Vorokhta. The 'Karetnyi' Narrow-Gauge Bridge and Viaducts

The Carpathian Mountains, emerald primeval forests and mountain villages conceal many exceptional curiosities and unexpected gifts. At the starting point of the route up to Chornohora from Vorokhta via Zavoiela, where the mountain stream Nyzhnii Bakhonchyk merges with the unruly Prut, a narrow-gauge bridge from 1895 has survived.

 

Vorokhta. The «Karetnyi» Bridge. 1895.

Mykulychyn. The Narrow-Gauge Carriage Museum

Driving along the H09 highway Mukachevo-Ivano-Frankivsk-Lviv, in the centre of Mykulychyn the traveller will surely notice an old little carriage at the roadside and wonder why a railway rarity has been placed here.

 

Mykulychyn, Ivano-Frankivsk region. The narrow-gauge carriage museum

Lviv. The Children's Railway Through Stryiskyi Park

For Railwayman's Day

and the anniversary of the opening of the Lviv Children's Railway

One of the most beloved recreation spots in Lviv, and a true fairy tale, is the children's railway in Stryiskyi Park.

Lviv. The children's railway in Stryiskyi Park

Barvinkove. A weekend trip, or the secret landmarks

For a hike along unknown tourist trails, a single day off or a few hours is enough. In small towns and villages there are hidden, unusual finds that can stir up all sorts of emotions - from delight to regret. Unpopular places are always close at hand; it is worth looking at a map and plotting a route. Barvinkove - a small town in the south of Kharkiv region - will mark the 370th anniversary of its founding in 2023. A town with a rich history and a Ukrainian name deserves tourist recognition. The tour begins at the railway station, opened in 1869 on the initiative of the novelist H. P. Danylevsky, a native of the Barvinkove area.

 

Barvinkove, Kharkiv region. The railway station

Vyhoda. The Carpathian Tram Through the Boyko Land

If you want to see the beauty of the Carpathians while expending a minimum of physical effort, take a ride on the Carpathian Tram through the picturesque corners of the Boyko land. Boarding begins in the village of Vyhoda, in the Dolyna district of Ivano-Frankivsk region, by the monument to this environmentally clean form of transport.