Palace Yasnaya Polyana
2 kilometers from Yalta, in Gaspra village, there is a palace called Romantic Alexandria. This Gothic style building was constructed in 1836 and was designed by F. Elson. The palace looks like a gloomy yet impressive building with two towers on the northern façade. It is referred to as a castle for its image. However, the southern side looks different: a subtle veranda attached to the palace gives it an Eastern look. Romantic Alexandria is surrounded with a beautiful park, where Gaspra locals and guests love to take strolls.
The first owner of the palace, Earl A. Golitsyn, lived there for just two years. A friend of the Earl, Ann Golitsyna, managed the construction. She was the one who decided that the palace should be built in Gothic style. She entrusted the creation of the park to a gardener from Vorontsov Palace, and then Ludwig Cremer was invited to work at the palace. The park was filled with oak, maple, beech, sycamore, chestnut, and cypress trees. In the centre of the park there was an artificial lake with a waterfall. Gradually the palace became an attraction. In 1837 it was visited by Emperor Nicholas I, accompanied by Zhukovsky.
After Golitsyn died from a stroke, the mansion was inherited by his sister Kalogrivova. In 1865 she sold the palace to Vladimir Levashov. Following his divorce, Romantic Alexandria was property of his ex-wife Sofia Panina, a woman with progressive liberal views. She let her steward Carl Clasen manage the beautification of the palace and its surrounding territories. The palace was restored, new premises were added, and the park with the garden were improved under his supervision.
In 1901-1902 the palace was occupied by writer Lev Tolstoy. There he held meetings with other famous people, including M. Gorky and A. Chekhov. Nowadays there is a museum of the writer’s creative work in the rooms that were occupied by him. For a year in 1917 the palace accommodated future writer V. Nabokov and his family. Young Nabokov loved catching butterflies in the palace park.
Currently Romantic Alexandria is used as one of the housings of Yasnaya Polyana sanatorium. The sanatorium was given this name after L. Tolstoy and his mansion that used to have the same name.
Address of Romantic Alexandria Palace: the Crimea, Gaspra village, Sevastopolskoe highway, 52.
Teampull Mor ancient ruins on a marsh island & wild camping
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My pre summer solstice trip to Scotland June 2019.
Summer solstice countdown 09/June/2019 day 5
Last night i camped on a beach near Daliburgh in the morning i had a Summit To Eat Beef Stew With Potato and a Lyons No3 Coffee Bag for me coffee. From there i walked back to Co-op Food at Daliburgh to restock on food i did not need. No buses today so its going be hitchhiking but if i was to catch a bus to Howmore i would get the w17. Ok so i got a lift with a local always interesting speaking to the locals 99% locals i spoke to did not seem to keen on the increase in tourism here where as i am trying promote tourism in a echo friendly way that i hope is good for locals in some way and good for the tourist learning some thing new and maybe spending on local produced goods and independent local business ok i guess the co op does put some money back into the local area but if possible i do shop in independent shops.
At Howmore is Teampull Mor which is a group of ruined chapels churches and a sparsely occupied graveyard that occupies much of the area of the complex.on what use be a island sounded by marshland. One of its most important attractions is also one of its least obvious. There is Caibeal Dubhghaill, Dougall's Chapel. Teampull Mor, also know as St Mary's or the Large Church. Caibeal Dhairmaid, St Dermot's Chapel. Caibeal Chlann 'ic Ailein, Clan Ranald's Chapel. Teampull Mor may have origins as early as the 1200s. Until it was stolen in 1990, Clan Ranald's Chapel was home to the Clan Ranald Stone. After the stone was recovered in London five years later, it was put on display in the nearby Kildonan Museum. What seems to be the most recent grave is also the most poignant. Outside the walled area and a little way back towards the road is a simple wooden enclosure. Within it lies a military headstone commemorating A Sailor of the Great War - Royal Navy
I wild camped at the mouth of the river on the beach there there some benches and wild camping spots. Camper vans seem camp up by the church that is still in use. There is a Hostel which is right next to the ruins as well.
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