I was disappointed by the visit at this Palace. I took a guided tour but I found the palace not at all to my liking more of a Scottish castle than a French chateau.The rooms are simple with lots of wood and not too many paintings or decorations. It does not have the prestige and allure of the Livadya Palace... More

My first impression was WOW! A sight like this exists in Ukraine?! And I thought this way not because of the sight's grandeur and magnificent architecture... But because you can tell right away that people who work there invest time and efffort to keep it up, to open new exhibits, to make it guest friendly and to make a visitor... More

This is where the map of Europe after 2nd WW was agreed between Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin. The Tsars has been living there too in the past. Great views!

I live in Crimea more 10 years, but only when visited Vorontsov Palace knew about many great russian persons - Pushkin, Lermontov, Vorontsov, Shuvalov...

Nice area to explore. Beautiful gardens and architecture, tour of the inside was interesting. Gorgeous views of the Black Sea. Visited Spring 2008.

This is also another of Yaltas' magnificent palaces. Although like the others it is not very old but it does play a significant role in recent history. This is the palace where Stalin kept Churchill out of the way during the famous post WWll ''Yalta Conference''prior to the signing. I think it is by far the most elaborate of the... More

for anyone who loves wood, the parquet floors in this palace are worth a long long trip to see, and the rest of it is pretty good too. many of the rooms were designed to give the sea views in one direction and the mountains in the other, and it is just rilliant to have an ottoman style entrance to... More

Vorontsovsky Palace in Alupka. Constructed in 1830-1848. Worth visiting. The interior was closed off when I visited. But got to see much of the outside of the palace.

Our favorite palace in Yalta- parquet floors, unusually styled rooms, exquisite mixture of architecture and design with incredible views of the Black Sea and mountains.