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From the pier you will travel by coach east of Yalta to a picturesque settlement of Massandra to visit Alexander III Palace, which was built especially for the son of Alexander III - George. |
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En rout you will see the historical part of the town including Polykurovsky Hill, and the Bell Tower of Ioann Zlatoust church - places visited by the first Russian Emperor Nicholas I in September 1837.. |
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From the parking place a mini-van will take you up a narrow road to the Palace, which is also known as Stalin's Dacha. |
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Surrounded by a nice little park with a fountain and set like Versailles, this charming summer palace once received the Russian Imperial family of Romanov. |
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Your guided visit to the Palace garden will allow you to admire its beautiful interiors, furniture, art pieces and memorabilia of all sorts - photos, documents, letters - all carefully arranged. |
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Stroll around the lovely palace garden and enjoy the views. |
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Upon reboarding the motor coach, you will be taken to Livadia settlement - Former summer residence of Russian Tsars from the end of XIX century, to visit the lavish "White Palace". |
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You will visit two floors of the Palace - main halls of the ground floor (Festive dining-room, reception-room, billiards-room) where the famous Yalta Conference took place in 1945, and some private rooms of its floor. (study, library, children's class room, family dining-room, etc.) |
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You will also see the west part of the Palace - the Bell Tower and church of Exaltation, which was built by Alexander II. |
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The tour will be completed by a Royal Lunch at "Livadia" restaurant. You will have a chance to taste the dishes which were common on the royal menu. |
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The lunch will be accompanied by special music which was popular in Russian's Royal time. |
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menu includes: Appetizers: black caviar, salted salmon, vegetables, cooked mushrooms. First course: Sturgeon fish soup Second course: "Royal hunt" (meat with special sauce). Dessert: Blyny with fruit Drinks: Vodka, Cabernet red wine, mineral water, tea or coffee. |
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White Palace
Romanov's family