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( 099 911 2225; vul Botkinskaya 28; 12am-12pm) If overexposure to ex-Soviet pop mu-
sic makes you feel lobotomised, here is a place to escape. DJs, sometimes accompanied
with a live bass player, strive to please more sophisticated and cosmopolitan ears. As
ever, the place doubles as a restaurant, so for a touch of post-Soviet kitsch it has a long
sushi menu.

Information
Dozens of tourist booths line the waterfront and surrounding area, selling reasonably
priced Russian-language day trips and, occasionally, maps. Remember, some attractions
don't need much commentary. Many hotels can also help with information.

Black Sea Crimea ( 093 574 7393; www.blacksea-crimea.com ) This UK-based operator
runs an online guide to Crimea's southern coast and can help find an apartment.

GOOGLE MAP (

231 210; vul Ruzvelta 10) Book your air tickets

Kiyavia OFFLINE MAP

here.
Post office (pl Lenina 1; 7am-8pm Mon-Sat, 9am-4pm Sun)
Ukrtelekom (vul Moskovskaya 9; internet per hr 6uah) Telephone and internet centre.

Getting There & Away

BOAT
Some international cruise ships now stop here but Yalta's Passenger Port
OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (Morskoy Vokzal; vul Ruzvelta 5) is largely underused. There
were no regular services to other Black Sea countries at the time of publication.

BUS & TROLLEYBUS
Buses depart from Yalta's main bus station (vul Moskovskaya 8) to Sevastopol (26uah, two
hours, every 20 minutes), Simferopol (27uah, two hours, every 15 minutes) and Sudak
(24uah, four hours, seven daily). Long-distance buses go to Kyiv (270uah, 18 hours,
twice daily) and Odesa (210uah, 15 hours, four daily).

Getting Around
There are several bus/ marshrutka stations in town. You'll arrive at the main bus station,
which is about 1.5km from the waterfront. From here, trolleybuses 1, 2 and 3 go down
the hill along vul Kievskaya to the town centre.