As a reminder that you're somewhere a little different the golden domes of myriad Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox cathedrals gleam out across the Ukrainian skyline.

Yet, among the rocky outcrops of the fascinating Crimea, you’ll also find Turkic architecture, not to mention ancient cave cities. The country’s marauding Cossacks are remembered on the Dnipro River’s Khortytsya Island, as well as in musical and dance rituals.