Sun-Kissed, Breezy & Blossoming: Crimea Awaits Tourists With Open Arms

The tourist season kicked off in Crimea on May 1. Hospitable Crimeans will share their peninsula's glorious sun, warm beaches and healing air with up to 7 million guests. So what are you waiting for? Pack your bags and don't forget sunglasses!

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Mountain Kara Dag in the village of Ordzhonikidze.

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Flowering poppies in the Simferopol District of Crimea.

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Blossoming black locust on the waterfront of Sevastopol.

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Tourists on the Black Sea coast.

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The Black Sea coast carpeted with flowering poppies near the town of Feodosia.

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A boy walks on the Black Sea coast in the village of Ordzhonikidze.

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Chamomiles against the background of the setting sun in the Simferopol District.

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Mountain Chatyr-Dag and Klinovka village viewed from the village of Kurtsy in the Simferopol District of Crimea.

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Flowering poppies in the vicinity of the town of Zuya.

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Blossoming black locust on the waterfront of Sevastopol.

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Alpine flowers on the rocky coast near the village of Ordzhonikidze in Crimea.

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A man and a boy near a house in a Crimean village.