Sights and entertainment of Sevastopol - what to do for a tourist

Overview of sights and excursions in Sevastopol

Sevastopol is, without a doubt, one of the most saturated historical sights of the cities of the Crimean Peninsula. There are a huge number of memorable places and monuments testifying to the heroic deeds and tragic events of the Crimean and Great Patriotic Wars; there is the largest and most famous archaeological museum-reserve in the Crimea – the ancient Greek city of Chersonesos; there are several very interesting museums housed in fortifications, and many more things that we will tell you in detail. Unfortunately, there are not so many tourist attractions and entertainment for children here. You can visit the local water park and one of the two dolphinariums, go to the aquarium or take a ride on an excursion boat along the Sevastopol bays or along the beautiful shores of Cape Fiolent, and that's probably all.

You can visit the sights and entertainment of Sevastopol on your own, for which you can use public transport, taxi, or even just get around the most interesting places of the center on foot. If you don't know yet how to use Sevastopol city transport, read here.

If you prefer an organized vacation without worries, you can buy ready-made excursions. By the way, excursions to Sevastopol are offered not only in the city itself, but also in other resorts of the Crimea, because this is one of the most popular sightseeing destinations of the peninsula. The opposite is also true, i.e. you will be able to go with an excursion from Sevastopol to almost any point in the Crimea.

You can also pick up reviews and buy a tour online on these trusted sites:

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• 📷 Search for excursions in Sevastopol on Tripster.ru

What to see in Sevastopol is a must

Tauric Chersonesos

Panorama Museum "Defense of Sevastopol"

Boat trips to the bays

Konstantinovskaya Battery Museum

Monument to sunken ships

Armored turret battery No. 35

Malakhov Kurgan

Kalamita Fortress and cave monastery

Cape Fiolent

And now we present to your attention a list of sights of Sevastopol, indicating the cost, opening hours and ways to get to them. For convenience, we have divided them into city attractions and interesting places in the surrounding area and in the suburbs.

Sights in the city

Here is a list of sights and entertainment of Sevastopol, which are located within the city center and which can be reached on foot or by public transport:

• Tauric Chersonesos

  

  The Museum-Reserve "Tauric Chersonesos" is the main historical landmark of Sevastopol, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Moreover, this is one of the largest historical and archaeological sites in the whole Crimea, and therefore it must be visited, even if you stop for a rest not in Sevastopol itself, but in neighboring resorts. For this purpose, ready-made one-day tours to Sevastopol with a visit to Chersonesos are offered from almost all major resorts of the peninsula and from distant beach villages of Sevastopol. It will also not be difficult to travel here on your own by public or private transport, even, for example, from Yalta or Yevpatoria. Learn more about Tauric Chersonesos and how to visit it here.

  Practical Information

  🌐 Website: chersonesos-sev.ru

  🕐 Working hours: May 1 - September 30 from 9:00 to 20:00; October 1 - April 30 from 9:00 to 18:00.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: entrance ticket to the territory: adults – 300 rubles; preferential categories – 150 rubles; children 7-16 years – 50 rubles; up to 7 years – free.

  🚶 How to get there: Tauride Chersonesos is located within Sevastopol about 6 kilometers from the center, and therefore you need to get here by transport (Tauride Chersonesos on the map). For private transport there is a spacious free Parking. By taxi from the center you can get here from 150 rubles. City bus No. 22 goes directly to the entrance to the museum, but runs every 40 minutes. Instead, you can get to the stop "Dmitry Ulyanov Street", and walk from it to the entrance a little more than a kilometer. There are many routes to "Dmitry Ulyanov Street", including from the center: buses No. 2, 10a, 16, 22, 30, 77, 95, 105, 107, 109, 110, 195, 400; minibuses №№ 4, 16, 83, 84, 109, 112; trolleybuses 1, 10 and 10k.

• Panorama Museum "Defense of Sevastopol"

  

  This is the most famous and visited museum of Sevastopol, which you should definitely visit during your trip to the city, unless, of course, you are scared off by the very high price, which has increased several times over the past few years. "Defense of Sevastopol" is included in the route of most sightseeing and one-day excursions to this hero city from other resorts, and therefore there are always a lot of visitors here. The basis of the museum is a huge picturesque panorama-a canvas about the heroic defense of Sevastopol in 1854-1855 during the Crimean War. Visiting and inspecting the canvas provides excursion support. Read more about the panorama museum "Defense of Sevastopol 1854-1855" here.

  Practical Information

  🕐 Working hours: from 10:00 to 19:00, seven days a week.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: you can buy a ticket to the exhibition hall and the observation deck, or only to the observation deck. Only the observation deck for viewing the panorama: adults – 500 rubles; children (16-18 years old) – 350 rubles, children 7-15 years old – 200 rubles, up to 7 years old – free of charge. Tickets to the viewing room and the exhibition hall are 50 rubles more expensive.

