A place called Massandra is located immediately behind Yalta. Rest in Yalta is enveloped in intoxicating aroma of the best wine products and the anticipation of tasting. Here wine is made. Also here is the oldest wine cellar in the country. It was built in 1898. Its construction of it cost $ 1 million rubles.

In its structure and the immensity it was the best cellar in Russia in tha time. All supervision of the winery in the Crimea is concentrated in the wine factory "Massandra", created in 1936.
In 1957,a new basement Massandra for simultaneous exposure of 10 million liters of wine was finished close to the galleries of the old basement.

The abundance of sun, a variety of soils and microclimates give Crimean wine richness of tones and shades. That is why the wine "Massandra" is a unique, extremely delicate and complex bouquet, exciting the experts. Wine factory "Massandra" - is a permanent participant of international exhibitions.

The cellar of Massandra is renowned for its gallery of the unique collection of wines. Since you have chosen holiday in Yalta, you simply have to taste the true Crimean wine. A special tasting room, where you can taste the best wines of Massandra opened for wine tasting in Yalta.

But Massandra is famous, not only as a center of winemaking - Swiss scientist and traveler, Dubois de Monpere wrote, that throughout the Crimea there is no other mountain scenery, which in its beauty could compare with Massandra's scenery. Massandra park - is a monument of landscape architecture.

It was founded in the first half of the XIX century and takes up about 42 hectares. There are more than 250 species of trees and shrubs here, among which, along with the most beautiful representatives of the Crimean flora, exotic plants of other localities grow.

Masandra is remarkable for its palace - the residence of Tsar Alexander III. Constructing of the palace in the style of Louis XIII in the vicinity of the church - in the name of the Beheading of John the Baptist - began in 1881, by Prince S.M. Vorontsov (designed by French architect Bouchard).

He chose for constructing the area, rich in picturesque rocks, caves and springs. After the death of Prince S. M. Vorontsov the construction of palace ensemble was continued on the project of Professor M. E. Messmacher, with the introduction of many changes in the decor of the facade, interior and layout of the park.

The palace was designed for recreation, so there are no apartments for receptions, ceremonial halls. Park area of 6 hectares and composition of the palace create a unique palace and park ensemble. For a long time it was used as a state dacha, and in 1990 was transferred to the museum association "Palaces and Parks of the Southern coast of Crimea" to restore an interior-exposure of the times of Alexander III in it.

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