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History
The name Simeiz derives from two words - ancient Greek "Simeon" (sign, feature) and later Byzantinian "Iz" (destiny, eternity, stability). It can be literary translated as Sign of Destiny.
Like most of the Southern Crimea's seaside, the territory of modern Simeiz had been inhabited by man since the most ancient times. Remains of camps of ancient people, located here, are dating back from Neolitic Age.
Later southern part of Crimea was populated by tribes of ancient tavrs, who gave to the peninsula its name Tavrida, which remains unchanged till our days.
Plenty of other tribes and nations lived, fought and loved here since then - kimmerians, skifs, goths, tatars, caraites, genovians, turks and many many others.
Finally after Russian-Turk war of 1768-1774 Crimea joined Russia in 1783, and Queen Ekaterina II presented the lands around Simeiz to her most loyal and favourite nobles.
Sea resort Simeiz as we know it was established in 1828 by Count I.A.Maltsov. When he was here with his friend, famous Russian writer A.S.Griboedov, they both were very much impressed by the seaside near legendary rock Diva and decided to have a bath there. While bathing, Maltsov lost his wedding ring, which could not be found inspite of all searches. Griboedov gave Maltsov the idea to buy this part of seaside, so that if the ring was never found, it would still belong to owner of the place.
Maltsov liked the idea and immediately started to turn it into reality. Three generations later Maltsov's family, which had owned all the land in Simeiz, turned it into fashionable sea resort of European level. In 1913 Simeiz had won 1-st place at the International Contest of Resorts - as most beautiful and greenest place for rest.
Almost every house in modern Simeiz had been built before 1917, during Soviet period just a few buildings were added.
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