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SNAPSHOT
Crimea remains the holiday destination of choice for many throughout the former USSR and visitors to Ukraine’s southern peninsula will find a dizzying array of nationalities for company.
FROM AIRPORT TO CITY
Trolley buses and mini-buses depart every 30 minutes to Simferopol train station, but you may wish to grab a cab to the coast for 500 hryvnia (€45).
FOOD
The Aluston
2 Lenin Street, Alushta, +38 065 602 6226, www.radissonblu.com Dine in old world luxury in this well-appointed and spacious restaurant located inside Crimea’s Radisson Blu Resort in Alushta.
Pizza Celentano
2a Yaroshenko Street, Sevastopol, +38 069 224 0103 If you want a quick and fresh bite but don’t want to gamble on streetside vendors then this bright and funky outlet is the ideal stop-off.
FRIENDS
Feodosia Beach Club 117
12 Naberezhna, Feodosia, +38 067 5778 186, www.club117.com If you like to spehd summer nights under the stars with semi-naked dancing girls this is the place to be in Crimea. Bring your swimming costume as skinny-dipping is frowned upon!
Yappi Sushi Bar
300 Years Rossiskovo Flota Square, Sevastopol, +38 069 255 6142 Cool off in this chilled-out Japanese restaurant bar among some of the trendiest kids in Crimea.
INSIDER TIP
Escape the crowds and head towards Crimea’s eastern tip for undisturbed views of the Russian coastline and a welcome release from tourist hell! Words Peter Dickinson |
