Vorontsov Palace in Alupka
One of the most entertaining is the gorgeous Vorontsov Palace, where incongruous architectural styles meet: English Romantic, Scottish, Arabian. Somehow, these styles get along and the palace echoes the capricious shapes of its mountain backdrop. The most exotic palace-gardens complex on the entire coast is located in Alupka, about 16 km west of Yalta.





 

Designed and built between 1828 and 1846 by English architects for the English-educated Count Mikhail Vorontsov, the immensely rich regional governor, the palace is a combination of Scottish castle on its landlord side, and Arabic fantasy facing the sea. 

 



Vorontsov brought servants from his estates all over Russia to create the palace and the large gardens below and above it on the hillside. 
Six gorgeous Italian marble lions flank the staircase outside the palace's seaward front. Highlights of the interior include an 1860 Becker piano, a beautiful sun room, and a main dining room with impressive woodwork and a balcony for musicians.


The gardens is a masterpiece of landscape architecture. It includes a dense artificial forest, filled with enormous boulders that during the ages have fallen from the cliffs in odd shapes and lodged in positions which the landscape artist has utilized in an ingenious and artistic manner. There are said to be 1,140,000 plants. Every tree was planted by hand and 127 varieties are represented.

LANA   SMITH

 

Add comment


Security code
Refresh

arrow arrow arrow arrow Vorontsov Palace in Alupka
mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
phone: +380973278698  Kirill Yasko
+380679151257  Lana Yasko
skype: outdoorukraine