Nikita Botanical Garden was founded in 1812, 1812 Russian gardener Swedish-HH Steven supported by the governor-general of the Novorossiysk Territory A. Duke de Richelieu. Initially the garden had huge nurseries and provided seedlings his selection all south of empire.

Now in its collection more than 28 thousand plants from all over the world, and layout techniques developed park art in different countries. Tours are conducted by an arboretum (assembly plants) in the Top park and on the cactus greenhouse in the Lower Park. Tasting Massandra wines and exotic fruit offer in the Garden Museum. You can also purchase rare decorative and fruit saplings. Below the concrete quay, good beach and expensive hotel.

Every autumn in the Nikitsky Botanical Garden held a magnificent Chrysanthemum Ball. Here you can see more than 300 species of these beautiful flowers. Many visitors to determine the most beautiful, in their opinion, chrysanthemum, and she becomes queen of the ball. Annually the exhibition is visited by about 50,000 tourists.