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• The Ostroh Castle in Rivne Oblast
  Ostroh, first mentioned in 1100, is a town with a population of about 14 thousand people located in the south of Rivne Oblast. The main attraction of this town is its old castle located on the top of a 20-meter hill above the valley of the Viliy River. It was built on the site of […]
  Tuesday 24th of June 2025 12:19:36 PM
• The Oldest Wooden Church in the Lviv Region
  Potelych is a village with a population of about 800 people located in the Zholkovsky district of Lviv Oblast. The main attraction of the village is the Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit – an Orthodox wooden church built in 1502. It is the oldest surviving wooden church in the Lviv region. Potelych […]
  Tuesday 27th of May 2025 09:27:50 AM
• The Intercession Church in Piddubtsi
  Piddubtsi is a village with a population of about 1,000 people located in the Lutsk district of Volyn Oblast, about 16 km east of Lutsk. The main architectural attraction of this village is the nine-headed Orthodox Church of the Intercession, originally – the Uniate Church, built in 1745. Piddubtsi on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim […]
  Thursday 1st of May 2025 12:37:18 PM
• The Palace-Estate of Admiral Chikhachev in Mytky
  Mytky is a small village located in the Barskiy district of Vinnytsia Oblast. The main attraction of the village is the former estate of Nikolai Chikhachev – a picturesque palace built of yellow bricks in a mixed Gothic and Romanesque style. Nikolai Chikhachev (1830-1917), an admiral of the Russian Imperial Navy, acquired this estate in […]
  Tuesday 18th of March 2025 09:17:22 AM
• The Churches of Kozelets ? Ukrainian Cultural Heritage
  Kozelets is a large village with a population of about 8,000 people located in the southwestern part of Chernihiv Oblast, on the banks of the Oster River, about 67 km south of Chernihiv. The highway from Kyiv to Chernihiv passes through this village. Here you can find several interesting architectural monuments belonging to Ukrainian cultural […]
  Tuesday 18th of February 2025 12:14:44 PM
• Lutsk Upper Castle ? One of the Best Castles of Ukraine
  Lutsk Upper Castle also known as Lubart’s Castle is one of the largest, oldest and best-preserved castles in Ukraine, a monument of architecture and history of national importance. It is the main object of the historical and cultural reserve “Old Lutsk”, it is the oldest building in Lutsk. Photos by: Maxim Ritus. In its current […]
  Friday 10th of January 2025 10:29:29 AM
• Castles of Ukraine in Watercolors by Polish Artist
  The following watercolors were included in the fourth album of the artist Zbigniew Szczepanek “Zamki na Kresach”. It shows the 59 most famous fortresses in Kresach (the Polish name of the territory of today’s Western Ukraine). About 40% of the castles show the author’s reconstruction, the remaining 60% – their current state. The images of […]
  Wednesday 4th of December 2024 12:28:19 PM
• Unique Fortified Church of Holy Protection in Sutkivtsi
  This architectural monument is unique for Ukraine. The Holy Protection Fortress Church is located in the village of Sutkivtsi in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, about 47 km south of Khmelnytskyi. It was built as a defensive church at the expense of the nobleman and owner of these lands, Fyodor Sutkovetsky, in 1476. It combines features of the […]
  Sunday 10th of November 2024 07:57:51 AM
• Pushcha-Vodytsya ? the Most Scenic Tram Line in Ukraine
  Pushcha-Vodytsya is a historical place and a climatic resort located mainly in pine forests in the north-western part of Kyiv. This locality got its name from the word “pushcha” (a dense, impenetrable forest) and the Vodytsya River, which no longer exists. Today, it is one of the most popular holiday destinations in the capital of […]
  Wednesday 30th of October 2024 11:44:01 AM
• The Most Beautiful Parts of Natural Ukraine
  Unlike Caribbean beaches, Swiss Alps, and Michigan casinos, Ukraine isn’t usually a bucket list destination for everyday travelers. Despite the country being plagued with stereotypes of Cold War-era notions, harsh and freezing winters, and an overall gray landscape, these ideas couldn’t be further from the truth in most cases. In reality, Ukraine is packed with […]
  Thursday 3rd of October 2024 12:27:41 PM

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