Balaklava, Crimea. Pictures

Balaklava (or Balaclava) - is a small resort town on South-West coast of Crimean peninsula, near Sevastopol in about 100 km. from Simferopol International airport. Balaklava is a natural harbor. In Soviet time Balaclava was a nuclear submarine base (now this base, actually the water tunnel is opened for tourists). In the present time Balaclava's harbor gives a shelter for many modern yachts (as well as it gave a shelter for British fleet during the Crimean war 1854-1855.)