Best Tourist Places to Visit in Simferopol, Ukraine, Europe

Best Tourist Places to Visit in Simferopol, Ukraine, Europe

Simferopol is the capital city of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in Ukraine situated around 350 meters above sea level. It is one of the economic centres of Ukraine, owing economy from its industrial and tourism sectors.

Geography of Simferopol:

Lying between 44°56′53″ N latitude and 34°6′15″ E longitude, Simferopol is located in the western part of Ukraine, around 810 km southeast of the national capital, Kiev. Simferopol features a humid subtropical climate with cold and wet winters and warm and humid summers and receives an average annual rainfall of 514 millimeters.

History of Simferopol:

Simferopol takes its name from the Greek term Sympheropolis that means the “city of common good”. Aqmescit, meaning “the white mosque”, was the original name of Simferopol, which was renamed from Aqmescit, following the occupation of the Crimean Khanate by the Russian Empire in 1783.

Connectivity to Simferopol:

Simferopol international airport is located around 15 km away from the downtown Simferopol and operates flights to Istanbul, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Riga, Kiev, Nizhny Novgorod, Yekaterinburg, Tashkent and many other domestic and international destinations.

Buses like #49, #115 and #98 connect airport to the city centre of Simferopol and taxis are accessible at the airport.

Simferopol is connected by train to Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk, Dontesk, Lviv, Odessa and many other Ukrainian cities.

For local travel, taxis generally costs between 30 and 50 UAH.

Culture, Shopping and Food in Simferopol:

There are many renowned cultural centres in Simferopol such as Theatre of Puppet Show, Ukrainian musical theater, Crimea Russian Drama Theater and Crimean Tatar Music and Drama Theater.

Some nice shopping options in Simferopol include:

Silpo
Central Market
Rainford
Furshet

List of the reputed restaurants in Simferopol include:

Shushi-Bar Fanconi
Sushi-studio Taki
Restaurant Fishing Village
Sytyi Gans

Things to do in Simferopol:

Trolleybus tour
Skating
Strolling
Massandra Wine tasting

Places to visit in Simferopol:

Simferopol Art Museum:

Located on Dolgorukovskaya Street, the Simferopol Art Museum holds around 7,000 different artworks including typical drawings, sculptures and paintings. Except Monday, this museum is open for visitors on all days of the week and the entrance fee is 20 UAH.

The Church of St. Alexander Nevsky:

Being one of the attractive structures in Simferopol, the Church of St. Alexander Nevsky was once destroyed by communists in 1930 and later restored with eye-catching exterior and interior designs. It is located on Rozy Luxemburg Street in Simferopol.

Salgirka City Park:

The Salgirka City Park is a beautiful park housing the Botanical Gardens of Tauride National University features a rose garden, solar clock, colorful flowers and water fountain.

List of other places of interest in Simferopol includes:

Simferopol’s Zoo
Gagarin Park
Children’s Park
Mansion of Dintsera
Manor of Pallas
Vorontsov Palace
Karaite Kenesa
Cave Chokurcha
Scythian Neapolis
Salon Du Chocolat
Museum of Television
Zoological Museum of Tauride National University
House-Museum of A.Karamanova
Public Museum of History
Republican Crimean Tatar Museum of Art
Central Museum of Tauris
Crimean Ethnographic Museum

Best time to visit Simferopol:

Visitors can choose any month of the summer season between April and October to trip beautiful Simferopol in Ukraine.

Where to stay in Simferopol?

Simferopol houses all sorts of well-facilitated accommodation centres such as hotels, service apartments, guesthouses, BB and inns. Prices for hotel rooms may vary on the facilities provided by such hotels and generally the mid-range hotels in Simferopol charge around 300 UAH for double per night. List of the major hotels in Simferopol include: