Deciding where to stay in Yalta can be a difficult task - there are about 150 resort and health resorts and hundreds of private sector facilities in the region. The resort will always be on a budget - there are respectable hotels here on the first coastline, and at a short distance from the sea mini-hotels and private sector. There is also a very budget option - guest houses located on the slope of a mountain - they are remote from infrastructure, but even such objects have connoisseurs of complete silence and privacy.

You can go on vacation quite inexpensively if you calculate your budget correctly and choose an object based on your main preferences - location, room requirements. You can choose from us the private sector, guest houses, boarding houses - prices for holidays in Yalta are current as of 2019. Rest without intermediaries - conditions from the owners of the objects.

How to get to Yalta

Yalta is located in a valley shaped like an amphitheater. On three sides the city is surrounded by the Crimean Mountains, from which two rivers descend through the valley - Derekoyka and Uchan-Su, flowing into the Black Sea. Urban development lies on three hills - Darsan, Slavy and Iograph, which cascade down to the coastline. From the point of view of transport links, the city is a major transport hub for the entire southern coastal region.

There is no railway in Yalta. By train you need to go to Simferopol, and from there by trolleybus or bus to your final destination. The same is true if you decide to fly to Crimea by plane. The only one active airport also only in Simferopol. A passenger ferry runs from Russian Novorossiysk to Yalta.

general information

Yalta is a city of republican significance with resort status. There is a concept Big Yalta, which includes over 100 settlements. The city's population is 78,000 people. The municipal infrastructure is quite well developed here, but there are no large industrial facilities. In addition to serving tourists who come to Yalta on vacation, local residents work in the agricultural sector. The region is home to the Massandra company, which provides the bulk of the production of Crimean wines and other alcoholic beverages. The city is also a major transport hub through which Passenger Transportation between the capital of Crimea and settlements on the South Coast.

The name is of Turkic origin, and translates as “on the shore”. The first mention of the city is found in the Arab historian Idrisia and dates back to 1154. They say that in the 12th century there was a settlement of the Polovtsians here, although people settled in this territory back in the 5th century BC. The city began to develop intensively in 1823, when the redistribution of local territories was carried out.

What to do on vacation

Even if you come to Yalta on vacation every year, you will need more than one vacation to see all the local attractions. Yalta is called a museum under open air, since the city itself is already a unique historical and architectural place. Without leaving the city limits, you can spend time with interest by watching:

• The city embankment is the calling card of the city, where you can feel the unique local flavor;
• Roffe Baths – architectural monument, in which treatment with heated sea water was first organized in the late 1800s;
• The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is the main Orthodox cathedral of the city, built in 1891-1902 in memory of Alexander II, who was killed by the Narodnaya Volya. The cathedral received its name in honor of the warrior saint, considered its patron;
• The Skazka Zoo is one of the best Crimean zoos, and it is also completely private.

Climate

The climate of Yalta is classified as subtropical Mediterranean. Summer is usually hot, with a lot of sunny days (statistically, even more than in Sochi). Autumn is long and warm. Winter is mild and rainy. The swimming season lasts from May to mid-October. The water temperature at this time ranges from 18 to 24 degrees. Although there are blowing winds that sharply change the water off the coast, dropping its temperature to 12 degrees. In the area of ​​the city center, the water is polluted, although this does not have a significant impact on the general situation and the popularity of recreation in Yalta. The air is rich in pine aromas and is considered healing.

Average monthly air temperature by month

Average monthly water temperature by month

Beaches

The beaches in Yalta are mainly covered with large and medium pebbles. The bottom topography is quite steep, and the beaches are considered deep water. Bathing children without parental supervision is not recommended. The water, with the exception of the central areas of the city, is quite clean. The beaches are well equipped and officially free, although a fee is still charged, not for entry, but for the use of sunbeds, awnings, etc. The Primorsky beach, which is in demand among vacationers, is truly free. And Massandra beach is officially considered the most comfortable and clean, having even received the Blue Flag award three times - a kind of Oscar for beaches in the CIS.

