Petrova Elena

Three higher educations, guide experience: several excursions in Russian, as well as in English, participation in the World Festival of Youth and Students as a guide-interpreter, accompanying business meetings with foreign guests. I currently work as a procurement and logistics manager with knowledge of English in the field of foreign economic activity in a private company, but excursions are my passion. After I graduated from tour guide courses in Sevastopol, I felt a great desire to share my knowledge, including in English about the history of the city, which really corresponds to its meaning, translated Sevastopol - a city worthy of worship!

Sevastopol is my life and love, it is impossible to treat this city without admiration and respect. I invite you to a fascinating trip around the city, which will give you joy and inspiration. I will help you feel at home and take you through all the main attractions of this amazing city.

I suggest you make a trip of your choice, depending on the composition and age of the group, as well as individual wishes. And so the main attractions:

Hello, my name is Helen. I was born in the Crimea and all my life I was living here.
I am a Registred Tourist Guide for Sevastopol and surrounding areas .I conduct excursions in English. I have working experience with the groups from other countries and with private visitors, took part in the World Festival of Youth and Students. I also performed interpreter functions on numerous international business meetings with foreign guests.
I have 3 higher educations. Now I am working as a manager of purchases and logistics with knowledge of English in a private company of foreign trading activity, but excursions are my passion. I fell in love with the City history and with great pleasure I will share my fillings and knowledges with you. Sevastopol is my life and love, it is impossible to attitude to the city without admiration and respect. I am inviting you to amazing trip over the streets of Sevastopol city, which will present inspiration to you. I will help you to feel yourself like at home and I will conduct you over the all basic sights of this excited city.

We can take a private vehicle or taxi and also do some walking.

In case if you will arrive to the airport I can meet you in the airport in Simferopol city and during all the way to tell you a lot of interesting stories about the Crimea, our climate, history, economy, geography and other...

In case you are staying in one of city hotels we can meet at the reception at certain time. At the end of our tour I'll bring you back to the hotel.

I suggest tours to all of the top attractions of Sevastopol, arranged standard tours or tours of your choosing. Our tour is flexible and is meant to accommodate your schedule and interests.

So, I am offering you to put together such types of trips:

(1) Sevastopol excursion - Museums/Culture, City centre; warships of the Black Sea Fleet - during this tour you will get acquainted with the most famous Sevastopol sights: Monument to the Scuttled Ships; Count Landing Stage; the Memorial wall and the internal flame; Marine Park; Monument to the captain Kazarsky, Monument to Admiral Nakhimov, aquarium, dolphinarium, Theater, Sinop Stairs, St.Vladimir's Cathedral.
This tour is appropriate for children as long as they are supervised by a parent.

Excursion to the central part of Sevastopol: Count's Wharf, warships and views of the Sevastopol Bay, Nakhimov Square and the monument to Admiral Nakhimov, eternal flame, monument to flooded ships, Primorsky Boulevard, aquarium, dolphinarium, monument to Captain Kazarsky "Potsion as an example", Lunacharsky Theater, Sinop Descent, Vladimir Cathedral.

(2) Sapoune Ridge -
Where Lord Raglan's viewpoint was located during the Battle of Balaclava. We observe the whole Balaclava Valley from the height of 300 meters.
There is a WWII Memorial Complex here, so we see an exhibition of Soviet guns. You will be able to visit Diorama museum, devoted to the history of Sevastopol's defence, in 1941-1942, and its liberation.
• The grounds in front of the diorama building feature the samples of naval and general military technical equipment from the World War II period: tanks, self-propelled and anti-aircraft machinery, mortars Katyusha, naval guns, mines and real torpedo boat.

Sapun-Gora
where Captain Raglan’s observation post was based during the Crimean War. From the top of the mountain offers a perfect view of the Balaklava Valley, where the Battle of Balaklava took place, in which the British lost all their elite cavalry.
The memorial complex includes the Diorama, a strict semicircular building on top of Sapun Mountain. On the second floor of the building is located the world's largest diorama - "Storm Sapun Mountain May 7, 1944".
• In front of the building are exhibited samples of military equipment and weapons during the Great Patriotic War: tanks, mortars, anti-tank guns, howitzers, torpedoes and anchor mines.

(3) Balaclava Harbor – where the British camp was located during the 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.

(4) Malakoff Hill, the former battlefield of the Crimean War and WWII with the exhibition of the original cast - iron Crimean War guns and WWII heritage ship guns. During the defence of Sevastopol 1854-1855 it was the key position of the left flank of the defensive line.
Photo stop near legendary armored train "Zheleznyakov" from the times of the heroic defense of Sevastopol in WWII

Malakhov Kurgan is a tactically important height of Sevastopol, a battlefield of the Crimean War and World War II with an exhibition of weapons equipment. It was the dominant height and key position of the defensive line.
It is expected to stop for a photo against the background of the legendary train "Zheleznyakov", preserved since the Second World War.

