
Swallow’s Nest was a Castle of Love built by Baron von Steingel for his ballerina mistress. Perched precariously on the sheer Aurora cliff, this famous Yalta sightseeing attraction resembles a medieval knight’s castle.
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Swallow’s Nest was a Castle of Love built by Baron von Steingel for his ballerina mistress. Perched precariously on the sheer Aurora cliff, this famous Yalta sightseeing attraction resembles a medieval knight’s castle.

From Russian tsar, aristocrats to the ordinary holidaymaker, people flock to Yalta to enjoy its warm, sunny weather in summer. But Yalta is also famous for the 1945 Yalta Conference where Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt met to discuss the shape of post-war Europe.

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