A lot of tourists from many countries of the world come to the southern coast of Crimea every year. One of the most famous resort towns on the Crimean coast is the well-known Feodosia. The popularity of this city is quite justified, people come here for a quality beach holiday. And they find him. Here in abundance and the sea, and the sun, and luxurious southern greenery. But that's not all, there's a lot to see in this small town. The sights of Feodosia deserve attention. This city is marked in Russian history by many events and outstanding people. The Russian Empire lived out its last days here, steamships with refugees left from here in the direction of the Bosporus and the Dardanelles, when the red cavalry was already entering the city outskirts under the roar of shots.
Feodosia. Attractions
The history of this city goes back more than two and a half millennia. It has been known since antiquity. But the sights of Feodosia of that era have not reached our time in the form of anypreserved and suitable for visiting tourists object. But the period of the Middle Ages was much more fortunate. Everyone knows this visual image - the Genoese fortress, Feodosia. Photo sights, its picturesque ruins have become a kind of symbol of this Black Sea town, its hallmark. This is a beautiful and expressive place where tourists love to take pictures. The decoration of the city is the Stamboli Dacha on the seashore. This quaint Moorish-style building was once built by a tobacco manufacturer for himself and his family. An undoubted attraction are the streets of the town themselves, the layout of which has been formed over the past few centuries. To be convinced of this, it is enough to visit the old Tatar-Karaite part of the city with its characteristic houses, fountains, mosques and minarets.
Museums
Sights of Feodosia include two must-see museums. This is a literary museum-apartment of the romantic writer Alexander Grin - the author of the famous "Scarlet Sails" and many other famous works. The house-museum is located on an old street not far from the sea, its exposition is beautifully decorated. And, of course, the famous Aivazovsky Gallery, for the sake of it alone it is worth coming to Feodosia. The collection of paintings by the great marine painter leaves an indelible impression on those who saw him. This is the most complete collection of works by the famous master. Listing the sights of Feodosia, it would be unfair not to mention the historical museumwith its unique collection of archaeological rarities. This is one of the best historical museums in Ukraine.
Surrounding neighborhoods of the city
Studying the sights of Feodosia, it's good to look beyond its borders. You can get acquainted with how grapes grow on the slopes of the Crimean mountains and how it produces quite good Crimean wine, which you can taste and appreciate here. Wine in Feodosia is good and relatively inexpensive.
