The “Uchan-Su” Waterfalls

This wonderful waterfall is the highest on the peninsula - it's almost 100 meters high (98.5m, to be exact). The literal translation from the Turkish language is “flying water”, which is exactly right for a waterfall.

The average yearly consumption of discharged water is roughly around 50 liters/sec. On its way down, the water forms 2 cascades, and there's a tiny building with water intake on the second one. There's an awesome golden eagle statue on top of it. From there, the clean water goes into the Mogabi reservoir (300K M3) and is used by the citizens of Yalta. During heavy rains and/or when the snow starts to melt, the waterfall looks simply immaculate. However, during the summer, it goes almost completely dry. This waterfall freezes only when the temperature is abnormally low. Back in '86, Yuri Lishaev, the world-famous alpinist, climbed from the bottom of the Uchan-Su to the very top of it. In '47, the Russians declared the waterfall a nature reserve, and, since '73, the 'fall's territory became an official part of the mountain forest reserve in Yalta.

Other places

Swallow's Nest

Simeiz

The Vorontsov Palace and Park

Foros

The Inkerman Winery

Sevastopol

Khersoness

The Saki Lake

Yevpatoriya

Yalta

The Livadia Palace

Chufut-Kale

The Bakhchisarai Cave Monastery

Bakhchisarai and Bakhchisarai Khan’s Palace

The Golden Beam

Cape Aya

Balaklava

The “Uchan-Su” Waterfalls

The Caves Of Ai-Petri

The Cable Car To Ai-Petri

Ai-Petri