Pirogov Estate Museum • Vinnytsia
Pirogov Estate Museum
Pirogov Estate Museum • Vinnytsia
The National Nikolai Pirogov Estate Museum, situated in the picturesque park in the outskirts of Vinnytsia, is not just the most interesting town sight, but an important object of the cultural heritage of Ukraine. Nikolai Pirogov is a prominent scientist, talented physician, inventor of anesthesia and field martial surgery, founder of the Red Cross Society and notable public figure. It's hard to o

Mury of Vinnytsia • Vinnytsia
Mury of Vinnytsia
Mury of Vinnytsia • Vinnytsia
In the early 17th century the representatives of the catholic Jesuit order appeared in Vinnytsia and with financial support of one of then town's governors built a monastery on the picturesque bank of the Southern Bug. The monks surrounded the cloister, which consisted of catholic church, collegium and dormitory, with massive fortress walls with loopholes and combat towers. These powerful defensiv

Hitler's headquarters "Werwolf"
Not far from Vinnytsia - in the region of the Stryzhavka settlement - there is one of the most mysterious constructions of the central region of Ukraine - the former Hitler's headquarters "Werwolf". Although today it is just a bulk of huge going under the ground concrete slabs with armature sticking out of them, this tourist sight, which is called the last mystery of the Third Reich, attracts rese

Environmental Park "Podilski Tovtry" • Kamianets-Podilskyi (164 km.)
Environmental Park "Podilski Tovtry"
Environmental Park "Podilski Tovtry" • Kamianets-Podilskyi (164 km.)
The National Environmental Park “Podilski Tovtry” is situated in Khmelnytsky region not far from well-known Kamianets-Podilskyi. It is one of the country’s most attractive corners, which is famous for its fabulously beautiful landscapes. This unique reserve has long acquired and secured the status of one of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine. This status is guaranteed by amazing combination of inimitabl

Red Square • Chernihiv (321 km.)
Red Square
Red Square • Chernihiv (321 km.)
The spacious Red Square with its inimitably beautiful architectural ensemble, green boulevards and squares is one of the most attractive touristic sights in Chernihiv. It is an administrative and cultural center, the place, where ancient town's heart beats. In Kyivan Rus times, the territory of today's Red Square used to be a part of Chernihiv's trade and handicraft district that was located outsi

Stronghold (Rampart) • Chernihiv (321 km.)
Stronghold (Rampart)
Stronghold (Rampart) • Chernihiv (321 km.)
The Stronghold is Chernihiv's oldest part and its historical heart. The town's history started over thirteen centuries ago, with its appearance on the high hill on the Desna River bank. The Stronghold remained Chernihiv's political, administrative and cultural center for many centuries. Therefore, it's no wonder that old town's main historical and architectural monuments are concentrated in this m

Historical and Cultural Reserve ‘The Tale of Igor's Campaign’
‘The Tale of Igor's Campaign’ is Old Russian literature’s prominent monument that was written in the 12th century and tells about unsuccessful campaign led by Novhorod-Siversky’s Prince Igor Svyatoslavich against Cumans. The campaign started from the Our Savior and Transfiguration Monastery, therefore, it’s no wonder that Ukraine’s only museum, devoted to this Slavic world’s celebrated literary si

The Our Savior and Transfiguration Monastery • Novgorod-Seversky (458 km.)
The Our Savior and Transfiguration Monastery
The Our Savior and Transfiguration Monastery • Novgorod-Seversky (458 km.)
Spread on the high Desna River’s bank, the majestic complex of the Our Savior and Transfiguration Monastery is rightly considered to be old Novhorod-Siversky’s key sight. Founded almost thousand years ago, it is numbers to the oldest and the most beautiful Ukraine’s monasteries. The exact date of the Our Savior and Transfiguration Monastery’s foundation is lost in history. However, according to le

The Strategic Missile Forces Museum • Kirovograd (196 km.)
The Strategic Missile Forces Museum
The Strategic Missile Forces Museum • Kirovograd (196 km.)
Kirovograd’s outskirts enjoy the company of unique museum that is located not far from the town of Pervomaysk and has no analogues in the world. It's the Strategic Missile Forces Museum, located on the territory of former highly secretive missile base. In Soviet times division headquarters of missile forces stationed in Pervomaysk, and carefully disguised underground command posts and mines with
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