Kerch Sights

  1. Church of St John the Baptist

    Also in the centre is the faded but still candy-striped Church of St John the Baptist. Dating back to 717, this Byzantine building is Ukraine's oldest surviving church.

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  2. Eni-Kale

    The Turkish fort of Eni-Kale looks great in photos, with its four pointed capsule-like turrets. But be warned: it's slightly more unassuming in real life.

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  3. Panticapaeum

    The ruins of the ancient city of Panticapaeum have been revealed in an ongoing archaeological dig. Take the 432 stairs up the central Mithridates Hill - even if you have to pick you way through the broken beer bottles that litter every single one of those steps. The view from the summit is brilliant, and on the leeside is Panticapaeum. Be careful coming back down the stairs, especially at the prime viewing time of dusk, as a crucial railing is missing.

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  4. Tsarske Kurgan

    Tsarske Kurgan is an empty 4th-century BC burial mound, thought to be the grave of a Bosporan king. Its exterior is typically Scythian but its symmetrical interior was built by Greeks.

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