  🚶 How to get there: located in the city center on the Historical Boulevard ("Defense of Sevastopol 1854-1855" on the map). You can get there by city buses 2, 13a, 17, 20, 22, 29, 92, 94, 105, 137 and trolleybuses 4, 11, 11a, 12, 17, 19, 20, the fare costs 26 rubles (in 2023). A taxi ride within the center will cost 100 rubles, from other areas from 200 rubles. For private transport, there is a free parking area in front of the entrance.

• Boat trips to the bays

  

  One of the most important tourist activities in Sevastopol and, in our opinion, an obligatory excursion for guests of the city is a boat trip along the Sevastopol bays. The programs of all walking tours are about the same, they differ only slightly in the route depending on the starting point. You will look from the sea at the monument to the submerged ships and the embankment, swim near the Mikhailovskaya and/or Konstantinovskaya batteries, see huge military and cargo ships, floating platforms, dock complex and countless piers nearby. But the most important thing is that all this is accompanied by an interesting story of the guide. Read more about boat trips to the bays of Sevastopol here.

  Practical Information

  🕐 Working hours: they are sent during daylight hours often when recruiting a group immediately on the spot, it is not necessary to book in advance.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: a walk lasting 40-60 minutes costs 600 rubles for adults, 400 rubles for children.

  🚶 How to get there: boat trips along the bays start from the piers in the center, most often this is Grafskaya pier (marina on the map) or marina in Artbukhta (marina on the map). If you want to get a more advanced individual tour, you can buy a tour online at Tripster.ru.

• Konstantinovskaya Battery Museum

  

  The Konstantinovskaya Battery Museum and Exhibition complex operates in a fortress built in 1840, which was erected to protect the northern side of Sevastopol. It received its name in honor of Prince Konstantin Pavlovich, the grandson of Catherine II.A visit to the battery is provided only with an excursion escort, which lasts about one hour. You will be guided through the premises of the building and will be told about the history of the construction of the fortification; architectural features and engineering inventions that made it almost impregnable; heroic deeds shown by the Russian army in repelling attacks; other events related to the fortress from the moment of construction to the present day, and much more. Read more about the Konstantinovskaya Battery Museum here.

  Practical Information

  🌐 Website: ravelink.ru/

  🕐 Working hours: from May 1 to September 30 (seven days a week) – 10:00-18:00; from October 1 to April 30 (Monday is a day off) – 10:00-17:00. Excursions start every 30 minutes when dialing groups of 5 people.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults - 500 rubles; schoolchildren (7-18 years old) - 200 rubles; students, pensioners and other beneficiaries - 300 rubles; children under 7 years old - free of charge; photography - 50 rubles.

  🚶 How to get there: Konstantinovskaya battery is located on the north side of Sevastopol Bay (Konstantinovskaya battery on the map). It is easy to get from the center here by ferry to the pier "Radiogorka" from the pier "Artbukhta" in the center for 30 rubles. From the northern districts, you can take city routes No. 49 and 55 to the bus stop of the same name.

• Mikhailovskaya Battery Museum

  

  The Military Historical Museum of fortifications Mikhailovskaya battery works in the fortress built in 1846. It was built as one of the 10 fortifications of Sevastopol. It received its name in honor of Prince Mikhail Nikolaevich, the son of Nicholas I. The exposition of the museum is large and contains about 5 thousand exhibits. The main part is devoted to the history of the Crimean War of 1853-1856. Among those worthy of special attention: the one-pood Unicorn cannon of 1838; uniforms, orders and insignia, weapons of the Ottoman Empire of the 19th century; a diorama of the Battle of Balaklava in 1854; 17 Utermark furnaces that heated the barracks; weapons and items from the Great Patriotic War and much more. Read more about the Mikhailovskaya battery here.

  Practical Information

  🌐 Website: muzey-sevastopol.com

  🕐 Working hours: daily from 09:00 – 18:00, the last Monday of the month is a day off. Excursions start every hour. You can specify the opening hours and sign up for a tour by phone. +7 978 062 29 91.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults - 400 rubles (independently), 600 (with a guide); schoolchildren (7-18 years old), students, pensioners - 200 rubles (independently), 300 (with a guide); children under 7 years – free of charge.

  🚶 How to get there: Mikhailovskaya battery is located on the north side of Sevastopol Bay on Gromova St., 35 near the pier of the city ferries "Radiogorka" (Mikhailovskaya battery on the map). It is easy to get from the center here by ferry to the pier "Radiogorka". You can get from the northern districts of the city by buses No. 55 and 56.

• Museum of the Black Sea Fleet

  

  The Military Historical Museum of the Black Sea Fleet is conveniently located in the central part of the city on the main Lenin Street and within walking distance from the embankment. This is one of the most interesting museums with a classical exposition in Sevastopol, and therefore we undoubtedly recommend it to visit in the first place, unless, of course, you can afford the considerable cost of visiting with an excursion. Despite the small building of the museum, its exhibition is very rich and interesting, rich in unique exhibits that you will not see anywhere else. The collection includes models of warships, naval guns, rigging, awards, items from the bottom of the water area, personal belongings and weapons of sailors, documents, photos, paintings. Read more about the Museum of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol here.

