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All Crimea Yalta

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Yalta

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Yalta, Crimea

Updated January 24, 2017

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Glade of Fairy Tales

Yalta, Crimea

Glade of Fairy Tales

Over 300 wood sculptures depicting characters from Slavic, Greek and Western folk tales fill this magical garden.
Ai-Petri Bridges

Yalta, Crimea

Ai-Petri Bridges

One of the windiest peaks in Crimea is home to an incredible set of cable bridges.
Druzhba health spa.

Yalta, Crimea

Druzhba

This space age health spa looks like a supervillain's lair.
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The Swallow's Nest

A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.
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North facade of Voronstov Palace

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Vorontsov Palace

This magnificent Crimean estate was once a playground of the Russian elite.
7 miles from Yalta

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Eski-Kermen Cave Town

One of the cave cities of Crimea, built by the Goths in the sixth century.
22 miles from Yalta
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