey. On either side of Kerch strait Turks have upbuilt strong holds. Struggle of Russia against Turkey has begun with the end 17 century To Russia this locality has departed in 1771, officially in 1774. During the Great Patriotic War - a place of fierce battles.

Interesting archeological finds are presented in an aboriginal istoriko-archaeological museum. A unique monument of guerrilla cracked eggs of times of a Patriotic War - Adzhimushkajsky stone quarries. Are exclusively rich with monuments of a neighbourhood of a city. Imperial and Melek-Chesmensky barrows, digging of ancient Panticapaeum for Mitridat, digging of sites of ancient settlement Mirmeky, Tiritaka, Nimfej, crypt Demetry, church of John the Forerunner Enikale (1703). On Kerch peninsula wide amateur semilawful digging is conducted.

The Bulk of terrain of Ukraine refers to to southwest suburb of East European plain which consists of raised sections (the Volynsk, Podolsk, Pridneprovsky, Priazovsky elevations, the Donetsk log) and lowlands (Half-Essky, Pridneprovsky, Prichernomorsky). In the extreme south - on p-ove Crimea - Crimean mountains (a climate - a mount Roman Kosh, 1545, in the west - the Ukrainian Carpathians (altitude to 2061 m, Goverla) tower. The main rivers run in Black and Azov fuming: Dnepr with inflows (dividing the country to Right-bank and Left-bank Ukraine), Northern Donets, Southern Bug, Dnestr, Danube. On Dnepr the cascade of large conservation reservoirs - Kiev, Kanevsky, Kremenchug, Dneprodzerzhinsk, Kahovsky is created.

The Climate moderated, mainly continental, on Southern I protect Crimea - subtropical Mediterranean. Average temperatures of January fluctuate îò -8 °C in the northeast to 2-4 °C in the south of Crimea, July - accordingly from 18-19 °C till 23-24 °C. Deposits in the northwest 600-700 mm a year, in the southeast - to 300 mm, in Crimean mountains - 1000-1200 mm, in Carpathians - to 1600 mm fall out.

The Vegetation on bolshej terrain parts is hardly variated by the person. On the saved natural sections in the north (in region of mixed forests) predominate pine and dubovo-pine woods, in a forest-steppe zone grabovo-oak, oak and dubovo-klenovo-lime-blossom woods alternate with woodless spaces. In a steppe zone raznotravno-kovylnye and polynno-tipchakovye steppes on chernozems were saved only in reservations. On slopes of Crimean mountains - woods from an oak, a beech, pines, dubovo-mozhzhevelovye woods. Slopes of Carpathians are covered by woods from an oak, a beech, a spruce and a fir, above - high-mountainous pratums. The natural vegetation and fauna are guarded in 11 reservations, largest of which - Black Sea, Half-Essky, Yalta, Karpatsky, Askanija-is new.

In terrain of Ukraine traces of several cultural-historical epoch were saved. From primitive-communal system times the unique rests of dwellings from bones, petroglify the Stone Tomb (near village Terpene in the Zaporozhye region), the most ancient stone sculptures have reached; from crop of Scythians and Sarmatians - numerous barrows and sites of ancient settlement. On peninsula Crimea there were ruins of the Greek settlements. The Old Russian crop has found reflectance in outstanding architectural monuments of Kiev and Chernigov. The crop of actually Ukrainian ethnos was generated in XIV-XV centuries.

The Capital of Ukraine is considered Kiev one of the most beautiful cities of the world. Numerous monuments of architecture - the rests of Gold gate, the Sofia cathedral, building Kievo-Pecherskoj of Monastery, Church Spasa-ON-berestove (where in 1157 the founder of Moscow Jury Dolgoruky has been buried), and also always a brisk Kreschatik - main street of capital, old quarters of a city, numerous theatres and museums abandon indelible impression at tourists.

Numerous monuments of architecture of XII century were saved in Chernigov. The known tourist centre which has been picturesquely had on the high I protect the river of Desna, represents Novgorod-Seversky, whence prince Igor Svjatoslavovich has organised a marching against polovtsev. A monument of medieval military architecture - memorial estate the Turkish strong hold in a city Kamenetsk-Podolsk. In mezhdureche Dnestr and the Western Bug there is a city of Lvov - one of the most beautiful cities of Zakarpatja, remembered by assemblage of ancient buildings, cathedrals, serf towers, the old market. Many bright impressions will abandon small streets of small town Uzhgorod. The ancient small town Chernovtsy is cosy and picturesque. In old Lutsk based still by prince Vladimir, assemblage of churches, lock Ljubarta of XIV century.

The Odessa which has been had on the bank of Black sea - koloritnejshy a city of Southern Ukraine. The central part of a city is presented by characteristic buildings in style of classicism. The special pleasure will forward to tourists visitation of the well-known Odessa market. In city boundaries and to the southwest from it the assemblage of resorts, the basic which natural factors - a climate, limannye and limnetic muds, mineral water is had.

The Special natural-cultural range of Ukraine - peninsula Crimea. Here assemblage of dazzling landscapes,   resorts, the most beautiful cities - Sevastopol, Yalta, Alushta, Feodosiya, the Sandre, Simferopol, Kerch. In Crimea do the best Ukrainian sweet wines and ports.

The southwest part of the country where cosy mounts Carpathians which are an attractive place for fans of travel and mountain skiing are had Is interesting in the natural and cultural attitude.

In a northeast part of the country the greatest interest is represented by the cities of Dnepropetrovsks, Poltava and Kharkov. Among architectural monuments of Dnepropetrovsk (it is based in 1776) - Potyomkin's palace (XVIII century), the Preobrazhenskiy cathedral (XIX century). One of the most ancient cities of Ukraine - Poltava under which Peter I has crushed troops of Swedes. In honour of this event vozdvignuta the Glory Column. In a city assemblage of architectural monuments. The Kharkov which once has originated in a place of coalescence of three rivers as defensive item from incursions of the Crimean Tatars, with 1919 for 1934 was capital USSR. Among its architectural monuments - Pokrovsk and Uspensky cathedrals (XVII-XIX centuries), the big Ekaterina's palace (XVIII century), etc.

Items of traditional Ukrainian handcrafts Are dazzling and original: dinging towels, ceramics (in each part of the country the characteristic aspects of earthenware art), ceramic tiles for furnaces. To meet with national it is musical-pesennym art and to admire national suits it is possible on annual feasts of crop and wires of stock breeders on high-mountainous karpatskie pasteurages - poloniny. The well-known dishes of an Ukrainian cuisine - a borsch, galushki, vareniki, pampushki with garlic and, certainly, lard use especial popularity.