Simferopol is the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, its administrative, industrial, scientific and cultural center. It is located in the center of the Crimean peninsula on the river Salghir between two ridges of the Crimean Mountains - internal and external. Simferopol is justly called the “Gates of Crimea”, where all roads meet, leading to all corners of the wonderful Crimean land.

The population of Simferopol –is about 400 thousand inhabitants. The city mixed in the different nationalities, among which are mostly Russian, many also of the Crimean Tatars. Simferopol and its environs have a unique combination of natural and historical sights. Here are monuments of ancient history and architecture, museums and theaters. Among the remained monuments of architecture are: the former house of A.S. Tarapov-Belozerov (1826), the oldest building in the city - Kiber-Jami Mosque (1580), the house belonging to a doctor F.K. Mil’gauzen on Kievskaia Street - the only extant house in the Crimea in the style "rural empire» (XIX c), and others.

Archaeological evidence in Simferopol indicates the existence of an ancient Scythian city, collectively known as the Scythian Neapol. The location was also home to a Crimean Tatar town, Aqmescit. After the annexation of the Crimean Khanate to the Russian Empire, the city's name was changed to its present Simferopol.

There were carried out many archaeological excavations in the city. The Paleolithic Site in the Cave Chokurcha (Lugovaia Street) is the most known among all of them. This is the extant site of primitive man who lived 40-50 thousand years ago. There is also the Scythian settlement Kermen-Kyr - on the territory of the farm of Dzerzhinsky. For lovers of ancient history is of particular interest the Scythian Naples City, the capital of ancient Scythian state (on the Petrovskie Rocks). This is one of the Scythian king's fortresses, the largest in the Crimea Scythian ancient settlement (20 ha). There were the remains of the strong (8.5 meters thick) defensive wall with two towers, one of which is the mausoleum (72 burials: the king and the nobility), which is of particular interest. The richness of the burial tombs recalls the great burial mounds. Mausoleum is the only monument of such kind in the Scythian settlements. There were also excavated the remains of dwellings and public buildings, including the frescoes.

Simferopol is located in the south-central portion of the Crimean peninsula. The city lies on the Salhir River and near the artificial Simferopol Reservoir, which provides the city with clean drinking water. The city experiences a humid subtropical climate near the boundary of the humid continental climate. The summers are very warm and humid, and the winters are cold and wet and often snowy. The average temperature in January is 3 °C (37 °F) and 26.3 °C (79.3 °F) in July. The average rainfall is 509 millimetres (20.0 in) per year, and there is a total of 2,569 hours of sunshine per year.

The numerous monuments of landscape architecture also remained in the city: Vorontsov Palace Complex (1827) in the park "Salghirka", estate of P.S. Palas and others. In the Children's park in Simferopol there remained the 500 years old oak “Bogatyr of Taurida” (Hero of Taurida). The circumference of the trunk is about 6 meters, diameter of the crown - 30 meters. Near there are several 300-500-year-old oak trees of smaller sizes. Two bicentennial London plane trees are in the park "Salghirka", which were planted in late XVIII century. There is also the unique chestnut with 5 trunks - planted by Doctor F.K. Mil’gauzen in 1812.

The tank-monument, placed in the public garden of Victory in 1944 to commemorate the liberation of Simferopol on April 13, 1944, reminds people the history of World War II. In the suburbs of Simferopol there are many natural sights including Red, Marble and Snake caves.

Flight to Simferopol is really the quickest way to reach Crimea. Simferopol is the Crimea's largest city, its capital and the major airport, which serves both domestic and international flights.

There are several airlines connecting Simferopol (airport code SIP) to the other cities in Ukraine, as well as, to many cities of the former Soviet Union, Tel-Aviv, Istanbul, Hanover, Koln, and Frankfurt-on-Maine.

Complete information about the seasonal schedule of the flights to Simferopol and the schedule of an arrival and a departure" for today" you will find at the airport Simferopol website. There are a few traditional options in planning your flight to Simferopol. You can fly to Simferopol via Kiev. Kiev has two airports:"Borispol" and "Kiev"(Zhulyany). Both of them have quite a few flights scheduled each day to Simferopol and a couple flights on weekends. All international flights to Kiev arrive at the airport "Borispol". If you are lucky, you can book your domestic flight to Simferopol from airport "Borispol". Otherwise you will need to have additional 3-4 hours for transfer to the airport "Kiev"(Zhulyany).