The Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, which has a special status, were added as subjects of the Russian Federation following a referendum in the Black Sea region, which saw over 96 percent of voters in the region back the motion to leave Ukraine and rejoin Russia.
The Swallow's Nest decorative castle in southern Crimea.
The Nikitsky Botanical Garden in Yalta, southern Crimea.
Livadia Palace, a summer retreat of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II, hosted the 1945 Yalta Conference of the Soviet, US and British leaders was held there in 1945.
A 19th-century fountain in Gurzuf.
Assumption cave monastery in Bakhchisarai.
Apricot trees in blossom.
Tulip field in Crimea.
Catherine’s Head rock on the southern slope of Mount Demerdzhi in Crimea.
Mountain lake in Crimea.
The Genoese fortress in Sudak built in 1371-1469.
Juma Jami Mosque built in 1552 in Yevpatoria, western Crimea.
Ruins of the Greek city of Chersonesos Taurica founded in Crimea by Greek colonists more than 2,500 years ago.
Sunrise on South Mountain Demerdzhi in Crimea.
Horse riders in Ai-Petri mountains in Crimea.
