Crimea is a great summer destination: sunny mountainous landscapes, the seaside promenade in Yalta, the invigorating Black Sea, well-preserved castles and palaces and more. Have you seen these sights already? Looking for an alternative to the bustling tourist spots and beaches? Here is an idea: cave-exploring! Just 17 km from Yalta on the way to Simferopol, near the village of Marmurove (“Marble”), lies the plateau called Chatyr-Dag. At 918 metres above sea level, this spot leads to an amazing netherworld. Welcome to the Marble Cave!
How was democracy born in Ukraine? From the first Constitution? From the Ukrainian National Republic? From the Cossack assemblies? Dig deeper: the first democratic republic on the territory of our country appeared in the 5th century B. C. It was founded by Greeks on the Heraclea peninsula. Does it sound ancient? However, it is alive today on the territory of modern Sevastopol, Crimea!
When it comes to visiting Crimea, the majority of tourists go the southern coast of the peninsula to Yalta, Alushta or Foros. But the more experienced chose the calmer eastern part of the coast, which has its own pearls. For instance, Feodosia, which is over 2500 years old. At the crossroad of times and cultures, the city offers Armenian churches, fortress walls, Muslim mosques and a la-a-arge bonus: the Black Sea
The Lutsk (or Lubart’s) Castle is the main historic monument of the capital of Volyn. It is the only castle in Ukraine seen by nearly every Ukrainian, thanks to the fact that they hold its picture in their hand with every 200 hryvnas bill. The 28 meter-high Entrance Tower of Lutsk Castle was where the idea of a united Europe was voiced for the first time. And it happened in 1429
Do you know how nice it is in the Khmelnytskyi region at the beginning of summer? Blooming gardens turn the villages into milk-white lakes on soft green hills; forests and fields are covered with a multicoloured carpet. Here you will see another Ukraine: the residents of Podillia took the best from each region, and the result is a dazzling combination!
Once ancient Cafa, now the south-eastern resort of Crimea; Feodosia measures its age in centuries. Who has this city not seen during its lifetime? The contemporaries of Hellenic legends, Armenian colonies, enterprising Genoeses, Turkish invaders and Zaporizhian Cossacks – the ancient walls of the Feodosian Citadel, spread out on Karantynnyi Hill in the northern part of the city, remember their deeds
It is early morning. The town of Kremenets slumbers at the base of Bona Hill. The great building of the Kremenets Lyceum, impressive belfry of the Mykolaivska church and the other old houses of the city also sleep. In their dreams they see the many famous people who used to visit Kremenets: the great composer Franz List, genius author Honoré de Balzac, and Ukraine’s legendary Taras Shevchenko… Towering 400 meters above, their rest is guarded by the castle of Queen Bona
It was 350 years ago; France during the time of the musketeers and Cardinal Richelieu. Young Maria Casimire Louise de la Grange d’Arquien, daughter of the captain of the royal guard and the King’s governess, journeyed east to a remote country. She had no idea that Zolochiv castle (located in the current day Lviv region) would be her refuge for many years, a castle proudly boasting modern Ukraine’s only Chinese Palace
Filmmakers prefer Khotyn Castle above all Ukrainian castles. With a movie “career” for more than four decades and a long list of “roles”, this fortress is a real movie star! It has played the French La Rochele and grim English castles, a magic palace from H.C. Andersen’s fairy tales and R. L. Stevenson’s medieval stronghold. In each role the fortress has been unsurpassed
Ukraine’s tranquil Rivne region boasts a region called the “Volyn Switzerland” due to the incredible beauty of its landscapes. Blue lakes nestle among thick forests, while hills rise dramatically from plains of unobtrusive beauty. It is here that Gubkiv castle, so generously endowed with legends and history, rises over the Sluch River.
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