Winter in the Crimea is the opportunity to go in a few climatic zones and enjoy their charm. In Simferopol, of course, winter. Snow, naked trees, cool. But as they approach the southern coast, everything changes radically. Thickets of coniferous forests, along the road slim evergreen cypresses. In Yalta, overcast, but warm, even in the midst of the winter, late autumn. Under the windows of our hotel, a wonderful green park. The Christmas service was decided to go to the Temple of John of Zlatoust, which was on the Polykurov Hill. I remember the times when one bell tower remained from the temple, they could not demolish it, because as a reference point, she was in all the closets. It is said that the current temple is an accurate copy of the former, built in the column of Vorontsov. From the site of the temple you can see the sea, today it is gray.
Entertainment in these holidays in Yalta many. Opposite the monument to Lenin there is a Christmas tree, restaurants and cafes are open, guests and residents of Yalta are celebrated on the embankment. Some damp, so we go to the cafe to drink hot tea with goodies.
In our current program, visit Ai-Petri. It turns out that the cable car and winter works, though on the abbreviated schedule. Ai-Petri is the windy Mountain of Crimea, so we go to the road to Walking. From Yalta to Mishor, we are going on the minibus, on the lift, the ticket for an adult costs 350 rubles. Once again, when climbing from the second place on the back, an unpleasant chill runs, you feel a minor graveling near these majestic cliffs. On the Ai-Petrinsky Plateau, a real snowy winter, they say that cars are banned here for some time.
There is not only a lot of snow, but a lot of the most amazing winter entertainment. Those who wish can ride on sledding, skiing, snowboards, snowmobiles, horses, and even on Finnish sleigh, harvested by dogs. Rental Salon 100rub / Day, Snowboard and Ski 500 rub / day. The most expensive pleasure riding a dog harness. Services of Krasavtsev Husky stand 1500 rubles / 30 minutes per person. You can warm up in a cafe, drinking hot tea or coffee. During the day they did not have time to try all winter entertainment, so we visited Ai-Petri twice.
