Vorokhta. Market. A taste that captivates.

A market, a trading place is the calling card of a city or town. Every Friday in Vorokhta, Ivano-Frankivsk region, the market square turns into a bustling bazaar, and although today is not a market day, the season is not very touristy, the weather has completely deteriorated, and it is late afternoon, the market in Vorokhta near the train station is still operating, and a wandering traveler has the opportunity to buy souvenirs as a keepsake, gifts for home, and Carpathian delicacies to treat their colleagues at work and their family at home.

Vorokhta, market

The Yavoriv Zabavka. Treasury of the Yavoriv Region

Fortunate are those who have held on to their own distinctive toys — some of the very first playthings through which a child comes to know the world.

 

Mykulychyn. The Market: Range, Prices and Features

Mykulychyn is a low-mountain resort located in the Ivano-Frankivsk region in the picturesque valley of the mountain river Prut and its tributary the Prutets Chemyhivskyi. As is well known, travellers on their hikes along endless walking routes across the Carpathian ridges love to eat heartily and tastily, and they drag an enormous supply of food up into the mountains with them, anticipating the process of devouring the dishes on the conquered peaks. There is no need to buy groceries in the town supermarkets; it makes good sense to pick up local treats at the Mykulychyn market.

Yablunytsia. The Souvenir Market and Folk Craftsmen

Souvenir markets in Western Ukraine resemble ethnographic displays with a rich collection of works by local craftsmen. The spectacular selling-exhibitions of folk-art objects can be considered a national brand. Tourists include visits to colourful fairs in their routes and are sure to buy goods useful in daily life or simply curious little things that can be seen only in the Carpathian land. 

Yablunytsia, Ivano-Frankivsk region. The market on the pass

The Vovcha river. Sources and course. Stories and legends

Toponymic legends are linked to famous personalities who were the founders of cities or the discoverers of unexplored lands. Oral folk art has from ancient times brought down to our day the stories of the origin of geographical features. One of the most famous and ancient of the world's legends tells of the Capitoline she-wolf, which suckled two brothers, one of whom would become the founder of Rome. In honour of the mother of the Romans a bronze sculpture was created, copies of which are a source of pride in many countries of the world. In Ukraine there is also a stone statue of a local predator, the progenitress of a hydronym.

Prohres, Pokrovsk district, Donetsk region. Monument to the she-wolf - founder of the name of the watercourse

Mosaic. A Vanishing Layer of Art. Hurry to See It!

The resonant destruction of a mosaic beloved by Lvivians on the demolished 'Okean' store makes one think about preserving examples of monumental art. Many mosaic pictures bear no communist symbols. Unique, spectacular frescoes are being ruined by spiritlessness and mismanagement.

Pavlohrad. Dnipropetrovsk region. Mosaic panel. Shevchenko Street, 120

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi. The Museum of Robinsons

For Fisherman's Day

One of the most beloved and widespread of folk pastimes is fishing.

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odesa region. The Dniester estuary

Petrykivka and Its Wondrous Painting

I had heard many times about Petrykivka painting, but I had never happened to see the decorative folk drawing, neither at exhibitions of applied art nor in souvenir shops.