Passing through Zhytomyr. A city of peace and bread

Today's tale is about Zhytomyr, an ancient town known since the days of Kyivan Rus. What can you see in the course of four hours, and what impressions were left after an unplanned stroll around this regional centre in the north-west of Ukraine?

Zhytomyr. Soborna Square

Chernihiv — a chronicle town with an atmosphere of grandeur and holiness

Chernihiv is a regional centre of Ukraine, a railway junction, a port on the Desna, and an ancient town with tourist attractions.

Chernihiv. Myru Avenue. St Catherine's Church. 1715.

So this is what the Druzhkivka petrified trees are like! How to find them? How to get there?

While getting to know the unique places of the Donetsk land, I unexpectedly made a discovery for myself. The oldest stone forest on the Eurasian continent lies half a kilometre from the settlement of Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka.

Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka. Petrified trees

Pyrohiv. Homesteads and houses

The Museum of Folk Architecture and Life in Pyrohiv is the largest in Eastern Europe. This open-air museum occupies an area of over 300 hectares in a picturesque spot in the southern part of Kyiv.

Kyiv. Pyrohiv. The Museum of Folk Architecture and Life. The "Podillia" exposition