Wednesday, 26 September 2018

Kleban-Byk. Just a day off

Purpose of the hike: to visit the Kleban-Byk regional landscape park with a look at the outcrops of bedrock. Route: the Kleban-Byk stop, the settlement of Kleban-Byk, the Kleban-Byk RLP, the reservoir, the quarry, the village of Pleshchiivka, the Pleshchiivka stop. Distance: 13.5 km. Time: 3 hours 40 minutes. Weather: sunny, +18° .. +27°.

Клебан-Бик, Костянтинівський р-н, Донецька обл.
Kleban-Byk, Kostiantynivka district, Donetsk region.

Wednesday, 19 September 2018

Kokhavyne. The Monastery of Saint Gerard. History and the Present Day

Cases of neglect and destruction of monuments of sacred architecture are, sadly, encountered quite often. Sometimes the buildings are restored by parishioners of a different religious denomination, while preserving the original appearance of the church. That is what happened in the historic locality of Kokhavyne, in the settlement of Hnizdychiv in the Lviv region.

Гніздичів. Кохавине. Церква Покрови Пресвятої Богородиці. Колишній Вознесенський костел. 1894 р.
Hnizdychiv. Kokhavyne. Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God. The former Ascension kostel. 1894.

Wednesday, 12 September 2018

Perechyn. A Half-Marathon in Zakarpattia

As they get to know the generous natural riches of Zakarpattia, tourists increasingly include in their routes the town of Perechyn, set among mountain peaks near the confluence of the Turia and Uzh rivers.

Перечин. Закарпатська область
The town of Perechyn. Zakarpattia region

Wednesday, 5 September 2018

Zolotyi Kolodiaz. A Life-Giving Spring of Healing Water

In the Donetsk region, sources of mineral water are not encountered all that often, so deposits of this most valuable natural resource in the ground, in an industrial region, are worth their weight in gold. A village in the Dobropillia district earned its well-deserved name, for its life-giving spring has been famous throughout the whole district for a fourth century now.

Село Золотий Колодязь, Добропільський р-н, Донецька обл.
The village of Zolotyi Kolodiaz, Dobropillia district, Donetsk region