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Tauric Chersonese and its Chora

The seaside ruins of an ancient Greek colony on the Crimean coast, its farm-plots still traceable in the land.

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May – October

Dmitry A. Mottl via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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About Tauric Chersonese and its Chora

Founded by Greek colonists over 2,000 years ago near modern Sevastopol, Chersonese was a thriving city-state whose stone streets, basilicas and theatre now stand beside the Black Sea. Remarkably, its ancient agricultural hinterland — the 'chora', divided into regular plots — is still visible, offering a rare picture of how a classical city fed itself.

Highlights

The seaside ruins and columns
The ancient theatre
Early Christian basilicas
The famous bell by the sea
The preserved ancient farm plots
The site's archaeological museum

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May – October

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