One is often more familiar with foreign cities and points of interest than with the outstanding sites of his or her own homeland. To some extent, the same is true of Ukrainians. So let UkrainePlaces fill in the blanks about Ukraine for our readers and disclose all of the country’s riches. Now, let’s take a closer look at Zhytomyr and Zhytomyr Oblast
It would be hard to find a region in Ukraine that could compete with the Lviv region when it comes to the number and variety of places of interest: the Carpathian Mountains, Little Polissia, world-class balneotherapy spa resorts, dozens of ancient castles, unique cities and towns and, of course, Lviv itself - the true heart of the region
April 14, 2008 – 10:58 am
In this article we will talk about the life-giving natural energy in the sanatoriums and vacation hotels throughout the country. Our resorts have unique mineral waters, therapeutic muds, salt mines and clean air. In addition there are experienced specialists here who apply the most modern resort therapy technologies, the result of tested research. Today’s highlight is Svaliava – a well-known Transcarpathian resort
The Rivne region has given us the famous “Peresopnytske Gospel” of the 16th century, on which the Ukrainian presidential oath is now sworn, in Ostrog the first Eastern Slavik academy, the first Ukrainian primer and at 106 km long – Europe’s longest active light-rail. Today in this region with an area of 20.1 square metres there are more that 1122 historical and architectural monuments, 227 nature-reserve fund objects and territories, 91 wildlife preserves – and so much more!
I had heard about the unique beauty of the Ternopil region, its rich traditions and its hospitable citizens long ago. But that the Ternopil region is a real oasis for tourists was a real surprise for me! Extreme, green, regional, historic and spiritual tourism: Ukraine’s purest ecologic environment, 25 waterfalls and more than 100 caves, the Dnister river canyon (one of Europe’s longest!), 34 castles - and that is not all that this wonderful region has to offer the active traveller
In Ukraine there are not many regions which can compete with Ivano Frankivsk. It leads in many regards, including: the number of historic and cultural monuments (3.5 thousand), cultivated forests (covering 41 percent of the region’s territory), types of folk art crafts (works of local craftsmen are exhibited in museums in Kiev, Moscow, Toronto and New York) and the number of Hutzul wizards called ‘molfars’. If you do not believe, just visit and see this fascinating Carpathian region for yourself!
What did our ancestors drink in ancient times? Do our “hoppy” tastes, centuries apart, differ that much? Look for the answers to these questions in modern Lviv, which can be rightly called the beer capital of Ukraine. And not only because this amber drink has been brewed here from times immemorial, but also because the whole culture is connected with it in the city of Lions
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