Feodosia Holiday Resort

Feodosia has a truly remarkable history. It sits on the site of ancient Theodosia, a settlement founded in the 6th century BC by Greek colonists. It remained an important center of grain export for nearly a millennium until its destruction at the hands of Hun invaders in the 4th century AD. At this point it began a long period of transition between spheres of influence from both east and west. Khazars, Kipchaks, Byzntine, Mongols, Genoese, Crimean Tatars, the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire all took their turn shaping the region's history. Even Nazi Germany had their brief moment in time when they invaded and occupied the city (1941-1944).

Today Feodosia is a popular Crimean sea and health resort. Local mineral springs, mud baths, and the areas favorable climate create ideal conditions for renowned sanatory (health resorts) that can be found throughout the region. Russians have been coming to this picturesque retreat for almost two centuries which is evident as you stroll down the city promenade that runs along the sea. Side by side stand beautiful 19th century estates and large Soviet rest homes. Those who stroll to the city's outskirts will be treated to the walls of a grand Genoese fortress and an early Armenian church that dates to the time of Byzantium.

Places To Visit.
Koktobel
Koktobel Jazz Festival
The Dolphinarium
Aivasovsky Gallery
The Naturist Beach
Maximillian Voloshin Museum
Alexander Green Museum
Feodosia Money Museum
Beach Club 117

Feodosia keeps antique remains under the modern city, and somewhere in the city there are still medieval towers and ancient temples, a lot of monuments and memorable places.

Feodosia is a haven for summer holiday makers. With it's sandy beaches and numerous entertainment facilities it is an ideal destination for the whole family.

This is the city-museum connecting different epochs, proud of National Art Gallery of the greatest marine painter Aivazovsky and unique literary museum of romantic writer Alexander Green and Feodosian regional museum, one of the ancient museums of Europe.

Eternally young, Feodosia is one of the ancient cities of Europe, the history of which goes back over 25 centuries.

Kazantip Music Festival - Popovka
Get down to 300 of the world best DJ's on 14 dance floors! The ultimate mega techno/trance party! It runs for six weeks during the high season of the Crimean summer. A paradise without borders beyond your wildest dreams - fun-packed, lots of sun, perfect sandy beaches, warm black sea, unlimited sexy girls, looooong nights and and the best non-stop electronic music on over 14 dance floors featuring the cream of Russian and international DJ's

Feodosia Places of Interest

Feodosia Money Museum
The Museum of Money in Feodosiya, opened in 2003, is a recent addition to the attractions of Feodosia. Even though it is relatviely new, it has already become well known far outside the city. From all the cities of the Ukraine only Feodosiya has twelve seperate periods of money issues. In addition, there has been coinage found in the vicinities of Feodosiya from various eras - from the ancient Greeks up to the White Guard. A mint existed in Feodosiya in the pre-Christian era, with the first currency appearing here in the days of the Bosporskogo empire. Then Feodosiya began to change the governors, to that of other strong powers. At this period were minted the Genoese coins, then those of the Crimean khans. The 18th century saw the commencement of the minting of coins of the Russian empire.

Feodosia Hang Gliding Museum
The hang gliding museum is the first museum of its kind and is still the only one in Europe. An interesting fact from the history of the museum is that during the Soviet period the city municipality tried to close down this museum because as they said it wasn't making any money. But then they found some information that it was the only museum of its type in the world. That is why they were afraid to close down the museum.

Beach Club 117
Club 117 is one of the coolest places to party or just hang out in the whole of the Crimea. This is one of the hottest places on the Black Sea.
Beach Club 117 offers:2 comfortable bars with a great diversity of spirits and soft drinks. A general club area of 2 hectares with 400m of coastline.You can rest and comfortably drink in the reed bungalows. You can get a massage to take away the aches and pains of daily life in the massage area and there is also a tattoo parlour and body art. There are scooters, catamarans, a volleyball ground, soccer ground, if you are feeling adventurous. Other facilities include cabins with showers and rest rooms.There is a large dancefloor. The centre of the dance floor is a high, round-shaped balcony, which is sometimes used for topless dancing. The dancefloor is surrounded by the bar. Everything is covered with a huge dome, made of cloth to protect you from the rain and the sun.

Alexander Green Museum
Alexander Green was one of the most famuos cult writers during the days of the USSR. His most known novel - " Scarlet Sails " was in those days found on the shelf of practically every bookworm in the nation.In all his works there is a certain unreality, an attempt if not to alter, then to create a world in which there is a place for pure emotions and feelings, without any of the impurities of cynicism or scepticism.
The main theme of all the books of Alexander Green was the sea. It is no wonder, that the writer decided to lodge in Feodosiya, as this Crimean city has both dramatic skylines of mountain ridges and a beautiful coastline. The writer moved to Crimea in 1924, and lived in a house along Galerejnoj street, which is now the museum.
The official opening of the museum took place in 1970. It is an attractive, small one-storeyed house. A huge, heavy anchor rests outside; the oak front door is similar to those of the ancient Dutch port taverns, and part of a ship's mast and a log lantern hang from the walls.

Aivasovsky Gallery
Aivasovsky was born in 1817 in Feodosia - originally the Greek settlement of Theodosia - at the eastern end of the Crimean coast. He quickly developed an aptitude for music and art, but had no money for paper and instead sketched in charcoal on the white walls of houses. By his late twenties Aivasovsky had already made his name as far as painting was concerned. Pope Gregory XVI bought his Chaos (the Creation of the World) for the Vatican museum. The English landscape painter Joseph Turner was so struck by his picture The Bay of Naples on a Moonlit Night that he wrote him a short poem in Italian praising its genius. When he was not yet 30 he returned to Russia to become a professor at the St Petersburg Academy, breaking his journey in Amsterdam to hold an exhibition and to be elected to the Amsterdam Academy too.

Maximillian Voloshin Museum
Poet, philosopher and painter, Maximillian Voloshin (1877-1932) lived in Koktebel near Feodosia, permanently from 1916 until his death in 1932. His spiritual philosophy based on love for each unique individual led him to refuse to take sides during the Russian civil war of 1918–21, when he gave humanitarian assistance to both Red and White soldiers. He adopted Koktebel as his spiritual home and became widely respected as a man of wisdom and perception. Koktebel, in turn, adopted him, and when local people pointed out to him that the rocky profile of a bearded man, clearly visible on the nearby Kok-Kaya headland above the sea looked very like him, he saw it as a symbol of his identification with the area and referred to it in his poem “Koktebel.” After his death it became known as `Voloshin’s profile.”

Karadag Nature Museum, Dolphinarium and Aquarium
Karadag Nature Museum - With one of the Crimea's best collections of flora and fauna from the Feodosiya area, the Crimean Peninsula and the Black Sea, the Karadag Nature Museum offers visitors a wealth of information about this varied and spectacular region. Also feautred is a collection of volcanic stones from the ancient Karadag volcano.
Dolphinarium -The Karadag Dolphinarium was established in 1966 as an experimental base for scientific work with sea mammals. At the present time fundamental investigations are being continued in the field of bioacoustics of dolphins and seals, as well as their behaviour and psychology are being studied here.
Aquarium - On show are fish, turtles and other marine life from the Black Sea and the Azov Sea.

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