  Practical Information

  🌐 Website: https://navalmuseum.ru/filials/black_sea_fleet

  🕐 Working hours: from 10:00 to 18:00, Monday and Tuesday are days off.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults – 300 rubles, preferential categories – 150 rubles, preschoolers – free of charge. There is also a parent (family) ticket 2 + 2 for 600 rubles, valid on weekends and holidays. Excursion service in a group of 5 people – 100 rubles / person, individual excursion – 1000 rubles.

  🚶 How to get there: located in the center of Sevastopol on Lenin St., 11 (Museum of the Black Sea Fleet on the map). Getting here from anywhere in the center will not be difficult on foot, and from other parts of the city you can take a large number of city bus or trolleybus routes, because Lenin Street is one of the most important in the city. Learn more about urban transport and what tourists can use to travel around Sevastopol here.

• Underground Sevastopol Bomb Shelter Museum

  

  This museum operates in a Soviet-built anti-nuclear shelter known as the C-2 facility. This is a very large-scale and unique structure under the center of Sevastopol, which today can and should be visited in the form of an excursion. It was designed by Soviet engineers and built in the middle of the last century, when there was a real threat of nuclear bombing of the Black Sea Fleet base in Sevastopol. According to calculations, it is capable of accommodating more than 2,000 people and providing them with protection from a direct nuclear strike to preserve the city's management system and social infrastructure. Keep in mind that it is cool inside underground, and therefore in the summer it does not hurt to take a warm jacket or hoodie with you. Read more about the museum "Underground Sevastopol" here.

  Practical Information

  🌐 Website: underground Sevastopol.Russian Federation

  🕐 Working hours: from 10:00 to 21:00, seven days a week. Guided tours start every hour in the summer, the rest of the time by appointment by phone. +79780208198. Self-visit at any time during business hours.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: independent visit - 300 rubles, up to 7 years - free of charge; group excursion - 500 rubles, up to 7 years - free of charge.

  🚶 How to get there: the entrance to the "Underground Sevastopol" is located in the center between the buildings on Lenin St., 50 and 52, the landmark is the monument to Suvorov (entrance to the museum on the map). After visiting the museum, you will go to another place on Bolshaya Morskaya str., 23, half a kilometer from the entrance.

• Nakhimov Square

  

  This is not a very interesting tourist attraction, but an important landmark in the city center and the starting point of many tourist routes. You can even say that this is a kind of "tourist heart of the city", because nearby there are several important city attractions and walking areas Grafskaya Embankment, Kornilov Embankment, park on Primorsky Boulevard, Matrossky Boulevard and others. Important city events, concerts and rallies are also held on Nakhimov Square. Read more about Nakhimov Square here.

  Practical Information

  🕐 Working hours: around the clock.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free of charge.

  🚶 How to get there: Nakhimov Square is located in the city center (area on the map). Almost all buses and trolleybuses running within the center of Sevastopol go here.

• Kornilov Embankment

  

  This is the most popular pedestrian zone of Sevastopol, the center of tourist attraction. Excursions are actively sold here and the tourist market is open, there are several attractions, monuments and tourist attractions on the embankment, and excursion boats to Sevastopol bays depart from here. While walking along the embankment, we advise you to visit the dolphinarium and the Sevastopol aquarium; pay attention to the sculpture "sundial", the monument to the sailors of the cruiser Ochakov, the architecture of the academic dance theater, the obelisk in honor of the creation of the Black Sea Fleet, and, of course, the symbol of Sevastopol – a monument to submerged ships; go under and over the bridge of lovers to make your wish come true desire. Learn more about the embankment here.

  Practical Information

  🕐 Working hours: around the clock.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free of charge.

  🚶 How to get there: Kornilov Embankment is located in the city center (embankment on the map). The nearest transport stop is Nakhimov Square, which is reached by almost all buses and trolleybuses running within the center.

• Monument to sunken ships

  

  This is the most recognizable symbol of the city of Sevastopol and a kind of business card, which every guest of the city is simply "obliged" to look at. The monument was erected in 1905 in honor of the 50th anniversary of the defense of the city during the Crimean War. At this place in 1854-1855, many Russian ships were sunk to protect Sevastopol from the sea from the approach of the Anglo-French fleet. Such a military move helped to keep the defense for almost 7 months. The monument survived during the Great Patriotic War, becoming not only a symbol, but also a landmark place for the Russian people. Read more about the Monument to the submerged ships here.

  Practical Information

  🕐 Working hours: around the clock.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free of charge.

  🚶 How to get there: the monument to the submerged ships is located next to the embankment in the center, 20 meters from the shore (Monument to sunken ships on the map). It is perfectly visible from any point of the embankment, and if you want to look at it even closer, then you can also buy boat tours of the bays of Sevastopol. In turn, you can get to the embankment in the center on a large number of city bus and trolleybus routes to the Nakhimov Square stop.

