The country"s onlymountainsarethe CarpathianMountains in thewest, ofwhich thehighestis the HoraHoverla at 2,061m, and those in the Crimeanpeninsula, in the extreme southalong the coast.
Frequented by Russian holidaymakers, the peninsula has had little influence from the West and is better known for its war history than for the long strips of pebble beach propping the rocky CrimeanMountains.