The resort village of Simeiz is located 5 km west of Alupka, at the spurs of Mount Koshka. Remains of the Taurus settlement of Limena-Isar of the IV century have been preserved on the mountain. BC. - V century. AD On Mount Panea, opposite the Diva Rock, there are the remains of a Byzantine monastery and a 10th century basilica. with a mosaic floor, which the Genoese later used as a fortress. The development of the resort in the 19th century. assisted by the industrialists Maltsevs, who bought these lands from Potocki and Naryshkin. The dachas of some Russian dignitaries and industrialists have survived. Gothic villa "Xenia" has the fame of "haunted houses". The first Crimean water park "Blue Bay" is located in the Blue Bay. Pebble and boulder beaches.
Administrative status | urban village |
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Founded / first mentioned | 1828 |
Region | Krym AR |