Crimea is a wonderful land, boasted with sights, natural and man-made: palaces , caves , beaches, avaparks - there is something to see. And, if you plan to go to Crimea to Ukraine, then do not miss the opportunity to visit the castle Lastochkino nest. This is a very beautiful and majestic building, decorated in a Gothic style. By the way, some episodes from all the famous Soviet films ("Amphibian Man" and "Ten Little Indians") were filmed here. Having been in this castle, you will experience a storm of emotions and feel the proximity of a fairy tale. Do you agree that in our modern life this is often not enough?
History of the swallow's nest in the Crimea
An approximate date for the construction of the Swallow's Nest is the end of the 19th century. But then this building could not be called a lock, it was more like a wooden dacha, the owner of which was an unknown general.
And who then built the Swallow's Nest? After this site changed its owners several times, in 1911 he fell into the hands of Baron V. Steingel. He also rebuilt the dacha completely, taking as a model the German knight's castle. That's it to this baron and we are indebted for such an architectural monument.
After some time, the building became ownerless, and after that it was resold several times. And only in 1968 for the castle they decided to thoroughly take and restore it, after which it became accessible to visitors.
Description of the castle
The site allocated under the Swallow's Nest is small. The entire building in length occupies only 20 meters, in width and even less - 10. But the height of this building is 12 meters. Imagine what kind of view? Inside the Swallow's Nest once there was only one room in two towers, and the entrance hall and the living room below. A little later, when the castle began to wander from hand to hand, inside it was a restaurant, a reading room and until 2011 there was again a restaurant. Many tourists were not pleased with the presence of the latter, because it spoiled the whole impression of the excursion. But already in 2012 it was decided to clean the drinking establishment, and inside open the museum.
Outside the castle you will find a spontaneous small market, where you can find a huge number of souvenirs: ceramic, juniper and plastic crafts, corals and shells, paintings, photographs and postcards - in general, everything that will help you to remember this excursion for a long time.
"Swallow's Nest" - why so called?
Surely more than once in your minds this question has arisen. Look at the photos of the castle. Do not you think that it's as if glued to a rock, exactly like a swallow's nest? Imagine what you will experience while you are at the top? You will be with the castle, as if on the edge of the abyss, and around you will be surrounded only by water, and fragile (with a kind of) walls. Although, the most impressionable can not climb the observation deck of the castle, but simply admire it from afar.
Where is the Swallow's Nest and how to get to it?
Castle Swallow's Nest is always associated with Yalta, as it is located near it in the village of Gaspra. This small but majestic structure is located on the Auroric cliff of Cape Ai-Todor at an altitude of forty meters above sea level.
Now answer the question of how to get there. From Yalta there are buses, in the route of which there is a stop Swallow's Nest. You can also ride on the sea surface. At the berths of all the same Yalta there are always pleasure boats that will take you directly to the foot of the rock on which the Swallow's Nest rises. If possible, then go boldly by car. On the road there are signs everywhere, and you definitely will not get lost. Only in advance, prepare yourself mentally, no matter what path you choose, near the castle you will find many steps (more than 700 pieces).
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