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[edit] Massandra
Massandra is a townlet in the Yalta region of Crimea. Occupying the spot of an ancient Greek settlement, Massandra was acquired by Counts Potocki in 1783.
The town is famous for its Louis XIII style château, which was later passed to Prince Vorontsov Jr. In addition, the "Massandra" winery is a world known winery with approximately 2,500 hectares of land. The winery was built in 1894 and still continues its production today.
Photo credit: Podvalov
[edit] Sudak
Sudak is a historic city of about 15,000 inhabitants in Crimea, situated 57 km to the west of Feodosiya and 104 km to the east of Simferopol. Nowadays, it is a popular resort best known for its Genoese fortress, the best preserved on the northern shore of the Black Sea.
Sudak was founded by Greek merchants from Byzantium in the 3rd century AD. The original Greek name for the city was Sugdeia, meaning "Sogdian". The Khazars pronounced its name as Sugdak, the Slavs as Surozh, and the Italians as Soldaia.
Photo credit: Sergiy Klymenko
[edit] Mangup
Mangup is a historic fortress in Crimea, located on a plateau about 9 miles due east of Sevastopol (ancient Chersones). In medieval times it was known as Doros, later it was given the Kipchak name Mangup (kale means fortress).
The settlement dates back to the third century CE and was fortified by Justinian I in the mid 500s. It was inhabited and governed primarily by Crimean Goths, and became the center of their autonomous principality. It was conquered by the Khazars in the early 700s and was the center of an unsuccessful Gothic revolt against Khazaria led by Bishop John of Gothia.
Photo credit: Denis Kamaev