• Grafskaya embankment (marina)

  

  Grafskaya embankment is located on the pier of the same name and is one of the iconic places of Sevastopol. To be more precise, the embankment is a small, only 60 meters long, part of the marina, to which boats are not usually moored, and it is accessible for walking and fishing. In general, the entire marina and embankment is an architectural monument built in 1783. There is not much room for a walk here, you can only sit down on the steps. But as entertainment there is an opportunity to go fishing (if you have gear), watch other fishermen or look at the passenger ferries, pleasure boats and large ships plying the Sevastopol Bay. Read more about Grafskaya Embankment here.

  Practical Information

  🕐 Working hours: around the clock.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free of charge.

  🚶 How to get there: Grafskaya embankment and marina are located in the center of Sevastopol near Nakhimov Square (Grafskaya embankment on the map).

• Vladimir Cathedral and the tomb of the Admirals

  

  This is one of the most important and interesting Orthodox churches of Sevastopol for tourists, an architectural and historical monument, an active religious object. Russian admirals who earned this right after death due to their merits during their lifetime rest here: M. P. Lazarev, V.A. Kornilov, V.I. Istomin and P.S. Nakhimov. Today there are guided tours, entrance for tourists is paid. You can get inside for free, but most of the rooms will be closed to you in this case. Read more about the Vladimir Cathedral and the tomb of the admirals here.

  Practical Information

  🕐 Working hours: from 10:00 to 18:00, ticket office from 10:00 to 17:30, Monday is a day off.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: entrance to the temple is free, but for a full tour you need to purchase tickets for an excursion for adults 350 rubles, children 16-18 years – 250 rubles, children 7-15 years – 150 rubles, up to 7 years – free.

  🚶 How to get there: located in the city center at 3 Suvorov Street in Lenin Square (cathedral and monastery on the map). From other areas, you can get here by any bus or trolleybus to Nakhimov Square or Lazarev Square, and walk 5-10 minutes on foot.

• Malakhov Kurgan and Kornilov Bastion

  

  The mound was a strategically significant height held by Russian soldiers during the Crimean, Civil and Great Patriotic Wars. Today it is an important historical and patriotic monument, which is worth a visit to the guests of the city. The territory of the mound is a large open-air park area, which houses more than 21 monuments. These are old guns, combat installations left over from those times, commemorative plaques and signs, monuments to famous admirals V.A. Kornilov and P.S. Nakhimov. The central point on the territory of the mound is the building of the Defensive Tower of the Kornilov Bastion, where the museum is located. Read more about Malakhov Kurgan here.

  Practical Information

  🕐 Working hours: Kurgan - daily from 07:00 – 22:00; museum in the defensive tower - daily from 10:00 to 18:00, ticket office from 10:00 to 17:30.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: entrance to the territory of the mound is free of charge. Entrance ticket and tour of the Defensive Tower only: adults - 200 rubles; from 16 to 18 years - 150 rubles; from 7 to 16 years – 100 rubles, children under 7 years – free of charge.

  🚶 How to get there: located near the center (Malakhov Kurgan on the map), the main entrance is located from Heroes of Sevastopol Street. There is no parking for private transport here, you will have to look for it in one of the alleys nearby. You can get by public transport to the stop "Malakhov Kurgan", which is located right at the entrance.

• St. Nicholas Memorial Church and fraternal cemetery

  

  This is one of the most important and unusual architectural and cultural sights of Sevastopol, which we definitely recommend to visit. Unfortunately, it is located quite far from popular tourist routes and areas, and therefore it is not very convenient to visit. It is made in an unusual architecture – in the form of a pyramid, and is located on a hill in the center of a large historical fraternal cemetery, where the defenders of Sevastopol rest during the Crimean War of 1853-1856. Read more about St. Nicholas Memorial Church here.

  Practical Information

  🕐 Working hours: from 08:00 to 18:00, seven days a week.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free of charge.

  🚶 How to get there: St. Nicholas Church is located on the north side of the bay at 43 Bogdanov Street (St. Nicholas Church on the map). It is not very convenient to get from the center here: you will have to go with transfers by public transport or drive around the entire Sevastopol Bay by car, which is almost 30 kilometers. To get there by public transport, first you need to cross from the center by ferry from the Grafskaya pier to the Severnaya pier (cost 30 rubles in 2023), and then take buses №№ 42, 62, 106, 126, 127 26 rubles before the stop "Bratskoe cemetery". See learn more about Sevastopol's transport and how to navigate for tourists.

• 35th armored turret battery

  

  The construction of the armored coastal battery No. 35 began in 1912, and the final commissioning dates back to 1929. It was a modern, powerful fortification at that time, and therefore it played a very important role in the defense of Sevastopol during the Second World War. Unfortunately, due to the incessant massive enemy attacks and the inability to resist more on the night of July 1 to 2, 1942, it was blown up. The museum appeared here only in 2007. Today, the battery consists of two towers, each with two 305-mm guns, and various basements. Visiting is possible only with excursion service, self-inspection is not provided. You will be taken from the central power station to the well and other auxiliary facilities, taken outside to the tower installations themselves, telling about the history of its creation and the exploits of Soviet fighters. Details about the 35th armored turret battery here.