Treatment

Yalta is the largest climatic resort on the Southern Coast of Crimea. Every year, about 2 million people are treated in the city’s sanatoriums (of which there are almost one and a half hundred), and this process is year-round. Local sanatoriums do not have any one specialization. Treatment is provided for any disease. Among the main procedures we can highlight the widespread use healing beaches, including such procedures as a night's sleep by the sea, various types of baths (pine, sea, salt) and other healing methods. IN winter period Many sanatoriums provide the opportunity to use swimming pools with heated sea water. Holidays in Yalta are recommended for all age groups and have no strict restrictions.

Latest reviews about holidays in Yalta

I would like to express my gratitude to Anatoly. We liked everything. Accommodated 10 people (7 adults and 3 children). We rested from 06/24/2019−07/01/2019. Everything Anatoly said about the house was real. The sea is a 3-minute walk away. The Yalta embankment is also nearby, 10 minutes away. Shops with groceries and fruits on the way from the beach. The water in the sea was very clean. There are not many people on the beach. I will definitely recommend it to my friends and acquaintances. Thank you very much for our vacation!!!

We vacationed in June. Check-in went quickly. By the way, if you arrived much earlier, then you can leave your things and take a walk, and there is somewhere to walk here. Everything is nearby. Parks, beaches, restaurant, dining, water activities, shopping, promenade and much more. There is fishing, surfing, boating. This is a big plus free parking. We lived on the first floor. The room is clean. The room had everything for a comfortable stay. There is a large sofa, a comfortable bed, a TV with many channels, a large kitchen with a dining area, a dishwasher, a microwave, a refrigerator, and dishes. There is a washing machine. Everything is thought out to the smallest detail. The bathroom is clean with a large shower. The cottage has a beautiful terrace with a barbecue area and a large dining area. There is a small pond with fish. The terrace is surrounded by greenery. There are sun loungers and swings. There is also a luxurious sauna. The owners of the cottage, Yana and Roma, are very nice and helpful people. They will tell you everything, show you everything and try to do everything for you. have a nice rest tourists. I advise everyone to visit this place. You definitely won't regret it. We will only rest here now! You feel at home here.

My impressions of my vacation in Yalta are simply magnificent! Mild climate, no sweltering heat.
The hotel left unforgettable impression.
Cozy and somehow homey. Modern European design. New beautiful furniture, clearly made to order.
Our two-room suite was on the second floor, the windows and terrace overlooked the garden. In the morning we woke up to the aroma of pine trees and flowers.
I liked that they brought champagne, fruits and flowers to the room for my birthday.
The price included breakfast. I really liked the menu, for 8 days, the dishes were never repeated and everything was very tasty.
I really want to come again in winter))

Yalta is one of the most popular Crimean resorts with beautiful beaches and clear sea. There are many sanatoriums here where you can relax and improve your health. In Yalta you can visit the famous Massandra winery, admire the views from the top of Ai-Petri, visit the Chekhov house-museum and numerous parks and nature reserves.

Planning a vacation in Yalta without intermediaries

Hotels and sanatoriums in Yalta are always ready to welcome tourists, but often the cost of their services is greatly inflated. You can organize your holiday in Yalta yourself: here it is easy to find accommodation on the seashore without intermediaries at affordable prices. When planning a vacation for the summer of 2019, book houses or apartments in the private sector in advance - this will allow you to save a lot. The choice is huge: you can rent a whole house or a city apartment, rent a room to live with the owners - it all depends on your financial capabilities. Carefully study the photo, check whether the room has everything you need (furniture, household appliances, etc.) and register your reservation.

Prices for the private sector of Yalta in the summer of 2019 near the sea

The cost of living during a holiday in Yalta depends on the season and location of the house. The highest demand for apartments and rooms is in July and August, so they are more expensive. Cheapest accommodation in the Velvet season when the flow of tourists subsides.
You can rent residential premises in the private sector right next to the sea (for example, on Arkhivnaya Street, from where you only have to walk for five minutes). Holidays in Yalta can be quite budget-friendly: the cost of renting apartments in 2019 is from 1800 to 2500 rubles per day. Accommodation in remote areas of the city will be cheaper, although you will have to use transport to get to the sea.

