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Newest Review: ... be aware of who is standing or risk being publicly shamed by a pensioner (and some are quite brutal). The parts of Yalta that are on "public display" are well looked after and are quite reminiscent of the French Riviera; there are well-tended flower beds, swaying palms and wide boulevards. One of the public gardens is home to a daily market of art and crafts. There is a small funfair near the harbour area and as you walk along the main section of the promenade there are designer clothes shops, restaurants and a large gastronom (a Russian style "supermarket" where items are all behind counters and you pay individually at... more

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Jalta: Yalta - you really oughta! (2784 words)
by - written on 13/03/09 (Very useful, 214 readings)
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Note - this destination has been added with the German spelling Jalta but would be known to English speakers as Yalta. In February 1945 the (then Soviet Union but now Ukrainian) seaside town of Yalta hosted a political conference, one that would have dramatic consequences throughout Europe for the next fifty years and more. At the Livadia Palace just outside Yalta, Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt set out the way that Europe would be organized after the war. Yalta first grew in popularity because the Russian royal family used Livadia Palace as one of their summer residences; the warm climate and good air persuaded many wealthy Russians to follow them and the ... Read the complete review

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