  Practical Information

  🌐 Website: 35batery.ru

  🕐 Working hours: from May to October from 09:00 – 20:00, Monday - day off; from November to April from 10:00 – 18:00, Monday, Tuesday - day off.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: admission and excursion service are free of charge if there is a group of 10 people or more. Children under 7 years old are not allowed on the excursion, for children 12 years old - visiting the excursion is not recommended.

  🚶 How to get there: The 35th battery is located on the outskirts of Sevastopol quite far from the city center (15 kilometers away), but still in the city limits (35th battery on the map). City buses are coming here №№ 77, 105, 195, 102, go to the stop "35th battery".

• The ship-museum "Smetlivy"

  

  "Smetlivy" is a large Soviet anti-submarine ship launched in 1969. Despite his advanced age, he still looks modern today, equipped with powerful weapons, which, of course, are now out of service. In 2020, the "Smart" arrived at the eternal parking lot in Sevastopol Bay, and became a museum ship. You can visit it with excursions, during which they tell about its history, military exploits and interesting facts. The tour takes place along the pier, where the old armament and propellers are displayed, along the deck and the sailor's forecastle without entering the technical rooms and the captain's bridge! Unfortunately, we cannot recommend it unequivocally for a visit yet, because judging by the reviews, the quality of the excursion does not match the price.

  Practical Information

  🕐 Working hours: from 10:00 to 17:00, the tour starts every hour.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: 500 rubles.

  🚶 How to get there: The museum ship is located on the shore of the Southern Bay in the center, Minnaya Street, 4, berth No.83 ("Smart" on the map).

• Museum of the Sevastopol Underground

  

  "This museum is organized by veterans of the underground movement in the house where its leader Vasily Dmitrievich Revyakin lived from 1942-1944. Here was the headquarters of his supporters, their meetings were held, the printing house worked. Among the exhibits there are many photographs of underground fighters, items found on the battlefields, copies of underground newspapers, typographic fonts, materials on the organization and work of partisan movements, their contribution to the victory over fascism. Also in the premises of the house-museum, the furnishings of part of the living rooms, verandas, kitchens of that time and so on have been recreated. Read more about the museum of the Sevastopol underground here.

  Practical Information

  🕐 Working hours: daily from 10:00 – 18:00, ticket office from 10:00 to 17:30, Monday, Tuesday – day off.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults - 150 rubles (independently), 200 (with a guide); from 16 to 18 years - 100 rubles (independently), 150 (with a guide); from 7 to 16 years – 50 rubles (independently), 100 (with a guide), children under 7 years old – free of charge.

  🚶 How to get there: the museum is located not very far from the center on Revyakina str., 46 (Museum of the Sevastopol Underground on the map), but it's still better to get here by public transport, far away on foot. In addition, you can't get directly to the museum by city buses, you'll have to walk a little more than a kilometer from the main bus station of Sevastopol. In turn, the bus station can be easily reached by a large number of city buses and trolleybuses.

• Uchkuyevka Park

  

  Uchkuyevka Park is one of the most pleasant and modern places for walking, recreation and sports not only in Uchkuyevka, but also in the whole of Sevastopol. The park was recently renovated, so if you were here a few years ago, now you will see a completely different place. So far, it is not very green yet, because a lot of plantings are very young, but there are well-equipped walking paths and recreation areas, free toilets, playgrounds, sports grounds and playgrounds for active recreation, and even a concert venue. And at the southern entrance to the park there is a historical and architectural landmark – a stone road sign on the route of Catherine the Great to the Crimea. In general, during your vacation in Uchkuyevka, you will probably spend most of your time off the beach right here, because there is nowhere else to walk in this area.

  Practical Information

  🕐 Working hours: around the clock.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free of charge.

  🚶 How to get there: located on the north side of Sevastopol Bay in the Uchkuyevka area (Uchkuyevka Park on the map). To get here, you first need to cross by city ferry to the pier and the Severnaya bus station, and there you can take any city bus to the Uchkuyevka district in 10 minutes.

• Sevastopol Marine Aquarium-Museum

  

  This is not just a tourist attraction, but also a research center with a long history. Founded back in 1897 at the Sevastopol Biological Station, it is considered one of the oldest in Europe and the first in Russia. The aquarium is not very large and includes five rooms, which are thematically decorated: in the first hall – the ancient inhabitants of the seas; in the second – the inhabitants of the Black Sea; in the third – freshwater inhabitants from five continents; in the fourth – reptiles; in the fifth – predatory inhabitants of the seas. In total, more than three thousand fish, corals, mollusks and reptiles are represented here. Among its inhabitants you can see very rare specimens. There are signs with their names and descriptions. Read more about the Sevastopol Marine Aquarium here.

