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As Yalta lies to the south of the Crimean Mountains and, within an amphitheatre of hills, the climate is mild. Yalta has a humid subtropical climate that closely borders on a Mediterranean climate.

The city is located on the site of an ancient Greek colony, said to have been founded by the Greek conquerors who were looking for a safe shore on which to land. It is situated on a deep bay facing south towards the Black Sea, surrounded by the mountain range Ai-Petri. It has a warm humid subtropical climate and surrounded by numerous vineyards and orchards.

The term "Greater Yalta" is used to designate a part of the Crimean southern coast spanning from Foros in the west to Gurzuf in the east and including the city of Yalta and multiple adjacent urban settlements.

The town came to worldwide attention in 1945 when the Yalta Conference between the "Big Three" powers - the Soviet Union, the United States and the United Kingdom - was held at the Livadia Palace.

Famous attractions within or near Yalta are:

• Yalta's Sea Promenade (Naberezhnaya), housing many attractions, which was renovated in 2003 and 2004.
• Saint Hripsime Church of Yalta, an Armenian Church, with frescoes by V. Surenyants
• A Roman Catholic Church built by Nikolay Krasnov
• Yalta's cable car, taking visitors to the Darsan hill, from which one can see Yalta's shoreline
• Renovated Hotel Taurica, the first hotel in the former Russian Empire with elevators
• Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, constructed by the architect Krasnov, who also constructed the Livadia Palace and the architect P. Terebenyov
• Former main building of the Ministry of Defence hotel, built in the style of a Gothic castle
• Palace of Bukhara Emir
• Yalta's Zoo
• Yalta's Aquarium, housing small dolphins
• Park-museum Polyana Skazok (Glade of Fairytales)
• White Dacha - House-museum of Anton Chekhov
• House-museum of Lesya Ukrainka
• House with Caryatids, where the composer A. Spendiarov lived
• Yalta Hotel Complex
• Roffe Bath, historical monument

Moreover, Yalta's suburbs contain:

• Foros Church
• Nikitsky Botanical Garden (Nikita)
• Livadia Palace (Livadiya)
• Organ hall in Livadiya
• Massandra Palace (Massandra)
• Massandra Winery and Vaults
• International children's centre of Artek(Gurzuf)
• Ai-Petri Mountain (1233 metres high, with a cable car traveling to and from the mountain)
• Alupka Palace
• Swallow's Nest castle near Gaspra.
• Tsar's Path hiking trail