Description Theodosia, Ukraine

Town Feodosia quite secluded, but a developed resort of Crimea, where successful treatment is practically everything: the curative mud, mineral water, gentle sea, golden sand, heat and dry climate of the cue, experienced doctors and modern of the nickname. Treated here gastro-intestinal tract, nervous system, circulatory, chronic kidney disease, biliary tract, diabetes mellitus.

Feodosia is situated on the south-east of the Crimea, on the shore of the bay of the same name at the junction of the foothills and steppes. To the west of the city dominated by mountainous terrain, to the north and north-east stretches a hilly plain. Distance to Simferopol - 120 km., To Yalta - 195 km.

City amphitheater located at the foot of the mountains on the shore of the bay and the slopes of hills Tepe-Oba, concealing it from the south-east. This completes a major hill ridge of the Crimean Mountains in the east. On the west side it closes detached Bald Mountain. Under a mountain at the bottom, our legs stretched out the old city. Everything here is built on the space and the new barely breaking through the old. The old part - a kind of architectural and historical museum with the characteristic features of the Middle Ages. On the eastern side are the ruins of massive defensive walls and towers, the ancient bridge over the moat. Preserved the thick stone walls of quarantine, which was built in the last century for the reception of Muslim pilgrims, coming from Russia through the port of Feodosiya in Mecca and Medina. In quarantine hill in the V century BC was the center of the ancient city. Among the medieval monuments attracts attention with the remnants of a mosque minaret, built in 1623. In the old part of town rises the half angle of the wall of the tower of St. Constantine. In the system of fortifications of the city, she held a special place. Once upon a time this tower was the castle and arsenal. It was stored weapons and ammunition in case of war. In the city there are Armenian churches built in the XIV-XV centuries.

The core of Feodosia - the so-called new part - is the eastern half of the city. It grew after the railroad to Feodosia in the end of last century. This is the most lively part of town. Center it is a seaside boulevard. This is a place for evening walks, a place for meetings and visits. Nearby, at the foot of a huge Genoese fortress - the city garden. In a park, a bronze statue of Alexander Pushkin. The poet was in Feodosia in August 1820. From there he went to sea Gurzuf. The sculptor portrayed Pushkin in full growth. Look poet overlooks the Moru, the beauty and grandeur which so captivated him during his trip to the Crimea.