(5) History of the Crimea War .Panorama Museum “Defence of Sevastopol, 1854-1855” – that is the masterpiece of battle painting and surrounding monuments. Centrally located in a green park known as the Historical Boulevard of Sevastopol. One of the largest panoramas in the world and belongs to the list of the Crimea's most attended museums. The panorama museum tells about one of the most significant episodes of the 349-day long defense of Sevastopol in the period of the Crimean War of 1854-1855.

History of the Crimean War. Historic Boulevard. Museum "Panorama", dedicated to the first defense of Sevastopol, one of the most visited museums of the Crimea. The circular building of the museum, inside of which a huge picturesque canvas, is located in a green park. Panorama tells about the most significant events of the 349-day defense of Sevastopol during the Crimean War of 1854-1855

(6) Magic Place, Tauric Chersonesos National Preserve . Chersonesus is an ancient city, founded over two and a half thousand years ago by Greek colonists.Today on the preserve's territory, you can walk along the old city's main street, residential quarters, and squares; see the underground temple-mausoleum ruin; admire the ancient theater, a basilica. It is impossible to pass the sence by words the filling, rounds each , who goes out over the main street of ancient Chersonese ashore to the pier, where galleys arrived from Byzantium and Rome
Among Chersonesus' famous landmarks, you will also find the St. Vladimir Cathedral and the place where Prince Vladimir was baptized.

Magical place, National Reserve, Chersonese Tauride. Chersonese is an ancient city founded more than 2,500 years ago by the ancient Greeks. Today it's a protected area. You will have the opportunity to walk through the ruins of ancient streets, residential quarters and squares, admire the ruins of the ancient theater and basilica. It is impossible to convey in words the feeling that embraces everyone who goes along the main street of ancient Chersonesos to the shore to the pier, where galleys from Byzantium and Rome moored.
Also, one of the emblems of Chersonesos is the Vladimir Cathedral, and the place of the baptism of Prince Vladimir.

(7) Mikhailovskaya Battery - Situated on the northern side of the Sevastopol bay, the large-scale fortification in Sevastopol city with multitude of loophole windows is clearly seen from the city quay. It is the Mikhailovskaya Battery, one of Sevastopol Fortress's forts that survived until now, called after the name of one of the sons of Russian Emperor, Nikolas I. This object of huge historical importance has become the symbol of the hero city. Today, majestic ravelin's premises are turned into original exhibition hall, whose unique exhibits are devoted to the heroic period of Sevastopol's and Black Sea Navy's history.

Mikhailovsky Battery - built on the North side of the Sevastopol Bay as one of the greatest fortifications on the coast of the city of Sevastopol, a two-tiered fort with towers for guns, preserved to this day. The battery is named after Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich, son of Nicholas I. This object has a major historical defensive significance. Now on the territory of the battery there is a military-historical museum complex Mikhailovsky Battery, exhibits of which are devoted to the naval history of Sevastopol.

8) 35 Battery - One of the most powerful coastal underground fortifications of the Back Sea Fleet, 35th Battery was a military engineering construction intended for defense and security of Sevastopol and its Black Sea frontiers. 35th Battery was the spot where final battles of Sevastopol took place in 1941-1942.
Today the battery is a big and popular memorial museum.

The armored turret battery No. 35 is one of the most powerful fortification artillery structures of coastal defense, built to strengthen Sevastopol. This is the place where the last battles of the second defense of Sevastopol 1941-1942 took place.Today the "35th coastal battery" is a large popular museum memorial complex.

(9) Inkerman - was estimated as a fortress. Today it is a work part of the city, where locked several plants and one of the best in Europe Inkerman Vine Factory. There are a lot of caves in the rock and caves Monasteries, comparative with Greek Aphones. During the WWII underground city was functioned there are: hospital, film, schools inside the rock.

Inkerman was founded as a fortress. Now it is an industrial region of the city, with several production enterprises, among them, one of the best wineries in Europe. In Inkerman there are many caves and cave monasteries, comparable to the Greek Athos. During the Second World War, a whole underground city functioned inside the rock: with a hospital, a school, a cinema.

During the trip you are responsible for purchasing any items of a personal nature related to shopping, souvenirs, snacks, and restaurant meals.
Welcome to our poetic Russian peninsula to Sevastopol city and enjoy your trip with me!