A Day Off in the Donetsk Region. Tourist Locations

The Donetsk region is pockmarked, as if with scars, by mine workings and open quarries, dotted with factory workshops and steaming chimneys, saturated with chemical waste and emissions. It might seem that in this industrial land not a single living spot or green corner has been left for rest. And yet the region does have natural monuments and creations of human hands where you can set off on a day off or a holiday to spend your time interestingly and to good purpose.

Donetsk region. The "Bilenke" section of the "Kramatorsk" regional landscape park

The Velykoanadolskyi Forest and the 'Forest Park'

Forest Park is a resort town in the south of Donetsk region, in the very heart of the Velykoanadolskyi Forest. This paradisiacal corner is located 65 kilometres from Donetsk and 6 kilometres from the district centre of Volnovakha (12 kilometres by road). Until 2014, the top management of Donbas was a frequent guest of the hotel and health complex; a helipad was built for the wealthy visitors.

Hrafske. Donetsk region. The "Forest Park" hotel and health centre