Average prices for holidays in Yalta

	May	June	July	August	September	October
Apartments	RUB 2,240	RUB 2,240	RUB 3,040	RUB 3,070	RUB 2,350	RUB 2,050
Hotels	RUB 2,380	RUB 2,380	RUB 3,010	RUB 3,110	RUB 2,340	RUB 2,040
Private houses	2,500 rub.	2,500 rub.	RUB 3,080	RUB 3,150	RUB 2,550	RUB 2,250
Turnkey houses	RUB 2,450	RUB 2,450	RUB 3,050	3,100 rub.	RUB 2,450	RUB 2,150

Average prices for holidays in Yalta

Yalta. About the resort

Yalta is an amazing resort that has long been recognized tourist capital Crimea. Its name translates from Greek as shore. And this unique coast has long attracted many peoples. Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Turks, Genoese, and Armenians lived here. Yalta in the past never had important strategic importance, unlike its closest neighbors: Alushta and Gurzuf. Her great story began not so long ago, in the mid-19th century. In a short time, a small fishing village turned into a famous resort, and then into the pearl of Crimea.
Yalta is an endless beautiful embankment, green parks, equipped beaches, prestigious hotels, famous audience. There is no need to introduce it, everyone knows this resort. Holidays in Yalta are quite expensive and prestigious. In the summer, prices may unpleasantly surprise many, but this does not stop the huge number of vacationers. The fame of the city, picturesque views, numerous attractions, developed infrastructure, interesting entertainment- all this attracts guests to Yalta. Every year there are several million tourists who come here on vacation or on an excursion.

Climate

The climate here is temperate Mediterranean. The combination of the Crimean Mountains and the Black Sea plays an important role in this. In summer, Yalta is quite warm and dry. In July, the average daily air temperature is +23-24°C. This pleasant, comfortable weather lasts until mid-autumn. Winters on the coast are warm, the mercury column in the thermometer rarely drops below 0. The average temperature in January is +4 C. The swimming season in Yalta lasts almost 5 months - from the end of May to mid-October. The average sea water temperature in summer is + 22 °C. Such a mild climate allows tourists to be received all year round.

Attractions

The city can easily be called an open-air museum, because a huge number of attractions and monuments are concentrated here. In Yalta you can visit one of the museums: the Historical and Literary Museum, the Glade of Fairy Tales, the House-Museum named after. A.P. Chekhov, museum of sculpture and floristry. It will be interesting for adults and children to visit the Skazka zoo, the crocodilarium, the theater of sea animals, the Yalta cable car and many others interesting places. Walking through the narrow and intricate streets of the city, you can see temples, palaces, noble dachas, ancient buildings and numerous monuments and sculptures.

Who doesn’t know such a beautiful Crimean resort as Yalta? The most beautiful fairytale castle " bird home", hanging over the abyss, seems to be known to everyone. It in itself was a real pearl of Yalta, but after the Crimean earthquake, when part of the rock supporting it collapsed into the sea, the castle, saved by original engineering, also became interesting from a technical point of view. So it can well lay claim to the title of “Wonder of the World”.

Photos of Yalta

Housing in Yalta

Therefore, settling not far from such an attraction near the sea during your vacation is both prestigious and simply convenient - from many points of view. There are tourist sites, good infrastructure, and many entertainment venues at hand. Yalta also has mountains, sea, healing air, well-equipped beaches.

There are many expensive sanatoriums here, and people go to Yalta to stock up on good health. But you can’t always buy tickets, and they can be expensive. An alternative may be to decide to rent housing in a private house in Yalta. You can do this in advance by contacting us on our website.

Housing prices in Yalta

You don't have to go somewhere to negotiate with the owners. “Mansions” will be waiting for you if you negotiate without intermediaries and book them today. And while there is an opportunity to rent housing inexpensively for the 2019 season. You can get acquainted with the mansion near the sea where you would like to stay using a photo. And if the location of the house is now not difficult to determine by address, using interactive maps, then you can only evaluate the “stuffing” of the house from its photographs. Naturally, prices for a house with amenities located in the yard will be much lower than for housing where everything is equipped according to European standards. The cost of living in Yalta may also depend on how far it is from the sea, shops, cafes, etc. your temporary shelter will be defended.

