Things to do in Yalta
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Harem
Harem is an unusual thing – an upscale Crimean Tatar restaurant. Mostly, they’re quite casual. But on the terrace or in the lovely tiled Oriental room, you can sample a wide range of the Tatar cuisine, from top-notch deniz (seafood soup), biber-sarma (sweet peppers stuffed with minced beef, rice and spices) and lampa bykadina (bulls’ testicles grilled in brandy). French, Italian, Chilean, Argentinean and Georgian wines provide libation, and there are hookah pipes.
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Khutorok Lya Mer
Overlooking the sea at Massandra Beach, this restaurant is designed to look like the interior of a ship, but the theme isn’t overdone and there’s only a small fish section on the menu. The cuisine is Ukrainian meets Russian meets Crimean Tatar meets European, with dishes like varenyky, veal stroganoff, and pork fillet shashlyk with Provençale herbs. The seaside back terrace is a lovely spot.
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Chekhov House-Museum
With many of Yalta’s attractions a short distance away, the Chekhov House-Museum is the only must-see in town. It’s sort of The Cherry Orchard incarnate. Not only did Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) pen that classic play here, the lush garden would appeal to the most horticulturally challenged audience.
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Nab Lenina
Step right up! Take a stroll along nab Lenina, the good-time seaside promenade. The sea view is not at its best here - rusting ships along the jetty, anyone? - but it's the town's main artery, pulsing with life. The pedestrian zone passes palm trees, restaurants, clubs, shops, stalls and photographers before reaching Primorsky Park.
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Vremena Goda
For something a little special, visit this spa hotel and medical centre for its chocolate massages and mud treatments. With clean, modern lines complemented by a few Art Nouveau stained-glass windows, the ‘Four Seasons’ is within fairly easy reach (a 10- to 15 -minute walk) of the high-season action.
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Pelmennaya
This is the best workers’ caff in town because it makes your order fresh, rather than doing the usual of placing dishes in a glass display cabinet for hours. Varenyky,blyny, borshch and good, crisp salads all join the namesake dish of pelmeni (ravioli-like dumplings).
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Outdoor Ukraine
Crimea has some fantastic hiking opportunities but a scarcity of really good topographical maps with marked routes. In addition, a total lack of English signs mean that Westerners will find the going more challenging than usual. Guided tours such as those offered by Outdoor Ukraine are recommended.
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Sergey Sorokin
Crimea has some fantastic hiking opportunities but a scarcity of really good topographical maps with marked routes. In addition, a total lack of English signs mean that Westerners will find the going more challenging than usual. Guided tours such as those offered by Sergey Sorokin are recommended.
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Soup House
While its food is better earlier in the day, this nouveau stolova (cafeteria) gets bonus points for its stylish, cheerful décor and wide range of Ukrainian staples, from green borshch and berry-filled varenyky to cranberry juice.
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Kaktus Club
Across from the Hotel Bristol in the seaport building, this is a Tex-Mex restaurant on the ground floor, and Yalta’s premium club on the 1st. Strong electro-techno tradition and extremely pricey cocktails.
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Intourist
If you’re happy to tag along on one of Intourist’s many crowded day tours, great. If you want something different, tough. Customisation isn’t a speciality here.
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Chairlift
This flimsy plastic-bucket-style chairlift swings above the rooftops to Darsan, to a bizarre pseudo-Greek temple and lookout that’s popular for impromptu teenage parties.
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Zolotoe Runo
The waterfront is lined with restaurants, including the huge, hard-to-miss Greek galley on stilts with wobbly stairs called Zolotoe Runo.
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Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a beautiful piece of neo-Byzantine architecture with fantastic detailing.
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