Balaklava

Balaclava Harbor - where British camp was located during Crimea War, where Florence Nightingale was busy as a nurse. Balaklava Bay also played an important role during World War II. After it ended, a secret naval base was built here. The underground submarine maintenance plant, built inside a rock, was designed to survive even a nuclear explosion. Picturesque ruins of the Chembalo fortress is a symbol of Balaclava. Located on the top of Fortress Hill towering above the entrance to the bay of Balaclava, Chembalo fortress overlooks the bay and the open sea.

Balaklava Bay is the place where the British army was based during the Crimean War and the famous nurse Florence Nightingale served. Balaklava also played an important role during the Second World War, a military base was located here, a submarine repair plant in the rock was designed to withstand even a nuclear explosion. The picturesque ruins of the fortress of Chembalo on the top of the mountain are the emblem of Balaklava.