  Practical Information

  🌐 Website: sevaquarium.ru

  🕐 Working hours: daily from 10:00 – 18:00, entrance to the Aquarium until 17:30.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults - 600 rubles; schoolchildren (6-16 years old), students – 400 rubles; pensioners - 300 rubles; children under 6 years old, beneficiaries (disabled group 1, conscripts, combat participants) – free of charge. The Pushkin card is valid. Family ticket (2 adults + 1 child) – 1500 rubles, (2 + 2) - 1850 rubles.

  🚶 How to get there: the aquarium is located in the center of Sevastopol on the embankment at Nakhimov Avenue, 2 (Sevastopol Aquarium on the map). The nearest stop "Nakhimov Square" is just a few minutes away, you can get there by a large number of buses and trolleybuses. From the piers of the ferries "Grafskaya" and "Artbukhta" can be reached on foot. Read Read more about transport in Sevastopol here.

• Zurbagan Water Park

  

  "Zurbagan" is the only water park in Sevastopol. It is of an open type, i.e. it works only in summer, and in general it is more comfortable to visit it in the heat, because if the water is heated here, it is very weak. This is far from the most modern and new water park in the Crimea, besides, the price of a visit for guests of the city without a Crimean residence permit is discriminatingly overstated, and therefore it is very difficult for us to definitely recommend it for a visit. But if you really want to ride a high-speed roller coaster and you are ready to put up with some of its shortcomings, then, of course, you can visit. Read more about the Zurbagan water park here.

  Practical Information

  🌐 Website: zurbagan.su

  🕐 Working hours: the water park is open only in summer, check the opening and closing dates of the season on the official website. Opening hours are from 08:00 to 18:00.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: you can pay for admission and meals inside only in cash. The cost for guests of the peninsula is higher than for residents with a Crimean residence permit. Adults – 1500 rubles; children up to 140 cm tall – 1200 rubles; children up to 90 cm tall are free of charge in the presence of a moisture-resistant diaper.

  🚶 How to get there: "Zurbagan" is located behind Streletskaya Bay near Victory Park on Parkovaya Street, 9, it is almost 10 kilometers from the center (water park on the map). You can get directly to the water park by buses No. 23 and 34, but they do not come from the center. Therefore, you will have to take a taxi (from 300 USD), or take the bus number 30 to the Park Street stop, and transfer from it to routes number 23 or 34, or walk one kilometer. If you come here by car, you can park your car in a free parking lot on Parkovaya Street.

• Sevastopol Dolphinarium

  

  Sevastopol Dolphinarium is conveniently located in the very center of the city on the embankment, which, given the low price, makes it definitely worth visiting, especially with children. Performances are held several times a day, the show with the participation of Black Sea dolphins, seals and white whales lasts a little less than an hour. As usual, everything goes to incendiary music with jokes and practical jokes from the hosts.

  Practical Information

  🌐 Website: sevdelfin.ru

  🕐 Working hours: performances are held on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 15:00, on Sunday at 12:00 and 15:00.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: 700 and 800 rubles depending on the seat in the hall.

  🚶 How to get there: located in the center on Kornilov Embankment, 2 (water park on the map). From any place in the center you can walk, from other areas you can take any bus or trolleybus to Nakhimov Square, and five minutes on foot.

• Dolphinarium Flipper

  

  Another dolphinarium "Flipper" is located 10 kilometers from the center of Sevastopol near Victory Park and the water park. Its visit is more expensive than the dolphinarium in the center, but it is newer, and according to the reviews of locals and tourists, the performances here are more interesting and a little longer in time. So if the Sevastopol Dolphinarium is not enough for you, you can go here. In "Flipper" performances take place twice a day, you can take pictures and swim with dolphins.

  Practical Information

  🌐 Website: delfinariy-flipper.ru

  🕐 Working hours: performances are held daily at 11:00 and 15:00, but it is better in low season before visiting, please call +7 (978) 277-71-40.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults 1200 rubles; children 5-14 years - 600 rubles; children under 5 years without a separate seat - free of charge. Residents of Sevastopol have a permanent discount of 50%.

  🚶 How to get there: "Flipper" is located in Victory Park on Parkovaya Street, 9, which is almost 10 kilometers from the center (water park on the map). You can take buses No. 23 and 34 (not from the center), or by bus No. 30 from the center to the Park Street stop, and from there transfer to routes No. 23 or 34, or walk one kilometer.

Sights in the vicinity of Sevastopol

In the immediate vicinity of the city, on its outskirts and in neighboring resorts there are many more interesting places worthy of the attention of vacationers. You can visit them with guided tours or take commuter buses. And if you find yourself on vacation on your own transport, then you can go with great pleasure to little-known but interesting sights, to which tourists are usually not taken on excursions. To do this, you can download points of interest from our interactive map of Sevastopol, or read these guides:

And here are the most interesting sights in the vicinity of Sevastopol and how to get to them on your own:

• Sapun Mountain and diorama "Assault on Sapun Mountain"

  

  One of the most important memorial complexes of the WWII period is located on the outskirts of Sevastopol. It is dedicated to the memory of the Soviet soldiers who accomplished the feat in May 1944 during the offensive operation to liberate the city. There is a beautiful park here, samples of large military equipment are exhibited, an obelisk of memory and an eternal flame are installed, the church of St. George the Victorious operates, there is an alley of heroes with memorial plaques. Every day at 12 o'clock the engines of military equipment are started. There is also a diorama museum "Storming the Sapun Mountains on May 7, 1944", the basis of the exposition of which is a panoramic painting on canvas measuring 25.5 by 5.5 meters and an area of the subject (full-scale) plan of 83 square meters. Read more about Breather Mountain and the diorama "Storming Breather Mountain" here.

