THE SWALLOWS' NEST (ЛАСТОЧКИНО ГНЕЗДО)
Read moreLocated on a cliff on Cap Preston-Todor, the palace of Lastochkino Gnezdo is the emblem of the region.
Despite its medieval appearance, the building was built in 1912 by Sherwood, the special architect of the German baron von Steingel. After the earthquake in 1927, part of the palace collapsed in the sea. Today there is only a small house 10 m wide, 20 m long, a romantic vestige with a very Expensive Italian restaurant.
To get there. 10 km west of Yalta. Buses 32, 26, 27 stop here.
ALEKSANDER NEVSKI CATHEDRAL (СОБОР АЛЕКСАНДРА СОБОР)
Read moreThis magnificent cathedral was built in 1903, on the plans of the architect Krasnov, who designed several palaces in Crimea.
VIZA (ВИЗА)
Read moreThis agency offers excursions in the vicinity of Yalta as well as in nearby cities such as Soudak, Aloupka, Sevastopol and Bakhtchissaraï.
KURORTY KRIMA
Read moreThe agency offers excursions on foot, by boat or on horseback in the vicinity of Yalta. Possibility of booking tickets and train tickets.
MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND LITERATURE
Read moreThe first hall is the archaeological section of the museum, where many objects were exposed on the territory of Yalta during archaeological excavations. The second exhibition concerns objects relating to cultural and social life in Yalta in the th and th centuries. It contains manuscripts and personal objects of the city's inhabitants. For rainy days.
SAINT-JEAN-CHRYSOTOM CATHEDRAL
Read more. Hill. The church and its belfry were erected between 1832 and 1837. It was one of the first monuments of the city to be built in stone. During the war, the cathedral was destroyed, but the belfry remained on its feet. It served as a benchmark for sailors. It has since been rebuilt.
PRYMORSKY-YURI GARGARIN PARK
Read moreIn the south of the city, the park extends from Hotel Oreanda. From the monument Maxim Gorky, you can walk along the alley leading to Lito Hotel, which even has a bowling alley. In this park, in a pretty building in the midst of shady alleys, the health centre of the city.