Livadia beach
A small village on the South Coast of Crimea, a few kilometers from Yalta, was once the residence of the royal family. Now it is popular resort with well developed infrastructure. Most part of the beaches belongs to sanatoriums, which operate for several dozen years. Vacation here is unhurried, filled with the flavor of the sea, beautiful plantations, pines and magnolias, extremely useful for urbanites drained by civilization.
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Beach description
Those who are going to rest in Livadia should remember that each road to the beach and back will be a steep descent down or a exhausting climb, which few people will like after a day spent in the sun. Many people use special elevators, which are created to ease their fate on the vacation.
The beach itself is a narrow rocky shore, divided into small sections by breakwaters. In some parts it is so narrow, that when the sea is rough, the beach is entirely covered by the abyss. Pebbles are not very smooth, so stepping on the heels on such an unusual surface is problematic. Vacationers with children also may not like this circumstance. But this rocky shore provides perfect cleanliness and clearness of the water.
The sanatorium parts of the shore are more thoroughly cleaned. Not only tourists relax here, but also everyone who can pay a fee for entrance. Conditions are good, and there is all necessary infrastructure:
- toilets and changing rooms;
- showers;
- cafes with nourishing home-style lunches;
- ice cream, cold drinks;
- lifeguards;
- there is all necessary beach and sport equipment at rental services.
You should carefully enter the water, it is easy to slip on rocky roughnesses. Some parts of the shore are calmer. On other parts different activities are popular: ride on a "banana", a catamaran, cutter, boat trips or parachuting above the waves.
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Infrastructure
In Livadia, despite a small number of residents themselves, there can be much more vacationers. There are various accomodation options, ranging from places in boarding houses and sanatoriums built in Soviet time, ending with the services of hotels and the private sector popular in the south.
When settling, it is worth to consider the features of the relief of the village, choose places to stay closer to the elevators and away from the Sevastopolskoye highway. Remember that the vacation in the village is even more expensive than in famous Yalta, although the level of service, according to the old Soviet habit, does not always meet expectations.
In addition to beach activities, tourists also take part in excursions, visit disco-bars, any clubs, walk through the perfect beauty of Livadia Park. Just 3 km - and you are in noisy and promising Yalta, where is a large amount of vacation options.
Travellers are provided with 3 meals a day at sanatoriums and boarding houses. Many cafes are open for free travelers, those who wish to cook their own meals will always find the necessary products in village shops or in the market. Prices for products, as well as for everything else, are relatively higher than in general for the South Coast of Crimea.
Like any other resort city, Livadia is rich in cozy gastronomic institutions, where you can taste local, Georgian, European cuisine, sit in the evening in a cozy atmosphere of live music.
Here lovers of meat dishes and vegetarians will find their "own" menu. Historical entourage, quality service are familiar to local restaurants. There are establishments of a various price categories and interesting culinary trends.
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- The easiest way to get to the Livadia Beach is to get off at the "Livadia" stop following the bus route or by mini-bus from Yalta. Many tours run from Yalta bus station. Walking through the park or paying for a short trip by elevator, you get directly to the beach.
- Tourist season is officially longing from May to October. Travellers must pay attention on that in the remaining months, they should rely only on their own legs, since the elevators can be turned off.
What to see:
- of course, Livadia Palace and Park;
- ruins of the castle in Khachla-Kayasy;
- Uchan-Su waterfall;
- dolphinarium, swimming complexes;
- theater of marine animals "Water Area";
- Park-Museum "Glade of fairy tales";
- zoo;
- entertainment center "Confetti", expanse of children's adventures;
- Yuzhnoberezgnyye Dubravy Forest.