Balaklava(Balaclava), The ruins of a Genoese (Genovese) Cembalo Fortress (Chembalo, Yamboli) in the Upper Town (of St.Nicholas)

When the Italian appeared in Crimea in the 13th century, the Genoese founded their colony in present where the Greek settlement Symbolon had been located.

And in that very place the Genoese erected the fortress of Chembalo(Cembalo) including the upper town (of St. Nicholas) and lower town. There were the council's castle, city hall and a small church. The remains of the Genoese fortifications are viewed in a good way on the top of the cliff at the entrance of the harbor.

In 1475 the Turks took over in the Crimea and captured Chembalo(Cembalo). Then the town acquired a new name Balaklava (aka Balaclava, Balyk-Uve[the Fish Nest or the Fish Pond], Balak-Kaya[the Fish Rock]). Disagreeable Crimean khans were kept in the fortress then.

Nowadays the remains of the fortress make a famous tourists' attraction. The performances of the knight tournaments often take place there.

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Cembalo Fortress
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Chembalo
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Chembalo
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Cembalo Fortress
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Cembalo Fortress
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Sapun Mountain view
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Sapun Mountain view
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Cembalo(Chembalo) Fortress
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Cembalo Fortress
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Cembalo Fortress
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Cembalo Fortress
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Cembalo Fortress
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Cembalo Fortress
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Entrance to Balaklava
(Balaclava) Bay
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Balaklava(Balaclava) Bay
and Nazukin Embankment
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Chembalo
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Entrance to Balaklava
(Balaclava) Bay
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Genoese (Genovese)
Fortress
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Entrance to Balaklava
(Balaclava) Bay
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Genoese (Genovese)
Fortress
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Cembalo Fortress
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Entrance to Balaklava
(Balaclava) Bay
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Cembalo Fortress
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Entrance to Balaklava
(Balaclava) Bay
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Entrance to Balaklava
(Balaclava) Bay
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07-Oct-2001

Entrance to Balaklava
(Balaclava) Bay
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Entrance to Balaklava
(Balaclava) Bay
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Nazukin Embankment
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Cembalo Fortress
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Cembalo Fortress
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