Rent a house in Yalta

But it’s worth sacrificing all these amenities if you have another way to save money - rent housing in Yalta in advance. Since the owners will be sure that they will not be left without income, then early booking they provide a discount. Besides, 2019 is still far away, and who knows how much prices will jump during the season. Another point is that you will rent housing without intermediaries. This means you won’t overpay for your trip to Yalta and will find decent housing for this period.

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Holidays in Yalta are the dream of millions of holidaymakers from Russia, near and far abroad. The favorable climate of the city attracted travelers to the Black Sea at the end of the last century.

Summer rest

Summer leisure is especially popular on the southern coast of Crimea. In the warm season, Yalta attracts tourists with its gentle sea waters, hot sun and lack of rain, as well as excellent hotel and sanatorium facilities. In accommodation establishments located in the city and its surroundings, travelers can relax, receive medical treatment, attend physiotherapeutic procedures or SPA massage courses.

Food for tourists in Yalta is also well organized. Most of the great restaurants are located on the city's waterfront. Tasty and inexpensive dishes are provided to city guests by cafes and fast foods, which are located 2-3 blocks from the seashore.

The entertainment industry of Yalta delights adults and children with huge amusement parks with dozens of attractions and several Ferris wheels, from which the picturesque landscape of the resort and its surroundings opens, as well as a beautiful embankment with rental points for electric cars and bicycles, nightclubs and shops.

Yalta: winter holidays

Despite the fact that Yalta is considered a “summer” resort, it is worth visiting this city in the cold months of the year: New Year, Christmas or February 23rd. in winter it is best for sightseeing: palaces, churches, waterfalls. Unlike summer, in winter there are almost no tourists near all of the above places. Thanks to this, you can calmly examine them and, without haste, photograph them. If there is snow cover in January-February, you can go skiing or sledding on Mount Ai-Petri, view the mountains from a bird's eye view, taking off from the ground on a paraglider.

Prices for accommodation and food in winter fall by 30-50%, and the number of vacationers at the resort decreases by 10-15 times. These features allow you to spend several cold days in Yalta in a peaceful environment. During thaws, the temperature in the city can rise to +17°C. Sometimes, even in winter, rose beds bloom on the embankment of the health resort, and snowdrops and primroses raise their heads in the mountains. The Crimean resort in winter is a special delight for travelers.

Yalta is now a comfortable modern resort. It has everything you need to meet the needs of tourists. Come and see all this beauty with your own eyes!

Yalta (Crimea): history, climate, geography

The city of Yalta was founded Greek colonists at the beginning of our era. At different times, Genoese and Tatars lived in it. Since 1783, the city became part of Russia. At the end of the 19th century it became known as a resort. Representatives of the royal family and the most noble families of the Russian Empire came to rest in Yalta and nearby villages. At the same time, the first sanatoriums were located in the city. After World War II, dachas were built in Yalta for high officials of the USSR, and cruise ships began to visit the port of the health resort. In the 60s-80s of the last century, the city became extremely popular among Soviet tourists. Yalta today is the most famous resort in Crimea. Hundreds of thousands of vacationers from Russia and neighboring countries flock to its shores every year.

Climate

Yalta is located on the same parallel as Genoa, in the Mediterranean climate zone. From the cold northern winds the city is covered by the Crimean Mountains. Summer at the resort is hot, and winter is mild and almost snowless. During the warmest months - July and August, average temperature air reaches +26...32°C, and in the coldest months - January and February, the thermometer does not fall below +2°C. The number of hours of sunshine that can be observed annually is 2200-2400. Most of the precipitation falls between October and February. In summer, rainfall in the city is extremely rare.

