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Flowering Carpathians – Chornohora Mountain Range
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
Chornohora is the highest mountain range in the Ukrainian Carpathians located on the border of Zakarpattia and Ivano-Frankivsk regions.
It is especially beautiful at a time when the slopes of the range are covered by flowering rhododendron. Chornohora on Google Maps. Photos by: Alexander Kotenko.
Tags: Ivano-Frankivsk oblast · landscapes · Zakarpattia oblast
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The historical and cultural complex “Radomysl Castle”
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Culture, Regions, Travel
Radomyshl is a small town with a population of about 15 thousand people located to the north-east of Zhitomir, in Zhitomir region. Today, this place is known primarily due to the historical and cultural complex “Radomysl Castle” opened in 2011.
The main attraction of the castle is a unique museum of home icons, the only one in Ukraine. Also, there is a beautiful landscape park around the castle. Entrance costs 50 UAH (about 2 USD). Photos by: Alexander Shvab.
Tags: Zhitomir oblast
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The picturesque village of Buky – bird’s-eye view
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
Buky is a small village with a population of about 500 people located in Kyiv region, to the west of Bila Tserkva, about 120 km from Kyiv.
One of the most beautiful landscape parks in Ukraine can be found here. The jewel of the place is a beautiful temple complex – Church of St. Eugene. Photos by: skyandmethod.com
Tags: Kiev oblast
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Khotyn Fortress – one of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in History, Regions, Travel
Khotyn fortress stands on the bank of the Dniester River in Khotyn town (Chernivtsi region), about 20 km from Kamenets Podolskiy.
Khotyn is one of the oldest Ukrainian towns emerged at the turn of the 10th-11th centuries. In the second half of the 13th century, by order of King Daniel Galitsky, a new stone fortress was built in place of the old wooden one; it became one of the strongest fortresses in Eastern Europe. Photos by: Igor Golovach.
fine example of medieval architecture
Tags: Chernovtsy oblast
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Hiking in the Hutsul Alps in Zakarpattia region
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Regions, Travel
Ukrainian part of the Hutsul Alps, a mountain group also called the Rakhiv Mountains and Marmarosi, is located in the southern part of Rakhiv district in Zakarpattia region.
The Hutsul Alps is the most diverse and picturesque mountains in the Ukrainian Carpathians thanks to high altitude (over 1,900 meters), deep valleys (up to 1500 m), and diverse geological structure. The Ukrainian-Romanian border passes through the Hutsul Alps. Photos by: Alexander Kotenko.
Tags: landscapes · Zakarpattia oblast
Bukovel is the largest ski resort in Ukraine. It is located near Polianytsia village in Ivano-Frankivsk region, about 100 km south-west of Ivano-Frankivsk, near the foot of Bukovel Mountain, at an altitude of 920 meters above sea level. The highest point of the resort is Dovga Mountain (1372 meters).
The season runs from late November to mid / late April. In 2012, Bukovel was one of the most rapidly developing ski resorts in the world.
Tags: Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
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The remains of the palace of the vanished Chervonograd town
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Photos, Regions
Chervonograd is a ghost town located in Ternopil region, near the village of Nyrkiv, in Zalischyky district. Today, the only preserved buildings are the remains of the palace of the 17th century and the Catholic church of the 18th century.
In the early 1940s, the township population was about 500 people. After the Second World War, it was not restored and disappeared from maps.
Tags: Ternopil oblast
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Painted bus stops in Poltava region
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Art, Regions, Travel
Take a look at these scenic bus stops located in Novosanzharsky district of Poltava region. Very colorful and lovely, it is not so boring to wait for a bus at such stops. Also, you can make nice memorable pictures.
bus stops in provincial Ukraine
Tags: Poltava oblast
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Disneyland near Kyiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Entertainment, Photos, Regions
Imagine this situation: Kyiv region, you are driving on an empty night road in the direction of Kyiv, and about 30 km from the city, all of a sudden, about 500 meters from the highway, you can see such a sight.
It is not an entertainment or tourist center, but one of the largest film studios in Ukraine – VICTORIA FILM STUDIOS, located on Zhitomir highway Kyiv-Chop, near the village of Hurivshchyna. The location of the studios on Google Maps. The photos were taken by Sergiy Kotko.
Tags: Kiev city · Kiev oblast
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Mystical winter landscapes of the Ukrainian Carpathians
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Regions, Travel
A few posts ago, we have seen the Ukrainian Carpathians in summer and now let’s go back in cold and snowy winter.
In general, winters in the Ukrainian Carpathians are not severe, the sun shines often and the weather is clear. Average winter temperatures in the mountains are 10-15 degrees Celsius below zero, sometimes it is very cold (up to 30 degrees below zero).
the scenery of a winter fairy tale
Tags: landscapes · Zakarpattia oblast