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The tourism potential of the Kherson region
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Travel, Video
Interesting video about the opportunities for development of tourism in Kherson oblast – a region in southern Ukraine washed by the Black and Azov seas.
Tags: Kherson oblast
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Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit in Kolochava
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
The wooden Greek-Catholic church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit is an architectural monument of the 18th century located in the village of Kolochava in Mizhgirya district of the Zakarpattia region.
The church in Baroque style was built of spruce boards by the master Ferenc Tekke in 1795. Since 1953, this beautiful building was used as a museum of atheism. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Zakarpattia oblast
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Pidhirtsi Castle – the view from above
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
Pidhirtsi Castle is a well-preserved Renaissance palace surrounded by fortifications. It is located in the village of Pidhirtsi in the east of the Lviv region.
The castle has a square shape. From the east, south and west it is surrounded by a line of fortifications, a moat and ramparts. Pidhirtsi, Olesko and Zolochiv castles form the “Golden Horseshoe of Ukraine” – a tourist route of the castles of the Lviv region. Pidhirtsi Castle on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: fortress · Lviv oblast
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Golden Autumn on Sokilsky Ridge in the Carpathians
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Regions, Travel
Sokilsky Ridge is located in Pokutsko-Bukovina Carpathians (part of the Ukrainian Carpathians), south of Kolomyya, in the Kosovsky district of the Ivano-Frankivsk region.
The length of the ridge is about 15 km, the maximum height – 940 m. It stretches from the northwest to the southeast between the rivers Ribnitsa and Cheremosh, from Sokolivka village to Velykyi Rozhyn village. Sokilsky Ridge on Google Maps. Photos by: Oleksandr Kotenko.
golden autumn in all its glory
Tags: Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
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Let’s fly over Holy Dormition Pochayiv Lavra
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Religion, Travel, Video
Holy Dormition Pochayiv Lavra is an Orthodox monastery located in the town of Pochaiv in the Ternopil region. It is the largest Orthodox temple complex and monastery in western Ukraine and the second largest in the country after Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.
Tags: Pochaev city · Ternopil oblast
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Olesko Castle and the Capuchin Monastery
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
Olesko Castle is an architectural monument of the 14th-17th centuries, located near the village of Olesko in the Bussky district of the Lviv region. John III Sobieski, one of the most notable monarchs of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, was born here.
It is one of the oldest buildings in Galicia. The castle was built at the crossroads of ancient trade routes from Wallachia and Hungary to Volyn, and was the key to this land. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: Lviv oblast
Odessa, located on the Black Sea coast, is the third largest city in Ukraine with a population of about 1 million people.
It is the largest commercial sea port of the country and a popular place for spa treatment, beach holidays and cruise tourism.
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The largest fortress in Eastern Europe
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, History, Travel
The fortress in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (known as Akkerman fortress until 1944) is one of the best preserved in Ukraine monuments of history and defensive architecture of the 13th-15th centuries, the largest fortress in Eastern Europe.
The total area of the fortress is about 9 hectares. It stands on the rocky shore of the Dniester estuary and has the form of an irregular polygon. Photos by: Taras Kashchak.
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Catholic Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Murafa
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Photos, Regions, Travel
Murafa is a village with a population of about 2,700 people located in Shargorod district of the Vinnytsia region.
The main attraction of the village is the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary founded by the monks Dominicans in 1624.
Tags: church · Vinnitsa oblast
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The architectural ensemble in Pidhirtsi
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in History, Regions, Travel
Pidhirtsi Castle, a well-preserved Renaissance palace surrounded by fortifications, is located in the east of the Lviv region in the village of Pidhirtsi.
Roman Catholic Church of the Exaltation and St. Joseph in the Baroque style was built near the palace in 1752-1766. From the church to the castle there is a 300-meter linden alley. Pidhirtsi on Google Maps. Pictures from the video by vnebo.com.ua
Pidhirtsi castle and church from above
Tags: church · Lviv oblast