Administratively, Yalta is part of the city district of the same name within the Republic of Crimea Russian Federation. The county's population consists of 133,675 residents. The highways N-19 (E105) "Chongar - Alushta - Yalta" and P-34 (Romanovskoye Highway) "Alushta - Yalta" pass through the city. The health resort is connected to the cities of Crimea and Russia by bus. An intercity trolleybus runs from Yalta to Simferopol and Alushta. The economy of the urban district is focused on tourism and agriculture. In the vicinity of the resort, good harvests of grapes, peaches, almonds, olives, quinces, tobacco, lavender, and walnuts are produced.

Entertainment in Yalta

What to see in Yalta? The Crimean resort boasts several dozen attractions and entertainment establishments. With kids in Yalta it is worth visiting:

·museum "Glade of Fairy Tales" - a park with 200 sculptures of characters from fairy tales of Russian, Ukrainian and other peoples of the world;

· the zoo is a huge treasury of wild animals. The establishment's collection includes macaques, pelicans, tigers and a two-headed albino snake;

· Dolphinarium – a place where you can see performances of sea animals, take pictures and swim with the inhabitants of the oceans;

· aquapark - huge complex with several dozen slides, restaurants and cafes, sunbathing terraces and a souvenir shop.

The city of Yalta will delight adults with the presence of:

· bowling and golf clubs - places where you can sit in a relaxed atmosphere, chat with friends and get your balls to hit the pins or pockets;

· Nikitskaya Cleft - a natural depression in which the filming of the films “Children of Captain Grant” and “Sportloto 82” took place;

· Livadia and Massandra palaces – greatest monuments architecture of the century before last, in which kings and presidents rested;

· Organ Hall with one of the largest organs in Russia. This establishment regularly hosts various festivals and concerts.

How to get to Yalta

You can get to Yalta by flying to Simferopol airport. Trolleybuses No. 55 run from this air harbor to the resort.

The most convenient answer to the question: “How to get to Yalta?” - by bus. The bus station of the Crimean resort receives flights from Moscow (buses depart from the Shchelkovskaya and Orekhovo metro stations 2 times a day), Sochi, Rostov-on-Don, Kursk, Orel, Anapa and other cities in southern Russia. The cost of travel on buses and trains includes crossing the Kerch Strait.

You can also use Single ticket, which will allow you to get first by train to one of the cities Krasnodar region, then by bus to Port Kavkaz and then by ferry to the Crimean Peninsula.

Big Yalta is the name most often given to the municipality of the Yalta urban district of the Republic of Crimea of ​​the Russian Federation. The resort area of ​​Greater Yalta extends more than 70 km South Bank Crimea. Administrative center municipality is the city of Yalta with a population of 80 thousand people. The Yalta urban district includes 32 settlements, including the cities of Yalta and Alupka. Big Yalta is located on Black Sea coast Crimean peninsula, from the north it is bordered by the Crimean Mountains, preventing the penetration of cold winds. The climate of the resort is subtropical Mediterranean. The swimming season is long, lasting from mid-May to October.

The history of human development of the southern coastal lands of Crimea goes back centuries. In the 5th century BC. Tribes of ancient Taurians settled on the territory of Greater Yalta. Later, Venetians and Genoese lived here. In the 16th century they were part of the Ottoman Empire. After the annexation of Crimea to Russia, the formation of Yalta, Alupka and small coastal villages as resorts began.

Thanks to his unique climate, relict forests of the foothills, numerous parks, many of which were founded back in the 18th century and are monuments of landscape architecture, splendid mountain and sea landscapes, clear sea and developed tourist infrastructure. Big Yalta is considered one of best resorts Crimea. Before the establishment of Soviet power in Crimea, the resort was a favorite vacation spot of the Russian nobility and emperors. In numerous sanatoriums of Greater Yalta you can take health and treatment courses all year round. The sea air of the resort, filled with phytoncides of coniferous trees, is healing; most sanatoriums specialize in treating the respiratory system and upper respiratory tract.

