If you still have not managed to visit many castles and estates of the Crimean peninsula, we advise you to do so as soon as possible! The history of each of them captures the stimulating events and shrouded in the most unbelievable legends ...
Vorontsov (Al Pinsky) Palace
The famous monument of architecture of XIX century, surrounded by greenery charming two-level park at the foot of Mount Ai-Petri. The palace was built as a summer residence of the governor-general of the Novorossiysk Territory Count Mikhail Semenovich Vorontsov. It is the castle of diabase - volcanic rock, which is due to indecent handling is very easy to crumble, and with the right - becomes stronger than granite and is used for centuries. To build Vorontsov hired very eminent architect Edward Blore, the man who created the Walter Scott's castle in Scotland. Interestingly, the architect designed the palace, never once did not come to the area.
Al Pinsky castle surrounded by 40 acres of beautiful park with long avenues, three lakes, murmuring waterfalls and exotic plants. This is the palace of the territory of which Pushkin met the Countess Vorontsova, being in the tactful service. But when Count Vorontsov found out about it, then I got angry and exiled Pushkin in Transnistria, and then secured his dismissal from the diplomatic service. So broke affair with the wife of Alexander Vorontsov. Although until his death in a duel he had worn as a talisman gold ring which she had given him. Nevertheless, despite all the romanticism, Vorontsov Park remains one of the most mystical places of Alupka. Rumor has it that during the life of Count churlish mysterious shadows in the garden, and the servants often were heated in a seemingly small pond of the greater park. At present, the palace houses a museum where you can see old utensils, furniture, books, jewelry, and painting.
Livadia Palace
Livadia Palace was built on the site of the old castle of Count Potocki as a residence for the rest of the family of Emperor Nicholas II. The once imperial estate has long been one of the main attractions of the Crimea, which has received the status of the museum. The construction composition fits perfectly into Italian courtyard, which is surrounded by an arcade. Livadia Palace - a popular place for filming of domestic and foreign films. Such films as "Dog in the Manger", "Anna Karenina", "The Gadfly", "Othello", filmed in Livadia-sky park and palace. Then we visited by such stars of the global scale as Mike Tyson, Milla Jovovich, and Tony Blair. Here, as in the Yusupov Palace, stir participants in the Yalta Conference, and international conferences and negotiations even now regularly held in the White Hall of the castle meetings.
Massandra Palace
The building is in the style of French castles of Louis XIII history of the palace buildings of more than mysterious. It was built by order of Prince Vorontsov, in the heart of already existing at the time of the park. After a severe storm, the castle had to be rebuilt. This process lasted for a long time and broke off almost simultaneous death of the architect and the customer himself. Construction continued through ten some deviations from the original plan, only this time for Alexander III. But by some strange twist of fate even before the completion of the work, he died. Construc tion slowly was completed by order of Nicholas II, but as a result of the palace and was unfit for habitation: he was not furnished and lighted. None of the owners have been able to live in this manor, hidden among the grandeur of Crimean mountains and cliffs
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