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Sights
Taurida Central Museum
MUSEUM
(vul Gogolya 14; admission 70uah; 9am-5pm Wed-Mon)
Crimea's largest museum consists of
three main sections. The first is a collection of golden artefacts, produced by Hellenized
Alano-Goths in the princedom of Feodoro - currently Mangup-Kale (
Click here
). It is
located in a guarded premises on the ground floor and can only be accessed with a guide.
There is a more conventional history exhibition on the upper floor, with signs in Russian
only. At the time of our visit, a separate large hall was occupied by a great exhibition
dedicated to the Romanovs in Crimea, where they spent their last happy summers before
their demise.
Kebi-Djami Mosque
MOSQUE
(vul Kurchatova 4)
The restored 16th-century mosque dates back to the Tatar town of Ak-
Mechet (White Mosque), a predecessor of Simferopol.
Sleeping
Na Suvorovskom
HOTEL$
(
www.gostinec.com.ua
;
Suvorovsky Spusk 9; s/d from 380/420uah; )
Occupying a
lovely pink low-rise building in a quiet neighbourhood next to a park, this hotel has cosy,
well-equipped rooms and nice personnel, though no English is spoken. The place is small
and popular, so book ahead. Breakfast not included.
Seven Days
HOSTEL$
( 063 829 8008, 099 912 0173; bul Lenina 15/1, apt 112; dm 120uah; )
It's just a converted
flat inside a Brezhnevian apartment block, but its location on the train station square
makes it convenient for transit purposes. Find entrance 8 in the courtyard and ring 112
for access. These kinds of establishments are often short-lived - check if it is still operat-
ing before coming.
Hotel Valencia
HOTEL$$$
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