My Defilada through Lviv

Why do I keep coming back to Lviv? That question is impossible to answer, just as it is impossible to grasp the boundless.

The Hoshiv Monastery. A Pilgrimage Centre in Dolyna

Above the Subcarpathian village of Hoshiv, on the summit of Yasna Hora (Bright Mountain), rises the Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Lord, a place of pilgrimage for Christians from all over the world.

The Hoshiv Holy Transfiguration Monastery

In Skole — Through the Mountains and Through the Town

One could speak endlessly of the magical charm of our Carpathians. The more often you come here, the more you long to know about every corner of this blessed land.

Patsykiv. A 17th-Century Cossack Church in the Rain

I had long heard of the old monastery church in Patsykiv, in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, and had seen a small photograph of the sacred building. For two years I looked at the map and wondered how on earth to get there.

Patsykiv. The Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God. OCU. 1691.

Pidhirtsi Metamorphoses. Collective-Farm Sheds to Palace

When people mention Pidhoretsky Palace, they often think of the castle in the Brody district. But the Stryi district also has its own Pidhirtsi, with a little pearl of its own.

Selydove. Do the Small Towns of Donetsk Have a Future?

"You, my town of Selydove,

A flower in the Donetsk land,

Selydove, Selydove —

A beacon of miners' glory!"

The town's anthem.

I happened to be in Selydove on business — a small mining town in the Donetsk region.

A Holiday in Any Season? Let's Go to Svaliava!

Svaliava is one of the most famous ski and balneological resorts in Ukraine, celebrated for its mineral springs "Poliana Kvasova", "Luzhanska", "Poliana Kupel" and other healing waters, similar in their properties to "Borjomi". To my taste they are tastier than the Caucasian ones, because they are more accessible.

Tysiv and Other Subcarpathian Villages. Why So Distant?

Not all my travels have been successful and brought me pleasure. My most disastrous and exhausting trip was around the villages of the Bolekhiv town council.

Tysiv. Bolekhiv town council. Dolyna district. Ivano-Frankivsk region.

Seen in Bolekhiv

I continue my acquaintance with Bolekhiv — a Subcarpathian town in the Ivano-Frankivsk region.

Come Along With Me Through Kyiv

"How can I not love you, my Kyiv!"

I had a few hours and a wish to stroll through the capital.