The Sent-Miklosh Castle of Love. History and the Present Day

The mediaeval Sent-Miklosh Castle in Chynadiiovo is a monument of architecture of the 14th-15th centuries, a popular tourist site, and a venue for festivals and plein-airs. But the events of today were preceded by the centuries-long epic of the palace and its owners, and this chronicle is one of the most romantic and dramatic castle stories of Zakarpattia.

Sent-Miklosh Castle. The settlement of Chynadiiovo, Mukachevo district, Zakarpattia region

Prelesne. The Museum of Folk Architecture and Everyday Life

The routes of rural tourism in the Donetsk region include the village of Prelesne, known for its Bantysh palace of the 19th century and the museum of folk architecture, everyday life and children's creativity. The museum is recognised as one of the seven wonders of the Sloviansk district and is the only one of its kind in Eastern Ukraine.

Prelesne. The museum of folk architecture, everyday life and children's creativity

The Tarakaniv Fort. Stories, Legends and Riddles

The Tarakaniv Fort is one of the most mystical sites of Ukraine. It is not included in the routes of organised tourists, and you will not read about it in the magazine-catalogues for travellers. It is not like other fortresses and castles, but its history has preserved no fewer secrets and riddles than the popular places of tourist pilgrimage.

The Tarakaniv (Dubno) Fort. The barracks and the side casemates

Novomoskovsk. The Holy Trinity Cathedral in Wood

The most famous landmarks of Novomoskovsk — Samara Hermitage Monastery, the main shrine of the Zaporozhian Sich, and the Holy Trinity Cathedral, an architectural masterpiece of 18th-century wooden architecture.

Novomoskovsk. Holy Trinity Cathedral. 1778.

A Lost Monument to the Flying Ace Petro Nesterov

By the roadside of the M 09 (E 372) highway, near the town of Zhovkva rises a monument to the founder of aerobatics, Petro Mykolaiovych Nesterov.

Zhovkva. The monument to Petro Nesterov

Krekhiv. The Monastery of St Nicholas of the Basilian Order

For four centuries the Krekhiv Monastery of St Nicholas of the Basilian Order has been one of the largest spiritual centres and a place of pilgrimage for the faithful from all over Ukraine and abroad.

Krekhiv. The Monastery of St Nicholas of the Basilian Order

Passing through Zhytomyr. A city of peace and bread

Today's tale is about Zhytomyr, an ancient town known since the days of Kyivan Rus. What can you see in the course of four hours, and what impressions were left after an unplanned stroll around this regional centre in the north-west of Ukraine?

Zhytomyr. Soborna Square

Chernihiv. A Chronicle Town of Grandeur and Holiness

Chernihiv is a regional centre of Ukraine, a railway junction, a port on the Desna, and an ancient town with tourist attractions.

Chernihiv. Myru Avenue. St Catherine's Church. 1715.

The Druzhkivka Petrified Trees. How to Find Them?

While getting to know the unique places of the Donetsk land, I unexpectedly made a discovery for myself. The oldest stone forest on the Eurasian continent lies half a kilometre from the settlement of Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka.

Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka. Petrified trees

Pyrohiv. Homesteads and houses

The Museum of Folk Architecture and Life in Pyrohiv is the largest in Eastern Europe. This open-air museum occupies an area of over 300 hectares in a picturesque spot in the southern part of Kyiv.

Kyiv. Pyrohiv. The Museum of Folk Architecture and Life. The "Podillia" exposition