There are a huge number of natural, archeological and architectural monuments in Greater Yalta. The resort's excursion bureaus will invite you to visit the ancient burial places of the Taurians, fragmentarily preserved medieval fortresses, luxurious palaces built according to the designs of famous architects or go along mountain trails to gorges, caves, waterfalls. Co observation platforms Ai-Petri, where you climb by cable car, will open to you amazing views coast and the main ridge of the Crimean mountains. Near the village of Gaspra, part of the Yalta urban district, it hovers above the sea on a sheer forty-meter cliff main symbol Crimea - the castle of love "Swallow's Nest". From the Livadia Palace in the vicinity of Yalta to Gaspra along the sea, among tropical plants, sculptural compositions, gazebos and rotundas, the six-kilometer Tsar's Path winds along which the Russian Emperor Nicholas II and members of his family walked at the beginning of the last century, and now it is a favorite vacation spot and popular walking route for resort guests.

At the resorts of Big Yalta you can choose a holiday for every taste, from secluded in tiny villages with “wild” beaches, tent cities and car camping to luxury hotels and boarding houses in Yalta and Alupka, where resort life is in full swing.

Lush tropical vegetation, palm and cypress alleys of embankments and parks, pine and juniper groves, gentle sea, amazing air filled with the spicy aromas of exotic plants, well-maintained pebble beaches, cozy cafes and restaurants, cordiality and hospitality local residents attracted to Greater Yalta a large number of vacationers of different ages, preferences and incomes.

You can get to the resorts of Greater Yalta from the nearby airport and railway station, which are located in the capital of the Republic of Crimea, Simferopol, by taxi, bus or intercity trolleybus running between Simferopol and Yalta!

The city of Yalta is rightfully considered the capital of all Crimean resorts. Most of the tourists who choose come to Yalta. Moreover, the city became popular relatively recently, almost 180 years ago. Now, most of the visitors are eager to visit this resort: holiday 2019 in Greater Yalta is an ideal option for many to spend a long-awaited vacation.

Yalta stretches along South Coast Crimea from Cape Ai-Todor to Cape Montedor. Greater Yalta is surrounded from the north by the majestic Crimean Mountains up to 1400 meters high, which protect it from cold air masses.

History of Yalta

In ancient times, the city of Yalta was a Greek settlement. It was then called Yalita, which translated means “shore”. The Greeks living in Yalta still call it the same as their distant ancestors.

The geographer Idrisi wrote about Yalta for the first time. In 1154, he indicated this city on the map and named it the port and fortified city of Jalita. Over time, the climatic features of Yalta were noted by outstanding scientists and doctors, including the famous Botkin. It was he who claimed that this city and the entire South Coast region has a healing climate that helps fight tuberculosis. It was following Botkin’s advice that representatives of the royal Romanov dynasty began to build palaces and dachas for themselves. And since 1920, the first medical institutions began to appear in Yalta. A year later, almost 20 sanatoriums were operating here, where 2,400 people could relax at the same time. Soon, at the foot of Mount Ayu-Dag, the Artek camp appeared, which today is the dream of every schoolchild.

In 1938, the status of the city was declared - Greater Yalta. It includes many villages located for almost seventy kilometers along the seashore.

Climate of Yalta

The climate of Yalta is mild and dry. It belongs to the subtropical type, which is characterized by an abundance of sunny days. In July the average temperature is about 24 degrees Celsius, and in February - approximately 4 degrees Celsius. This suggests that winters in Yalta are quite mild and warm. There is almost no snow in the city. However winter holidays It is very popular here, since the top of Mount Ai-Petri is covered with snow in winter. Therefore, tourists can climb it and go sledding, skiing, snowboarding and get a lot of positive emotions.

Summer pleases with its warmth and virtually no cloudy days. The sea water temperature in summer averages 23 degrees. Holiday season Holidays in Big Yalta last from the end of May to October.

Treatment in Yalta

Treatment in Yalta is carried out using the climatic features of the resort. The main focus of treatment is pulmonary diseases. Thanks to unique nature, a combination of mountain, forest and sea air, will be beneficial to health for every guest of the resort. Besides, picturesque landscapes, the calm atmosphere of a holiday in Crimea in Greater Yalta also has a beneficial effect on a person’s emotional state. At any time of the year, Yalta will be an excellent place for a vacation and will give you only positive memories.