  Practical Information

  🌐 Website: http://sevmuseum.ru

  🕐 Working hours: Sapun-Gora Park and Memorial Complex is open from 07:00 to 22:00, seven days a week. The museum-diorama "Assault of the Sapun Mountain" is open from 10:00 to 18:00, Monday is a day off.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: entrance to the park and memorial complex is free. Entrance to the museum and excursion in the Diorama "Assault on Sapun Mountain on May 7, 1944": adults - 400 rubles, children 16-18 years – 250 rubles, children 7-15 years – 150 rubles, up to 7 years – free of charge. There is also a walking tour of the memorial complex for 450 rubles.

  🚶 How to get there: Sapun Mountain is located on the outskirts of Sevastopol on Second Defense Street, 10 kilometers from the center (Sapun-mountain on the map). It is most convenient to come with an excursion (buy an excursion to Sapun Mountain on tripster.ru) or in your car. You can also get there by city buses No. 107, 71 and 66.

• Museum of the 30th Armored Tower Battery

  

  The museum in the battery was opened to visitors quite recently (October 2021) and is still in a state of decoration and tidying up. The 30th battery played an important role in the defense of Sevastopol during the Great Patriotic War, which lasted 256 days, and it is also the largest fortification of Sevastopol. Its visit is possible only with excursion service. You will be guided through the underground rooms to the Museum of Glory, ammunition depots and the artillery towers themselves on the surface, where you can walk. They will tell about the history and exploits of the personnel. The tour lasts about half an hour. It is recommended to take a warm jacket with you, as it may be cool in the rooms. Read more about the museum of the 30th armored tower battery here.

  Practical Information

  🌐 Website: muzey-sevastopol.com

  🕐 Working hours: daily from 09:00 – 18:00, the last Monday of the month is a day off. Excursions start every hour.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults - 600 rubles; schoolchildren (7-17 years old), students, pensioners - 300 rubles; children under 5 to 7 years old – free of charge, children under 5 years old are not allowed.

  🚶 How to get there: The 30th battery is located on the north side of Sevastopol Bay on Battery Street, 5 in Lyubimovka village (30th battery on the map). How to get there, see more details at the link with a full description.

• Coastal defense pillboxes

  

  On the shores and hills in the vicinity of Sevastopol there are a huge number of pillboxes (long-term firing point) erected to protect the city during the Great Patriotic War. During the attack of the fascists, the defenders of the defense of Sevastopol took refuge in them, and repelled attacks from water, air and land, conducting targeted fire from machine guns, mortars, artillery. Many of them are not official working monuments or museums, and some of them are simply abandoned. But, nevertheless, it is an important symbol of the heroic defense of Sevastopol and quite interesting historical sights that are definitely worth a visit. Read more about the pillboxes in Sevastopol here.

  Practical Information

  🕐 Working hours: around the clock.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free of charge.

  🚶 How to get there: Pillboxes of the Great Patriotic War are located in different places on the shores of the Black Sea and numerous bays of Sevastopol, as well as on the surrounding hills. Some of them are widely known and marked with pointers, but in most cases these are unnamed places, which, however, will not be difficult to find on maps, for example, many of them are marked with yandex.maps.

• Kalamita Fortress and Inkerman Cave Monastery

  

  In Inkerman, on the outskirts of Sevastopol, there are three noteworthy sights in one place at once: Kalamita Fortress, Inkerman St. Klimentovsky Cave Monastery and Inkerman quarry. All of them can be visited at one time, and for free. The first Byzantine fortification on the site of Kalamita appeared in the VI century to protect the city of Chersonesos from the north, and was intended not only for defense, but also for sheltering the inhabitants of the city. The place was chosen very well at first glance, because the steep, almost vertical walls of the rock made it impregnable. However, after the Khazars appeared in the Crimea of the VII – VIII centuries, the fortress ceased to exist. Later it was restored and conquered several times, and by the middle of the XVIII century Kalamita had lost its military and commercial importance. After the annexation of Crimea to Russia, the Inkerman St. Clement Monastery was revived. Learn more about Kalamita and the cave monastery here.

  Practical Information

  🕐 Working hours: the ruins of the fortress and the quarry are available at any time, the monastery is open to visitors during the day. During the divine services, tourists are not allowed to enter the temples, and only the monastery courtyard can be viewed.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: entrance to the monastery and fortress is free. An individual tour of the monastery costs 600 rubles; when recruiting a large group, group tours are conducted for 150 rubles / person, children 7-14 years old - 50 rubles, up to 7 years old – free of charge.

