Two Epic Sieges, Ancient Greek Ruins & Cold War Submarine Bunker — Currently Inaccessible Due to Ukraine Conflict
📍 Sevastopol, Russia📅 3-day itinerary
A city defined by two of history's most dramatic sieges — the 1854-1855 Crimean War that gave us Florence Nightingale and the Charge of the Light Brigade, and the 1941-1942 WWII defense that earned "Hero City" status — sitting above the ancient Greek colony where Orthodox Christianity came to Russia in 988 AD and beside the Cold War submarine base carved into a cliff to survive nuclear attack. Currently inaccessible due to the Russian occupation of Crimea and the ongoing Ukraine conflict.
The 5th-Century BC Greek Theatre Still Used for Summer Performances in the Colony Where Prince Vladimir Was Baptised and Brought Orthodox Christianity to All of Russia & The 115-Metre Circular Battle Painting Using 3D Foreground Sculpture to Recreate the 1855 French Assault
The Nuclear-Proof Submarine Cave Carved Into a Black Sea Cliff Between 1957 and 1961 to House Nine Submarines and Store Atomic Warheads After a Third World War & The Fjord Valley Where 247 British Light Cavalry Rode Into Russian Artillery in 1854 and 475 of Their Horses Did Not Return
The 800 Stone Steps Carved Into a Cape Fiolent Cliff Leading to the Beach Below a Monastery Founded by Shipwrecked Greek Sailors in 891 AD & The Soviet Battle Diorama on the Ridge Where the Liberation of Sevastopol Was Completed in 48 Hours in May 1944