Cembalo

Cembalo (Чембало) is the name of the Genoese fortress, built in the 14th century, which at the time gave its name to the present-day town of Balaklava (municipality of Sevastopol) in Crimea. For three centuries, until the 18th century, it was under the administration of the Ottoman Empire under the name "Balyklava" (Crimean Tatar: Balıqlava). The architectural ensemble stands at the summit and on the slopes of Fortress Mountain (Krepostnaya) and is in a ruined state. It is a major tourist site of the town, listed as cultural heritage. A staircase leads to the tower of Barnabo Grillo from the Nazukin quay.

Machine-translated from “Cembalo (forteresse)” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cembalo ranks #4,987 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #73 of the 188 mapped in Ukraine. Founded c. 1400, it is older than 53% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,253 times in the last 60 days, more than 55% of the atlas. 19 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Sevastopol, 14 km away. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.

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