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Sudak's Crumbling Castle
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Once a far-flung corner of the Roman Empire, Crimea was rediscovered
by medieval Genovese traders, who came here to link up with caravans
bringing silk and spices from the Orient. Trade outposts were protected by
mighty fortresses, most of which were razed by the Mongols. But at least one re-
mains intact. Imagine yourself as a knight or doge when you climb the Consul's
Tower and look down the vertiginous cliff from the wall of Sudak's Genovese
Fortress, waiting for white sails to appear on the horizon.