  🚶 How to get there: Kalamita and the cave monastery are located quite far from the center of Sevastopol in Inkerman (Kalamita and monastery on the map). It is best to go here with an excursion or by your own car. City buses also go here, but very rarely. Read more at the link with the full description.

• Cape Fiolent

  

  This is one of the brightest natural sights of Sevastopol, which is not so rich in natural places and beauty. Fiolent is visited with pleasure not only by guests of Sevastopol, but also come here from other neighboring resorts, for example from Yalta. It is located at the tip of the Heraclea Peninsula in the Balaklava district of Sevastopol. The reserve of the same name is also located here, and here begins the Main (Southern) ridge of the Crimean Mountains, which stretches for almost 200 kilometers along the entire southern coast of Crimea (YBK) and ends with Cape Ilya near Feodosia. Ie, we can say that it is here that the southern coast begins (well, or ends, as you like) Crimea. Learn more about Fiolent and how to visit it here.

  Practical Information

  🕐 Working hours: around the clock.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free of charge.

  🚶 How to get there: Fiolent is located on the outskirts of Sevastopol in the Balaklava district, it is about 15 kilometers from the center (Fiolent on the map). It will not be difficult to get here from the city center, other districts and other resorts by city buses with a transfer at the Sevastopol Cucumber interchange near the Simol shopping center/Sea Mall No. 3, 24, 35, 79. Also Fiolent, as one of the points of visit, is included in the itinerary of many excursions from Sevastopol and other cities. You can buy an excursion with a visit to Fiolent on tripster.ru. For more information about all the ways to get there, follow the link with a full description.

• St. George's Monastery

  

  This Orthodox monastery is located in the Balaklava district of Sevastopol in a very picturesque place on Cape Fiolent on a steep bank at an altitude of about 170 meters. Perhaps it would not be so interesting to most tourists, because it is far and difficult to get here from the city center. But since the monastery is located next to one of the most picturesque capes of the Crimea, and one of the most beautiful beaches on the Jasper Beach peninsula is located below the shore, it is quite possible to say that this is a worthy place to visit during a holiday in Sevastopol or Balaklava. We would not go here specifically just for the sake of visiting the monastery as a tourist attraction. Learn more about St. George's Monastery here.

  Practical Information

  🕐 Working hours: during daytime.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free of charge.

  🚶 How to get there: St. George's Monastery is located in the Balaklava district of Sevastopol on Cape Fiolent, it is about 15 kilometers from the city center (monastery on the map). You can get to it by Sevastopol city buses No. 3, 24, 35, 79, boats from Balaclava or by private transport, and you can also get here buy a tour on Tripster.ru:

• Diana's Grotto

  

  Diana's Grotto is one of the most beautiful and unusual natural tourist attractions in Sevastopol, located on Cape Fiolent. It is a rocky formation protruding into the sea with a through hole resembling an arch. Boats often pass through it. Here you can dive with a mask and scuba gear, but you need to be careful because of the characteristics of the bottom. Daredevils even jump from the top of a cliff, but this is a dubious and dangerous pleasure. Read more about Diana's Grotto and how to visit it here.

  Practical Information

  🕐 Working hours: during daytime.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free of charge.

  🚶 How to get there: Diana's Grotto is located on Cape Fiolent, it is about 15 kilometers from the city center (Diana's grotto on the map). The best views of the grotto from the shore open from the side of the Caravella beach, this is to the right of the grotto rock, but from the observation decks at the tip of Cape Fiolent or from the Royal Beach it cannot be seen in all its glory. If you want to swim through the grotto, then this can be done both from the Caravel and from the Royal beach. You can swim on kayaks or SUP-surfers, which are offered on these beaches for rent at 500 rubles / hour. How to get here by transport, see in detail the link with a full description.

• Living History Park "Fedyukhin Heights"

  

  This is a theme park, visiting which you will visit three completely different historical periods: in Antiquity, in the Middle Ages, during the Crimean War. All three thematic platforms are decorated in accordance with a particular era, ranging from items of clothing and exterior furnishings, and ending with weapons. For a while you can look into the Roman fortress, visit the Genoese manor and visit the battlefield. We recommend visiting this place with children. Read more about the Fedyukhin Heights Park here.

  Practical Information

  🌐 Website: feduhypark.ru

  🕐 Working hours: daily 10:00 – 18:00.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: a walk in the park without visiting historical sites is free. Visits to three playgrounds: adults - 700 rubles; children (5-14 years old) - 500 rubles; children under 5 years old – free of charge. The duration of the excursion is 1 hour and 30 minutes. Excursions to 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 18:00. When paying for an excursion ticket, the Pushkin card is valid.

  🚶 How to get there: "Fedyukhiny heights" is located 18 kilometers from the center of Sevastopol in the Balkaklavsky district on Yasnaya Street, 45 (Fedyukhin Heights Living History Park on the map). For personal transport of visitors there is a spacious free Parking. It is difficult to get here by city buses, but it is possible. For more information about the route, see the link with the full description.