TOP-11 INTERESTING PLACES IN IVANO-FRANKIVSK REGION: WHERE TO GO AND WHAT TO SEE
Ivano-Frankivsk region is famous for its forests, mountains and the unique Carpathian charm. It’s the perfect place to study Ukrainian history, culture, and traditions. For those who are interested in cooking there are many places to roam with every restaurant offering a variety of national dishes. Also there is a Читайте
Tourism in Ukraine: where to go for new experiences
We have prepared an inventory of little-known places which will open up new facets of beauty in traveling in Ukraine. Where to travel for brand spanking new impressions in Ukraine: New Chertoria The Orzhevsky estate is an architectural memo located in the vicinity of the Zhytomyr region. There’s a manor Читайте
Heritage of the Pototskiy Family – castles, fortresses, estates
Potocki are a family of Polish nobility, magnates and cultural personalities. They made a great contribution to the social and cultural life of Ukraine, were active political figures, founded the first charitable organizations and built more than a hundred castles and estates throughout the country. Let us look at some Читайте
History of Ukrainian dumplings (Varenyky)
Slavic dumpling (varenyky) or Turkish “dush-var”? The Ukrainian people have long experienced the preparation of boiled pies with various toppings, which are called varenyky. According to elderly legends, it’s an essentially Slavic dish, but in fact, the recipe for these fabulous porridge pies was borrowed the Turks, who called them Читайте
Holy Mountains Lavra of the Holy Dormition : history, facts and description
The eminent Lavra is located in a small town on both sides of the Seversky Donets, which used to be called Slavyanogorsk (now Svyatogorsk). The official history of the establishment of the Holy Dormition Svyatogorsk Lavra started in the 15th century.In the original documents. This place in the Donetsk region Читайте
10 CITIES OF UKRAINE WHICH HAD THE STATUS OF THE CAPITAL
The capital is a status that leaves a mark on any city. But do we know how many capitals there were in Ukraine? In fact, there were many more than we can imagine. Which were the longest, and which were only 2 days, like, for example, Transcarpathian Khust, read in Читайте
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ukraine
UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in education, sciences and culture. Ukraine’s UNESCO Sites To be included on the World Heritage List, sites must be of outstanding universal Читайте
Klov Palace in Kyiv
Sometimes architectural structures like people have a very dramatic fate, experiencing many changes and events. Klovsky Palace – one of the most beautiful palaces of Kiev, XVIII century listed building, unfortunately, refers precisely to this. Back in 1753 at the expense of Kiev-Pechersk Holy Dormition Monastery on the historic place Читайте
Ostroh Academy: wisdom and charm
Why Ostroh Academy in Athens called the Ukrainian, and what is the cultural phenomenon it? It is no coincidence the poet Penkalsky in 1600, he wrote: “The muse lodged in jail, even the god of art Apollo has left the island of Delos and moved to Ukraine” . On the Читайте
Schoenborn Palace, the Austrian tale in Ukraine
If you want to get into the story, you absolutely must come to the Palace Schoenborn located near Mukachevo in Transcarpathia. Back in the eighteenth century Count Lothar Friedrich Schönborn, Archbishop maynskyy received from the Austrian emperor in Mukachevo Dominion protectorate, and later his successor has also Chynadiyevskyy. It was Читайте
Askania Nova
Getting started Askania Nova? Imagine a time sheet for excellent high school education! It became the reason of foundation amazing collection of Frederick Faltz-Fein: parents allowed the boy to arrange a few cages with wild animals. Reserve “Chapli” was created in 1898 to 11054 hectares Friedrich Faltz-Fein. For the first Читайте
Golitsyn Palace. Trostyants
Trostyanets – Regional Center, located on the highway between Kharkiv and Sumy. This town is in the list of interesting tourist destinations in Ukraine, there are museums, beautiful parks and monuments. Trostyanets has its own unique history. One of the binding sites during a visit Trostyantsa can rightly be called Читайте
Lviv: Boim Chapel
Lviv Attractions can be called universal , because the diversity of cultures and traditions that are intertwined in this city , every man is impressive . Aromas of coffee and chocolate complement the atmosphere of mystery and antiquity, which envelops the city a special aura. How and by whom built Читайте
Potocki Palace in Lviv
Potocki Palace in Lviv Potocki family were one of the most famous and powerful of Polish, who owned vast areas in Ukraine, Poland and Belarus. In Ukraine alone Potocki owned more than forty cities and thousands of villages. That is why the attraction “The Castle Potocki” can be found in Читайте
The history of the island Berezan, Mykolaiv region
Islands of the Black Sea in Ukraine presented in single copies, and the island of Berezan (Mykolaiv region), just one of those exceptions. Berezan complex bedrock as Snake Island. Berezan is famous not only for its natural beauty, but also a number of interesting facts that are connected with this Читайте