* The second half of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries saw the heyday of expensive and aristocratic vacations on the Southern coast of Crimea. The purchase of the estate in Yalta – Livadia by the royal family provoked a huge interest of the rich aristocracy in the lands of the Southern Coast, and to the Crimean peninsula itself. Investments began to flow into Crimea to develop local infrastructure, roads began to be built, numerous gardens and parks were laid out, and luxurious palaces were being built for the court nobility and numerous relatives of the imperial family. Life began to boil. Estate of Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich - Dulber: palace park, Estate of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich - Charax: palace and park, necropolis, fortress. Estate of Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich Yasnaya Polyana: palace, park. Palaces are viewed from the outside, as there are no museum exhibitions inside. How is the tour going?: - Group gathering - Bus route of the excursion along the lower road of Bolshaya Yalta - The estate of Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich "Dyulber" (overview)* - Estate of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich "Charax" (overview)* - Lighthouse "Ai-Todor", ancient fortress, necropolis - Estate of Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich "Yasnaya Polyana" (overview*) -*Palaces are viewed from the outside as there are no museum exhibitions inside Estate of A.P. Golitsin "Alexandria" (Yasnaya Polyana). Today, the Gasprinsky Palace is one of the main attractions of the Crimea. This place continues to attract creative people: they draw their inspiration from the wonderful nature, the alleys of the park, and the harmony of the architectural lines of the palace. Charax Palace in Mishora. Charax is a Scottish palace on the ruins of a Roman fortress that existed until the 3rd century AD. In the middle of the 19th century, Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich acquired land with an area of more than 100 hectares. The Dulber Palace. Hidden among greenery and mountains, white as sugar, the eastern palace of Dulber is involuntarily admired. Now it is a sanatorium, which is a large ensemble of buildings on the seashore.