Weather in Crimea is a combination of maritime and continental climates. Temperature and precipitation depend on elevation. Crimea has three climatic regions: mountain, plains and south coast. Mountain Climate in the mountains of Crimea is very variable depending on the altitude above sea level which causes large fluctuations in temperature and precipitation. Annual rain […]
The Ruins of Chersonesos Chersonesos was a Greek colony founded around 200 to 300 BC. It is located in the south west of the Crimean Peninsula in the outskirts of the city of Sevastopol, in the bay now called Quarantine. The word Chersonesos derived from the Greek word “Hersonissos” meaning “peninsula”. Chersonesos had a democratic […]
Simferopol, the capital of Crimea. Simferopol is the capital and the largest city of Crimea. It is the business, administrative and cultural center of the peninsula. It has about 360,000 inhabitants. Brief history Simferopol was the capital of the Scythian State, known as Scythian Naples, during the 3rd century BC. During the 1st century […]
