The Fort of St. Elizabeth • Kirovograd (326 km.)
The Fort of St. Elizabeth
The Fort of St. Elizabeth • Kirovograd (326 km.)
The remains of the formerly powerful Fort of St. Elizabeth stand on the Inhul River banks and are the main Kirovograd's attraction. It was this fortress - the masterpiece of fortification architecture - that gave birth to the town over two and a half centuries ago. Today this place with unusual atmosphere attracts not only history buffs, but regular tourists who want to feast their eyes on powerfu

Kamianets-Podilskyi Fortress • Kamianets-Podilskyi (232 km.)
Kamianets-Podilskyi Fortress
Kamianets-Podilskyi Fortress • Kamianets-Podilskyi (232 km.)
Ukrainian poetess Lesya Ukrainka called the majestic fortress of Kamianets-Podilskyi flower on stone. This "flower" of striking beauty amazes everyone, who has a chance to see it, for over six centuries. Harmonically inscribed in fabulous landscape and enclosed in the river loop, the medieval fortress is one of the most interesting and beautiful historical monuments that is included in the seven w

Zamkovy Most (Castle Bridge) • Kamianets-Podilskyi (232 km.)
Zamkovy Most (Castle Bridge)
Zamkovy Most (Castle Bridge) • Kamianets-Podilskyi (232 km.)
The massive Zamkovy Most that connects the ancient fortress with the Old Town is one of the most unusual sights of Kamianets-Podilskyi. Its salt is that it is the only bridge in the world, built along the stream canal, not across it - like all other existing highway stream crossings. It stands on the narrow isthmus that divides two banks of the river Smotrich. Moreover, the Zamkovy Most is the old

The Cathedral of the Saint Apostles Peter and Pavel • Kamianets-Podilskyi (232 km.)
The Cathedral of the Saint Apostles Peter and Pavel
The Cathedral of the Saint Apostles Peter and Pavel • Kamianets-Podilskyi (232 km.)
The Cathedral of the Saint Apostles Peter and Pavel is one of the most impressive temples of Kamianets-Podilskyi. Along with the ancient fortress it is one of the most token and attractive sights of the town. The uniqueness of the Peter and Pavel Cathedral complex is not only in the original interweaving of various architectural styles, but in ironic combination of elements of two religious cultur

Pirogov Estate Museum • Vinnytsia (118 km.)
Pirogov Estate Museum
Pirogov Estate Museum • Vinnytsia (118 km.)
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 (115 km.)
Mury of Vinnytsia
Mury of Vinnytsia • Vinnytsia (115 km.)
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" • Vinnytsia (106 km.)
Hitler's headquarters "Werwolf"
Hitler's headquarters "Werwolf" • Vinnytsia (106 km.)
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

The Monastery of Barefoot Carmelites' Order
The Monastery-Fortress of Barefoot Carmelites' Order is not just, striking with its majesty, cult building of Berdychiv, but also the core, around which the spiral of the rich history of the town winds. It was founded in 1634 by Polish magnate Janusz Tyszkiewicz, the then owner of Berdychiv, who passed his estate palace with nearby settlements in hands of monks of the Carmelites' Order and allocat

The St. Barbara's Church • Berdychiv (41 km.)
The St. Barbara's Church
The St. Barbara's Church • Berdychiv (41 km.)
The charming light-pink building of the St. Barbara's Church that has a status of the national architectural monument is one of the most recognizable symbols of Berdychiv. Having got Berdychiv as a dowry, the daughter of the wealthy Polish-Lithuanian magnate Barbara founded the first wooden temple on this place in 1759. She named the cathedral after her divine patroness great martyr Barbara. In th
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