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Pictures of Alushta, Crimea

Alushta is a the second largest town on Crimea's South Shore between Sevastopol and Feodosiya (after Yalta) and is one of Crimea's major recreation centers. Its proximity to Simferopol — which has a busy train station and airport — make it a hot destination. It's just an hour's drive over Angarskyy Pass on taxi or minibus.

There is a lot to do in Alushta in the summer months — go to one of many beaches, visit cafes, restaurants, discotheques, and museums, try your hand at sailing or windsurfing, rent a bike, or go horseback riding up Demerdzhi Mt. Alushta is surrounded by Crimea's highest mountains, so nature lovers have a lot to see here.

Unfortunately, I haven't spent much time in the city itself, so my pictures don't capture the vacationers' lifestyle at all.

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Reservoir in the hills not far from Alushta	Izobilnoe Small village to the north of Alushta. This is where the city gets its drinking water.	Crimean Mountains Behind Alushta is Babugan Plateau, with Crimea's highest mountain, Roman-Kosh.	Vineyards Alushta is surrounded by vineyards that produce well-known wines.
Residential construction As you can see, the city has been having a construction boom to take advantage of galloping real-estate prices.	Bus station From here you can get just about anywhere in Crimea. Inexpensive trolleybuses leave every 20-30 minutes for Simferopol and for Yalta.	Except for very crowded periods, cyclists are usually allowed to take a couple bikes onto the trolleybus. Here we are taking a ride up to Angarskyy Pass.

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