Friday, 29 September 2017

Luzhany. The Oldest Church in Bukovyna

How many wonderful villages and small towns we have, ones you want to visit and learn more about.

Luzhany, Kitsman district. Chernivtsi region
Luzhany, Kitsman district. Chernivtsi region

Friday, 22 September 2017

The Bilokuzmynivka Rocks. A Wonder of the Virgin Steppe

In the Donetsk region, where the cities have merged into one continuous industrial agglomeration and the distance between them is about 5-10 kilometres, nature has given this industrial region an astonishing creation — The Bilokuzmynivka chalk cliffs.

The Bilokuzmynivka cliffs. A natural monument. Donetsk region


Wednesday, 13 September 2017

Tyapche in the Dolyna Area

I first saw this small Subcarpathian village when I was at the Goshiv monastery. At the foot of the Yasna Mountain, on the eastern side, houses and a church could be seen.

Tyapche, Dolyna district, Ivano-Frankivsk region
Tyapche, Dolyna district, Ivano-Frankivsk region

Wednesday, 6 September 2017

Verkhni Hai. A Subcarpathian Village of 600 Years

I went to Verkhni Hai, in the Drohobych district of the Lviv region, to see the wooden Church of the Holy Trinity.

Verkhni Hai. The Church of the Holy Trinity. 1910.
Verkhni Hai. The Church of the Holy Trinity. 1910.