arium ▁Memorial ▁of ▁hero ic ▁guer illa ▁war fare ▁in ▁Ad zh im ush k ay ▁mines ▁Ker ch ▁Fort ress ; ▁restricted ▁area ▁in ▁Soviet ▁times ▁but ▁free ▁to ▁enter ▁in ▁present ▁days . ▁The ▁for tr ess ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁Russian ▁military ▁architect ▁Tot leben ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁S ites ▁of ▁ancient ▁settlement s ▁Mir me ci um , ▁T irit aka ▁and ▁N imp he i . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁some ▁settlement s ▁which ▁have ▁gone ▁under water ▁due ▁to ▁earth qu akes . ▁ ▁So ▁called ▁Dem etra ' s ▁C rypt , ▁a ▁crypt ▁with ▁numerous ▁fres cos ▁dated ▁ 1 st ▁century ▁BC . ▁ ▁Transport ▁ ▁Ker ch ▁has ▁a ▁har bour ▁on ▁the ▁Ker ch ▁Stra it , ▁which ▁makes ▁it ▁a ▁key ▁to ▁the ▁Sea ▁of ▁Az ov , ▁several ▁rail road ▁terminal s ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁air port . ▁The ▁Ker ch ▁Stra it ▁fer ry ▁line ▁across ▁the ▁Ker ch ▁Stra it ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁connecting ▁Crime a ▁and ▁the ▁K ras n od ar ▁K rai ▁( Port ▁K ry m ▁– ▁Port ▁K av kaz ▁line ); ▁( as ▁of ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 ) ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁plans ▁for ▁a ▁Ker ch - P oti ▁fer ry ▁route . ▁T av r ida ▁Highway ▁work ▁in ▁progress ▁along ▁Ker ch ▁railway ▁( two ▁rails ) ▁highway ▁( four ▁lan es ) ▁bridge