Swallow's Nest, YaltaThe neo-Gothic Swallow's Nest castle perches 130 feet above the Black Sea near Yalta in southern Ukraine. Built by a German noble in 1912, the flamboyant seaside residence is now a popular tourist destination. >> Find out more about what to see and do in Crimea, one of our 20 best trips for 2013
Photograph by Sergey Fradkov

Best Trips 2013: Crimea, Ukraine

Photos of the Crimean Peninsula, a diamond suspended from the south coast of Ukraine and one of our Best Trips of 2013.

December 10, 2012
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