Swallow's Nest

For other uses, see Swallow's nest (disambiguation).
Swallow's Nest, one of the Neo-Gothic châteaux fantastiques near Yalta

The Swallow's Nest (Ukrainian: Ластівчи́не гніздо́, romanized: Lastivchýne hnizdó)[nb 1] is a decorative castle located at Gaspra, a small spa town between Yalta and Alupka on the Crimean peninsula. It was built between 1911 and 1912, on top of the 40-metre-high (130 ft) Aurora Cliff, in a Neo-Gothic design by the Russian architect Leonid Sherwood[nb 2] for a noble with German roots, Pavel Leonardovich von Steingel.

The castle overlooks the Cape of Ai-Todor on the Black Sea coast and is located near the remains of the Roman castrum of Charax.[2] The Swallow's Nest is one of the most popular visitor attractions in Crimea, having become the symbol of Crimea's southern coastline.[3][4][5]


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  1. ^ "The State Historical Museum". Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Zolotoy plyazh and Lastochkino gnezdo". Yalta Putevoditel (in Russian). Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Lastochkino gnezdo". Crimea.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  4. ^ Ferentseva 2003, p. 58.
  5. ^ Ivchenko & Parkhomenko 2010, p. 293.