Yalta was, informer times, the favored seaside resort of the aristocracy.
     From the pier, your motor coach follows the coast to the "White Palace" at Livadia.  Built in 1911 as the summer residence of Czar Nicholas II, the early Italian Renaissance style estate now houses a sanatorium, museum and picture gallery.  Your local guide will show you the restored meeting room of the famed Yalta Conference, Roosevelt's headquarters and the Czar's study.
     After rejoining your motor coach, you'll proceed past the "Swallow's Nest," which resembles a turreted medieval castle and is perched on a cliff jutting out to sea.
     Alupka is one of the Crimea's most beautiful resorts.  Here is Vorontsov Palace, where Churchill stayed during the Yalta Conference.  The Governor General of Novorosisk ordered the palace's construction during the mid-19th century.  Prince Mikhail Vorontsov was raised in England and the palace was crafted in the image of and English country home.  You'll stroll through a portion of the expansive landscaped grounds before entering the ornate apartments.

Note:  There is a walk of approximately 15 min. to and from the coach parking area to each palace.